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29Jul 2015

Favorites for Toddlers {months 13 – 18}

Jellybean is a toddler, but she will always be my baby!! So we have moved on from the baby must have to toddler favorites! I think JB is taking a more active role in selecting her essentials and her little personality is really starting to shine through.

She has an opinion on what she will wear each day. I’ve got it down to a science {on those days where she’s acting ‘typical’} … I pick out 2 outfits and say ‘this one or that one’. She usually points aggressively at one and boom that’s the OOTD. But seriously, that girl has style. If I select an outfit she doesn’t like I get a very stern looks followed by “No, No, No, Mommy!”. And yes, those no’s are capitalized on purpose. :)

Over the past few months here’s what Jellybean has been loving the most …

Contigo Water Bottle // This water bottle was recommended by a friend and is actually the same brand as our coffee mugs so I was excited for Jellybean to give them a try. It took her a little bit of time to get the whole straw thing down, but these quickly became a staple in our house.

Baby Buddy Natural Bath Sponge // Amazing product and I’m bummed we didn’t find it when Jellybean was just an infant. Bath time sponge equals a decrease in the amount of laundry {no more… or at least less wash clothes}.

Lovey // My mother always joked she was going to get Jellybean a whole bunch of tags for her 1st birthday, because JB was always eating the tags of her toys. Apparently this is a typical baby thing (wink, wink) and when my mom found the tag lovey she just had to buy it. Jellybean took a quick liking to the lovey and now sleeps with it every night!

Munchkin Bath Letters & Numbers // These are so much fun! They stick to the tub and walls very easily. While Jellybean isn’t totally ready for learning all the letters we do

10 Little Monkey (Poke-a-Dot!) Book // My mom found this book and oh my goodness does Jellybean like it. So much so, the book is starting to fall apart from all the use it gets. I like that it teaches number and is interactive in a way that helps kids with their motor skills.

Ikea Dinnerware Set // Don’t really think an explanation is needed here. Affordable and practical. Done & done.

Circo Folding Stroller and Jenna Doll // I think this is probably in the top 5 toys played with everyday in our house. Jellybean loves hugging her doll and then placing (read shoving) it into the stroller. They then zip up and down the hallways … there is no walking Jellybean insists on RUNNING everywhere. :)

Mega Blocks // Jellybean has found all sorts of uses for the blocks that go beyond stacking and building castles. She hurls shares them at the dog and tries to balance them on her head. Typically these little gems will keep her busy for a while.

My 1st Anywhere Chair // This is definitely one of my favorite things we have for Jellybean. My in-laws asked what we would like for her 1st birthday and this was my pick. She curls up and ‘reads’ a book, has a snack (much to my wishing she wouldn’t eat on her chair) or just hangs out on it with her toys. She uses it every.single.day. So even though the price point is kind of high, I think it’s totally worth it!

In case you missed it, check out the the baby essential series for newborns, 3-5 months, 6-8 months and 9-12 months.

Does your toddler love any of these items? Any recommendations for a 19-24 month old?

06Mar 2013

Calling the Guest Bath a Wrap!

by Nicole ⋅ 3 Comments

It is no surprise our guest bathroom is the first to be completed. It was the first room we painted, purchased an accessory for and probably the smallest “area” within the house. Before we moved into the condo my mother took me shopping at Home Goods for the VERY FIRST time ever! Can I just say I love that store?! I purchased a little vase and fake flower arrangement I thought would be perfect for the back of the toilet seat. It was the first accessory for our new place and a first for the bathroom as well. The bathroom came together slowly, but when we hung the final picture behind the toilet and the guest bathroom project was officially a wrap.

A few weeks after painting the bathroom I finally went to Bed Bath and Beyond to purchase a shower curtain and bath mat. We had guests (my family) coming into town and we couldn’t very well have them shower without a curtain or mat! While my family was in town us girls went on a little shopping trip. We went to Pier 1 Imports and purchased the balcony furniture, but before that we hit up Home Goods. At Home Goods we found the bathroom accessories! Slowly but surely the bathroom was coming together.

The Son of Man painting like so many other things was sitting in our spare bedroom waiting for us to find the perfect place for it in the new house. In our first apartment together it hung in the living room and in our second apartment in the hallway near the front door. Now it has found a home in the second bathroom! The green apple ties in perfectly with the light green paint.

All we had left to do was find some painting or picture for behind the toilet seat above the little fake flower arrangement. After we hung the hallway pictures the husband and I decided to purchase the another picture frame from Amazon for the bathroom. My husband actually made the suggestion as to which picture should populate the new frame. I was well, pleasantly surprised!! He suggested we use a picture of Sophi, our dog, from our engagement session. She looks so cute and happy in the picture. I used PhotoShop to turn the colored picture to black and white. Uploaded the picture to Shutterfly, ordered and a few days later we were in business.

So the guest bathroom if officially decorated! BUT here’s the things as I started writing this last paragraph I realized there were other things needed for the bathroom … seriously decorating never seems to be really finished. So what else could we possibly need you might ask? New towels that match our new fancy bathroom. Towels are at the bottom of my home shopping list, therefore I still feel comfortable saying the bathroom is a wrap!

What was the first room you finished decorating in your place?

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04Mar 2013

Water Barrier

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Although I love the glass shower in the master bathroom we noticed very quickly after moving in that it leaks … A LOT. You couldn’t tell while you were showering, but when you picked up the bathmat there was water underneath. It was a little annoying, but honestly it was more than that … it was frustrating. We tried pointing the shower head towards the wall however that didn’t really help. Plus who wants to shower so they are shielding the water from the door with their body!?!?!

When going through my condo pictures I realized I don’t have one that includes the very bottom of the shower, but you get the idea. I didn’t realize until I started editing this picture you can see me (and my camera) in the reflection of the glass.

The husband has become quite handy at fixing things around the house, and this little problem we had was no different. He did some research and determined all we needed was a 1/2 rounded threshold bar. We (read he) could easily install this fix without having to hire anyone!

This fix required us to purchase a few things. Here’s what we purchased:

For under $25 we got everything we need and using Amazon Prime it arrived in two days. It took about an hour to measure, cut, level and seal the bar in the shower door threshold.

The new threshold is doing its job perfect! No more water leaking out all over the bathroom floor or soaking the bathroom mat!!

Happy Home Improvement!

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Tag Archives: Bath

Favorites for Toddlers {months 13 – 18}

Calling the Guest Bath a Wrap!

Water Barrier