Song: Fade Into You

" I want to hold the hand inside you

I want to take a breath that's true

I look to you and I see nothing

I look to you to see the truth

You live your life

You go in shadows

You'll come apart and you'll go blind

Some kind of night into your darkness

Colors your eyes with what's not there. "

Love This Pin

While I was on Pinterest this morning I came across this amazing pin about attachment parenting. I seriously love this pin and had to share it!

I Am Because...

I have seen this on lot's of other Mommy blogs lately and thought it would be fun to do it too!

I'm weird because...

:: I hate wearing socks and shoes

:: I love having clean clothes and doing laundry but I hate folding it and putting it away

:: I cant remember names for the life of me but I can always remember what someone is wearing

:: Pretty much anything can make me cry

:: Whenever I used to go to the grocery store and it was time to checkout I would have to pay for everything in a certain order. Ex: all dairy had to go together, boxed and can food, frozen etc..

I'm a bad friend because...

:: I'm not good about calling 

:: It might take me days to get back to an email

:: It takes me awhile to let someone into my life

:: Sometimes I cancel at the last minute

:: Sometimes it's hard for me to forgive

I'm a good friend because...

:: I'm a good listener

:: I would drop everything to be there for one of my friends

:: I am pretty good about remembering birthdays and important dates

:: I never take for granted the friendships I have

I'm sad because...

:: My family all lives so far away

:: My daughter is growing up to fast

:: Sometimes I feel like I have nothing to give

:: For all the children out there who are neglected and abused and who deserve to be loved and taken care of

I'm happy because...

:: God always, always takes care of me and my family

:: My sweet daughter Chloe

:: For my husband who has been my best friend since the day I met him over 6 years ago

:: This is the  first Christmas we get to spend as a family of three

:: Of this amazing community of Mom bloggers

:: I have such wonderful friends and family

:: I have a roof over my head and food in my belly

:: It's so fun to watch Chloe grow and learn and reach new milestones

I'm excited for...

:: Chloe's first Christmas

:: To get a Christmas tree and decorate it together as a family

:: To find a church we love and can get involved in

:: For my really good friend Erika and her husband Eli to welcome their first baby in January

:: To be celebrating 2 years of marriage in February

:: Chloe's first word

:: Moving back to Chicago

Feeling Thankful

I cant believe Thanksgiving is already tomorrow! It's hard to believe that next month is December.....which means Christmas is right around the corner!! I don't normally freak out about the holidays but this is Chloe's first Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it's so important to me that I make the holidays special for our little family!

Last Thanksgiving Mike and I were in Chicago visiting my family. I was 3 months pregnant and so excited to tell the rest of my family and friends the exciting news. We went to my Grandma's house for Thanksgiving dinner and as everyone was eating we went around the table saying what we were thankful for. That's when I was going to tell everyone that we were pregnant! Finally it was my turn to share what I was thankful for, I remember feeling so nervous, and just as I was about to speak everyone started clapping and saying Congratulations!! I couldn't believe it.... my whole family already knew!

I thought it would be a nice idea to write a post about what I am thankful for, even though at times it feels like nothing is going right, I know I still have so much to be thankful for and that God has blessed me greatly!

I am thankful for....

:: God, and His undying love for me, for His forgiveness, and for all that He provides.

:: My husband, who has always been an incredible gift.

:: My beautifully sweet and perfectly made daughter, she has enriched my life in more ways then I can even say.

:: My family, who I love and miss.

:: My friends here in Seattle who have always been there for me and who have become my family.

:: The roof over my head and the food in my belly.

:: Being able to breastfeed Chloe.

:: Spending all day, everyday with my sweet daughter.

::: The way God made me.

:: All the simple things in life.

:: This wonderful community of Mom blogger's.

::Creativity.

:: My Family's health.

What are you thankful for? I'd love to know!

My 100th Post

This post right here will mark the 100th post I have written on this blog! It all started with my first post written over a year ago, How it All Began. I never imagined what a blessing this blog would be to me or how much it would grow and evolve over time. I never imagined how proud I would be of it and the joy I would feel while reading through each previous post, reminiscing over all the sweet memories made. This blog tells the story of how I became a Mother, the most rewarding yet challenging new chapter of my life. This is the story I am most proud of, and the story that I love to share with others. A big Thank You to everyone who has followed along on our journey, here's to 100 more post's!

Good Music: Fleet Foxes

I saw a couple other Mom bloggers doing Music Monday post's on their blog and thought I would join in on this great idea because 1). I am a huge music lover and 2). I feel like you can really learn a lot about someone through the music they listen to! I'm hoping to make Music Monday a regular part of this blog!

Here are the songs Helplessness Blues and Grown Ocean from one of my favorite bands, Fleet Foxes. I would Love, Love, Love to be able to see them live one day! Oh, and did I mention that their also from Seattle!

On My Heart: Co-Sleeping

-- Read article here: Co-sleeping Ad. --

I'm sure most of you have seen this co-sleeping ad which has been all over the internet recently. Basically the ad is stating that co-sleeping or bed sharing is just as dangerous to your baby as if they were to sleep next to a knife. I feel like the people who created this ad are very misinformed on bed sharing and that when done safely can be such a wonderful thing. We share our bed with Chloe and have been doing so since she was about a month old. We as a family love it, Chloe feels safe, we feel safe having her so close to us, and I am able to attend to her needs quickly. Not everyone is going to want to bed share, and that's totally fine but if you are going to bed share it's very important to do it safely.

Here is what I see wrong with the picture above:

:: The baby in the ad above is sleeping on its side rather then its back.

:: The bed looks to be very soft and the sheets and comforter look to be very fluffy and heavy.

:: The baby's head is resting on a pillow.

Here is how we safely bed share:

:: Chloe always sleep on her back

:: Our bed is firm 

:: We use thin bed sheets that are pulled tight across the bed

:: Chloe never uses a pillow

:: We each use our own blanket

:: I never fall asleep with Chloe on me or cuddled up next to me. We each have are own space to sleep in

Bed sharing is not for everyone but if it is something that you are interested in please do your research and practice safe bed sharing. Nothing is more important then the safety and well being of your baby!