Veteran's Day Playdate

Miss Squeak has Veteran's Day off (as we all should), which means I have it off, 

and that means time for a playdate!!!

Today and always I am so thankful. I am thankful for my mom-friends and their sweet babies. I am thankful for our vets and their unselfish service to our country. I am thankful to their families for their sacrifice. I am thankful for our freedom - I cannot imagine being in a war torn environment with a little peanut like Miss Squeak. I pray for those people and their country. Happy Veteran's Day to you and yours!!! Xoxo-BLC

We ♥ A Sweet Southern Life

A Sweet Southern Life paid us a little visit and it MADE our week!!!

We love her sooo much and are sooo thankful for her sweet friendship.
Miss Squeak LOVED all the snuggles despite her fussiness.
We cannot wait to squeeze her again in March!!!
Xoxo-BLC

PS: A Sweet Southern Life gifted us the Bumbo and look who LOVES it:

Squeak ♥s Sophie

Squeak loves soft Sophie!!! I see this being the beginning of a beautiful friendship. :)

Xoxo-BLC

Miss Squeak Photolove

I just cannot get over her cuteness!!! Miss Squeak is so much fun. I wish I could freeze time.

I love every minute of her and that SMILE melts my heart.

Xoxo-BLC

Baby Tiger

Our usual seats at Death Valley are being kept warm by someone else this year.

Instead of making the Clemson football games, our family of three has been attending ...

VIEWING PARTIES!!! Yes, I bring my baby to a bar (nod to Sweet Home Alabama).

 Squeak loves pulling on her Tigers. She still only wakes up for touchdowns. 

I don't blame her!!!! A nod to Mean Girls ... we do love sporting our team colors on Fridays!!!

Xoxo-BLC

Bootie Call Face Off ...

I am obsessed with short booties. I think they are easy peasy, chic, and perrrfect for the winter weather in dixie. I now like spending all my pennies on Miss Squeak and her pretties, so I'm all about the bootie deals. I was coveting the Ivanka Trump booties (left) and then spied the Walmart booties (right), I was a smitten kitten on aisle four. I'll let you guess which one came to live with me, wink wink!!! Xoxo-BLC

Pink Room Happenings

We have spent A LOT of time in Miss Squeak's pink room since her arrival!!!

 Pink room happenings usually involve Miss Squeak, Stewart, smiles, coos, and giggles.

Sometimes we look serious ... but not for long!!!

Xoxo-BLC

Back to Work

Squeak is nine weeks old (EEEK!) and I'm headed back to work. I've actually hired a sitter a few times a week to pop into the office for a few hours here and there. That has been a super duper way to ease back into the swing of things. Squeak hasn't taken a bottle from me so weening will be practically cold turkey. I wish we could keep on trucking and next time I might try a little longer. My schedule just seems too daunting right now and the one thing I've learned about nursing: it has to work well to work well. I have missed work (and normalcy) and I'm ready for the schedule it will force on us. Being home for nine week has been WONDERFUL. I have loved this sweet sweet sweet time with baby Squeak. I will forever cherish it. It is hard to go back to work and put her in the care of others. But is is also good. Good for her (socialization!) and good for me (I really love my career). Xoxo-BLC

Best Day Ever

It's my last day of maternity leave and we are having the BEST DAY EVER!!!

First on the our to-do list: super duper cute outfit.

Carters meets Lilly ... how cute you be unhappy in such a cute outfit!?! Impossible.

My attempt at a selfie ... she was tuckered OUT!!!

Being cute is hard work but Squeak pulls it off.

 First we did a short stop a day care to make sure we liked it. 

We LOVED it and planned to go back Monday. :)

Then we went to the ZOO with our friends and had the BEST time!!!

We spent the rest of the afternoon at home loving on Stewart.

He sure is going to miss us spending all day at home ... us too!!!

 I'm so thankful for such a FUN last day of maternity leave.

It will be bittersweet getting back to work, but we are ready and excited.

Chin chin to loving every minute of it!!!

Xoxo-BLC

Happy Halloween!!!

Mary Phillips Designs says it best:

Happy Halloween to you and yours!!! I hope it's spooooooktacular. Xoxo-BLC

Trick or Treat

We usually have a bazillion trick or treaters but the frightful weather scared the majority off.

Who will eat ALL of this leftover Halloween candy!?! I guess I'll volunteer ...

 The three of us dress up as a lion, tiger, and bear ... 

my husband was the oh my and didn't even know it! :)

This little lioness was TOO stinkin cute the WHOLE day.

Halloween was SOOO much more fun with Squeak!!!

Xoxo-BLC

Ween Parade

Our sweet friends invited us to a Halloween parade and 

OH MY was it too much fun!!!

We almost didn't make it ... the weather looked frightful 

and we were soooo L-A-T-E!!!

 These two sleepyheads slept through the WHOLE parade. 

Maybe next year this lion and lamb will actually watch the parade ...

I am so thankful for my friends and these baby friends of Squeaks!!!

And a BIG thanks to E for letting me snag your pictures. :)

Xoxo-BLC

Two Months

Squeak is TWO MONTHS today!!! ITime is FLYINGGG and we are having so much fun. She is just the BEST. Her little frog legs are filling out ... we have our best on thunder thighs coming soon. She had her recent check up and is growing perfectly. We did survive those awful shots :(. Squeak LOVES getting out of the house: walks, shopping, you name, it she wants to go. Squeak smiles ALL the time and is a little FLIRT. We just love her to the moon and back!!! She is so much fun and my best girl. Chin chin to the months to come!!! Xoxo-BLC #thesqueakmonthly

Ben Folds Five

I looove this song by Ben Folds Five. Murphy's New Law and I were discussing this song not too long ago. While it's not a lullaby, we decided it is still super sweet.

