IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS | A TINY PONY TAIL

BREAKING NEWS : the day has comes...

madelyn has enough hair for the tiniest cutest pony tail and it just makes my heart happy.

 

i foresee a lot of ponies with bows in the future.

 
 linking up with jess from sadie sky boutique and ashley from words about waverly for their weekly it's the little things.

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS | ME + HIM

This man...he is my best friend, my husband and my baby's daddy. This Friday is our "dating anniversary" and we will be together nine years. The past year has been nothing short of amazing, we were expecting our beautiful baby girl and we became parents. Our everyday life with just the two of us became three (if we're not including the pups.) Our Friday date nights when we would go out to dinner and a late night movie has changed to making dinner at home and cuddling on the couch after we put sweet M to sleep. We wouldn't have it any other way and we can't even really remember life without our little one. Watching him become a Dad and seeing him everyday with Madelyn makes my heart so full. I fall more in love with him everyday and I am beyond thankful he is my forever.

I am in love with having a reason to reflect each week on lovely little things that make my world. I thank Jess from Sadie Sky Boutique and Ashley from Words About Waverly for their lovely little things link up.

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS | SNUGGLES

I'm joining in again this week with Jess from Sadie Sky Boutique and Ashley from Words About Waverly for their lovely little things link up.

Oh my baby girl! When Madelyn was first born we spent so many days just snuggling then she moved into a phrase where she didn't want to lay on me at all. She became really curious of her surrounding and pushing up. Although lately she has become a little snuggle bug and I absolutely love it. The reason though not so much, she has four top teeth coming through. Teething is in full effect. Her bottom two teeth came in with no problem but these top teeth have really been painful for her sweet little self. It breaks my heart when I know she is in such pain because of them and there isn't much I can do to help. So we snuggle! I think she loves it just as much as I do.

 

**Mama, are there any teething remedies that have worked for your little ones?!**

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS | SNOWED IN

Since starting my blog I've been searching for the perfect link up so when I found "It's the Little Things" on Instagram I thought this is so me. I am teaming up with Jess from Sadie Sky Boutique and Ashley from Words About Waverly for my very first link up and I couldn't be more excited about reflecting once a week about the little things that happen in our everyday lives that make it a lovely one. 

Currently Atlanta is in the state of shock, in the beginning of the week snow has been on the forecast but what would happen when the snow finally came in is something this southern city was not prepared for. Like most people, I was not too sure that snow was even coming but my husband was worried from the beginning. On Tuesday morning we did our normal routine getting ready to go to work thinking that snow may be coming and hoping we would be able to leave early to come home if it was bad. While at work, my co-workers and I saw the snow coming down then within 30 minutes it was a full on snow storm. I called Vy around Noon when he said that he was heading home as he wanted my mother-in-law (who watches Madelyn) to head home. Shortly after talking to him my company stated that we could go home at our discretion which I took as I'm going home now. With the snow coming down all I wanted to do was to get home and play with my little family in the snow to celebrate M's first snow day. My normal 10-15 minute drive home took close to an hour. Everyone was trying to do the same thing I was. At this moment I did not realize how lucky I would be with my less then one hour commute.

When I arrived home I dress M in layers and out the door we went. She didn't care too much for the snow or even really understood what was happening but I had enough excitement for the both of us. There's just something about snow that makes you feel like a child again especially when it doesn't come often. However in the evening we began to realize how lucky we were to be at home, able to enjoy the snow with our little one. Many were stuck in their cars on highways with no movement in sight, children were stuck on school buses some even having to spend the night at school and people were abandoning their cars to walk miles to get home to their families. (For those brave individuals you are in my heart and thoughts.) It was then that I realized how blessed and thankful I am, how silly it was for me to be frustrated with my less than one hour commute when so many were still out there. I am so happy that those close to me made it home safely and that I was able to be home with my hubby, baby and doggies to enjoy this little snow storm.
 

Hoping that those families affected by this winter storm are staying safe and warm with the ones they love most. xo