arranging | I have been so overwhelmed by my closet lately. I'm content with my current size, but it isn't the same size as either of the previous two falls. I emptied the whole thing into my bedroom floor last week and I'm already feeling better about myself. I'd like to whittle it down a little more, but I'm going to see which items I reach for over the next several weeks. loving | This age with Polly is such fun. I swear every age is my favorite, but I love her being more vocal and independent and hilarious. She is very into climbing stairs and spitting right now (neither of which are cool with mom), so she makes sure to get my attention before she does either. It is pretty much impossible not to laugh. embracing | Can you admit to embracing fall when it's still 97* in your ...
What’s Up Wednesday | September 2019
What We're Eating This Week | I told you guys last month, that we were trying Hello Fresh, and we have really enjoyed it! We've ordered three meals a week for the last five weeks and we haven't had a single meal that we didn't love. I need to do a full post or some Instagram Stories on this topic, but the gist of it is this: the thing we loved most about a meal delivery service is the lack of decision fatigue. Sure, we had to choose the meals (three out of 12/15 available options), but my kids were more willing to eat it since someone else chose it. It's the weirdest thing?! For this reason, we're going to skip the next few weeks and try eMeals. It's significantly less expensive and will require me to do the shopping, but will still give us varied meals that (hopefully) my kids will be ...
You Are My Sunshine | Polly’s Party Recap
I debated waiting to post until I have all of the photos from Polly's birthday party, but I wanted to share how we were feeling on her big day and how much fun everything was, long before we talk about how pretty it all was (but it was so pretty!). I used to pride myself on being wholly unsentimental (and, yes, I realize how ridiculous that sounds). I didn't get super emotional on "first days" with the big girls and I never felt sad to leave stages behind -- it has always been so fun for me to watch the girls grow up and it's hard to be sad about things they are so excited about themselves. I don't know what changed with the birth of our third baby girl -- hello, midlife crisis -- but I'm having a harder time watching the days go by than I ever have before. This milestone was ...
Polly’s Guide to Baby Led Weaning
Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. I've said this many times, but almost everything about my last pregnancy and the first year of Polly's life, has been so very different from the big girls. I can't quite put my finger on why, but I think my age and plenty of life experience has something to do with it. I'm more sentimental than ever, but also completely relaxed. We really have let Polly lead in all things, including how we introduced solids. I followed the advice of my pediatrician the first two times -- we started cereal around four months and introduced traditional baby food shortly thereafter. We tried fruits and veggies and gross ...
One Year With Polly
Today is Polly's birthday. I knew it would happen -- I mean it has to, right? -- but I didn't expect to dread it quite so much. I am excited. I'm thrilled we survived the first year, I'm glad I kept us all alive, I'm so excited to watch her grow and learn and become this adorable little person. I'm also so overwhelmed with knowing that we'll never get this first year back. I know how fast it goes, but I've never lamented a year's passing as much as this one. I'm not ready. I want to hold her tiny, squishy body forever and never let it go. twelve months on september 5, 2019 Height + Weight: We don't go to the doctor until next Tuesday morning, so these are iffy. I'm going to guess 22 pounds, but I'll report back with actual stats, once I have them. Clothes: Polly is still wearing a ...
Currently | September 2019
It's birthday week and I'll admit to being a little emotional about the whole thing. I've never been super sentimental or weepy about my girls growing up -- watching them embrace new stages of life has always been so much fun to do -- but it's hard with the littlest one. I'm not sure if it's my age, or knowing (thinking?) she's my last one, or what, but I definitely feel different about how fast it's all moving. making | I'm making all of the last minute preparations for Polly's sunshine party this weekend. My list is long, but I'm hoping to tackle all of my errands this afternoon and then it's just a matter of blowing up one million balloons. taking | We're still taking way too many photos of Polly Pocket -- I want to capture every single nuance of this age. She is so funny and ...
Polly’s Newborn Session
Here's another photo-filled post, with my favorite photos from her newborn session, that I never shared. My sister came over to take newborn photos, a few weeks after Polly was born. It was one of those mornings. You know the kind that I mean -- Josh forgot that we were having photos at all, the big girls were in horrible moods, and I hadn't had a shower in days. I threw in some dry shampoo, threw on an oversized shirt, and told my family they could wear whatever they wanted for our family photos. This is what happened next. She still looks just like this when she wakes up in the mornings! I figured that we could have a black and white family photo printed and nobody would even know how ridiculous we looked. What I didn't expect was to love this photo exactly how it is. Josh ...
Polly’s Fresh 48
Yes, it's been almost a year since these photographs were taken, but who am I to keep them from you? It's birthday week in our house (We'll have two parties in four days!) and as I sat reading Polly's birth story and looking at photos from her first few months, I realized I had so many pictures that I never shared with you. My sister came to the hospital the morning we were discharged and took some of my very favorite photographs to date. Josh had gone to pick up our breakfast and I had managed a shower and makeup for the first time since she was born. Enjoy this little glimpse into our lives, almost one year ago. ...