My dad is pretty hip when it comes to music, but he hadn't heard this one. After we listened to it, he looked up the meaning and found that it was the girlfriend Ben always had to explain. Don't we all have someone like that in our lives!?! Xoxo-BLC

The Ween Scene

 I hate to admit it, but I do looooove Halloween.

It might be all that candy, but who can turn down a good costume party!?!

Hands off ladies --- Willie from Duck Dynasty is all mine.

I went as a flapper ... again. :)

We had such a fun time with our sweet friends!!!

Xoxo-BLC

My Favorites

 When I look at this picture, I thank God for giving me my heart's desires: a wonderful husband and a precious daughter. My heart is full and I am beyond thankful. Xoxo-BLC

Fresh Air + Colorful Leaves = ♥

My cousin is getting hitched in the North Carolina mountains and I just don't think there is a prettier place in the Fall. The leaves were STUNNING. The fresh air was wonderful too.

Squeak thoroughly enjoyed the walks, mountain air, and colorful leaves.

I truly get an F for not taking more pictures but it was such a pretty weekend.

My cousin's venue was at a gorgeous farm. She looked ah-mazing and wore our grandmother's fur - just like I did. So sweet!!! I'll steal a picture from her to share. It was such a lovely day celebrating those two lovebirds. Wishing them a lifetime of happiness!!! Xoxo-BLC

First Road Trip ...

My cousin is getting married and its our first road trip as a family of three!!!

Stewart makes one lousy packing buddy but he sure is cute. I wish he could come.

Traveling with a 7 week old baby made me SUPER DUPER nervous.

But baby Squeak did PERFECTLY. She literally slept the entire way.

She woke up twice to eat and then snooooozed.

 I hope no one takes pictures of me sleeping like this ... but she was too cute.

I just couldn't resist!!! 

All that luggage for such a little thing!!! It's hard to know what to pack.

So I just packed it all, just in case. :)

Xoxo-BLC

Spooookified Festivities

 Our sweet friends had us over for chili, pumpkin carving, and a fire. 

It doesn't get much more FALL-ish than that!!!

I was beyond impressed with the pumpkins, aren't you!?!

Happy Fall Y'all. Xoxo-BLC

First Playdate

Squeak had her first ever play date!!! Her sweet friend was beyond precious ... Squeak was a tad fussy. And we are clearly working on our manners after this bottom right love-tap. Fingers crossed we have many more playdates soon!!! Xoxo-BLC

Wedded Bliss

I have been beyond excited for this wedding ... 

... its my first real night out since the baby!!!

 My in-laws watched Squeak and it was wonderful knowing she was happy and safe.

It was also lovely primping at ease and getting all gussied up.

Unfortunately, these were the only two pictures I took. I was having TOO much fun!!!

It was such a pretty wedding. And the dance floor ... is covering a pool. 

Never have I ever danced over water. ;)

Xoxo-BLC

My Little Lamb

What a lamb!?! She is beyond precious and so happy.

I love her to the moon.

Xoxo-BLC

Miss Squeak Photolove

 This face melts my heart!!!

 These two are just beyond precious together.

That smile!!! ♥ Xoxo-BLC

Getting Our 'Ween On ...

Happy October TCSK readers!!! We are getting our 'ween on ...

... every animal is bewitched with a witch hat, the candy corn spookily disappeared (it was me), and my current obsession: purple mums and chasing ghosts!!!

I had too much fun spookifying the front porch!!! All you need is a ceiling fan, scissors, balloons, ribbon, and a round table cloth.

How do you get your 'ween on!?! Fingers crossed the Halloween candy purchased actually lives to see 'ween!!! Xoxo-BLC

Chirp Chirp, Coo-Coo Coo-Coo

It's official: I have been initiated into mommyhood. 

I have been 100% hazed and had the mommy meltdown to prove it. 

 I am exclusively nursing Squeak and two weekish in, she wanted to eat every hour. Talk about exhausting!!! Neither one of us were sleeping and she only wanted a snack ... I was up a creek. I had my meltdown, called my sweet husband home early from work, polled my baby friends, and consulted my baby book. The solution: let her cry it out until the next mealtime. We started with every two hours and eased our way into every three hours. I am happy to report that she has herself on a schedule and we are both VERY happy!!!

So we made it over the hump and then I went off the deep end again: I swear I heard a bird in the house. And it sounded like it was dying. Stewart was NOT helping me locate the birdie, so, again, my sweet husband comes home from work at lunchtime to find this bird. After searching high and low with no bird appearing, he returned the office. The bird kept chirping. Later that night when he was home, the bird chirped again for him to hear ... only to find out it was his tablet alert noise. I felt like the biggest idiot ... and its not like his tablet is new. Palm-face. So can we all agree I have been duly hazed and initiated!?! I thought pregnancy brain left after the baby arrives?!! Do I have baby brain now!?! Either way, Miss Squeak and I will make it and laugh the whole way!!! Xoxo-BLC

Shop for a Cause with Devon Baer!!!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and what better way to celebrate than with Devon Baer!!! This month she is donating 20% of all PINK proceeds to the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. Shop your pink hearts out ... its for such a worthy cause!!! Xoxo-BLC