It's been almost 5 years since we've had a newborn and in that time there have been some new and improved design elements in car seats for little ones (or at least I think so). When I was doing my research on infant car seats this time around, I came across Cybex. I kept coming back to their products because I loved their designs as well as safety features. I decided on the Cybex Aton 2 SensorSafe™ car seat for a number of reasons. The Aton 2 is part of the Cybex Gold Collection and has a number of safety and design features ... Read more...
Safari Themed Baby Shower
Can't believe it but we've made it to baby boy's due date month! Just two weekends ago I had my baby shower to celebrate our baby boy with my family and friends. My mother in law hosted and with the help of one of her sisters was able to create the most adorable safari themed baby shower. Since Mason had decided on a safari themed bedroom for him to share in the future with his baby brother I thought it was best to carry the theme for the baby shower. I was so pleased with how it all turned out. We had a few hiccups but in the end ... Read more...
Safari Themed Nursery
I had been trying to decide on a theme for our shared room/nursery for Mason and our new baby for the past few weeks and when I couldn't decide on my own I decided to ask Mason what he would want. After giving him a few different options he quickly decided on a safari theme. I think it was definitely the right choice to let him decide since he's sharing the room and I want him to feel like it's still his room too. So while this room isn't a dedicated nursery I still think everything that I've picked so far definitely works for a ... Read more...
Powder Cannon Gender Reveal
I decided that for this baby we would do a gender reveal. We didn't do one with Mason because Justin and I were both at my obgyn appointment for the ultrasound and so we were able to get the news at the same time. Also, we didn't have a 4 year old, like we do now, who had his idea of what we're having. I really wanted to get him excited for his new sibling and thought that doing a powder cannon gender reveal would be fun for him! We didn't have a big party to do the reveal, because COVID, but also because I wanted it to be about Mason ... Read more...
Differences Between First and Second Pregnancies
I'm 16 week pregnant today and figured it's about time I write up a first trimester post. I thought I would share the differences between first and second pregnancies because I was surprised at just how different mine have been. You've probably heard the phrase, "No two pregnancies are the same," but that's not just person to person but pregnancy to pregnancy. With Mason I was nauseous during my first trimester but mainly when I drove. I don't recall the nausea lasting ALL DAY. There are a number of differences I want to point out, so ... Read more...
