Mama's Day

Hello Hello!


Hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day. I had all intentions on sharing my current favorite lipstick with you but I am trying the new Covergirl 3-in-1 foundation that everyone is raving about and it broke my skin out so bad. Total bummer. So instead of showing you pics of my zit covered face, I opted for something prettier. Let's talk about Mother's Day.

We had plans to go to the zoo bright and early on Sunday with my family, so I was surprised on Saturday when I opened the front door and was greeted with these beautiful flowers. I love love tigerlillies and they are just so pretty in this bouquet. I put them in our kitchen and they make the room smell wonderful. Mother's Day was already off to a great start.

The morning of Mother's Day, I woke up to find my little princess with this adorable onesie on!


I later found out that my mum had picked the onesie up at Old Navy for only $5.00!

Now onto my favorite gift of the day- a Tiffany's Mom necklace. I absolutely love it!

I really like that the blocks are subtle and dainty. Don't get me wrong I love that they say 'mom' but would never want to wear the gawdy jewelry I use to try and buy my mom when I was little.You know- the necklaces where mom is written in cursive in font size 108 across her chest. Yea, now I understand.

We had a great time at the zoo and my first Mother's Day was definitely a favorite day of mine. I am so blessed to be a mama to such a sweet girl and I can't wait to see what my next Mother's Day brings.Pressure on the hubs to come up with something just as good for next year. jk jk (sort of).

Wonderful WubbaNubs

 Let's talk pacifiers...

A package arrived a few days after we had returned home from the hospital. It was a gift from a family friend and inside was a card, an adorable outfit and a WubbaNub. A "wub-a-what?"I asked as I read the tag again. What the heck is this thing?

The card read that their young son had loved these pacifiers and he promised Soph would too. I'll be honest, I was skeptical. At the hospital Soph had not been a fan of any kind of binkies. She would spit them right back out and wanted nothing to do with them. I thought if she hated the regular pacifiers then this one didn't stand a chance.

I was completely wrong. She loves them!

The plastic pacifier is cute and is in the shape of a smiley face. It is also made of silicone so they are okay for little ones with a latex allergy.

 Soph also loves the fact that the stuffed animals are soft and lay on her chest. While she is in her car seat or laying down for a nap she loves to hold onto the stuffed animal. It seems to be quite comforting for her.

WubbaNubs come in a variety of fun animals from elephants to bears and kitties. Truth is, we never go anywhere without one. We currently own the monkey, spotted dog, duck and the giraffe.  They each have their own names from Monty to Bernie and Quackers. I always get a laugh when the baby's crying and my husband is running around the house shouting, "Where's Quackers? Get Monty!"

A note for dog owners - our golden retriever lovessss WubbaNubs too. We lost the first Wub when our dog decided to swipe it off the counter and bury it in the sofa.

Other than a dog attraction, the only issue I have- is cleaning them. The pacifier is sewn onto the mouth of the stuffed animal, which makes it a bit challenging to clean. If it falls on the ground and I just want to wash the plastic part- the stuffed animal always seems to get soaked -no matter how careful I am. Therefore, I have to wait to give her the clean pacifier since I don't want her shirt and chest to get wet. So you always have to have a clean dry one ready to go. It says WubbaNubs are machine washable, but I have yet to try that out. I just wash the stuffed animal part by hand in the sink.

You can purchase them here and a relative also found some at a local Toys R Us store.

Bottom Line: WubbaNubs are wonderful- you just may need a couple.