Christmas Eve PJ Tradition

This post is sponsored by Carter’s; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

The holiday season is the perfect time to snuggle up next to the fire, with homemade cookies, a Christmas movie and of course, cozy pajamas.  As I'm writing this very post, the snow is falling outside and both little ones are down for their nap.  All I need is a glass of wine milk and and I'm set! 

Growing up, t's always been our Christmas eve tradition to open a new pair of warm pajamas and read Polar Express before heading off to bed.  Oh!  And leaving cookies out for Santa too!  I'm really excited to continue our tradition this year, especially now that Ethan is old enough to really appreciate the spirit of the holidays.  PS, did you realize that Christmas is less than six weeks away?!  Crazy!  I literally have no time to spare to start our shopping!  Luckily, Carter's has a huge selection of cute holiday jammies to pick from...whether it's microfleece, one-piece or two, baby or toddler...even cozy slippers, they've got us covered!  You can shop the entire selection above here.

And to sweeten the deal, Carter's is offering you a 20% off discount with your $40+ purchase.  Simply use the code: CARTPJ26.  Offer ends on November 30th.  You can locate a store nearby by following visiting this link.

Do you have a fun Christmas Eve tradition?  I'd love to hear in the comments below!

xo natasha

Happy 10 Months Wyatt!

10 months...as in double digits?!  I feel like I blinked and I have a 10 month old...I don't know where the time has gone!  Life with two boys just gets more fun by the day.  Wyatt is becoming more and more intrigued by his big brother...and all of his toys!  Ethan is pretty patient with him, and really loves to love on him most of the time.  I love to watch them interact and play and know that will only get more fun {and I'm sure challenging!} as time goes on!

One of my favorite milestones this past week is when Wyatt waves at us.  It's a full arm motion and he'll do it as he goes to bed, which is so sweet.  Another fun thing he does now is when he grabs for something he knows he's not supposed to have and I'll say, noooo Wyatt, and he'll just hand it over, all wide-eyed and totally aware.  He'll also cry we {or his brother} take something from him that he really likes--which is usually something of Ethan's.  Last, he's crawling this month, kind of.  He still prefers to army crawl and gets around pretty well with that mode of transportation.  

Wyatt is a distracted eater--he seems to prefer sweet potatoes, fruit and prunes...LOTS of prunes.  He also likes puffs.  We need to start experimenting with more food!

Wyatt loves bath time in the big tub, with his brother and he enjoys walks too.  He goes down pretty easily at night and usually sleeps through the night, which is awesome.  Ethan actually wakes up more than Wyatt and thankfully, Wyatt sleeps through most of the commotion.  If he does wake up, we hit him with a bottle and he'll go right back down.

Other milestones this past month include baby's first Halloween, another round of shots, and baby's first snow!

Milestones:

Throws his paci everywhere--out of his crib and his carseat.
Can hold his bottle on his own now.
Started to full-on crawl at 41 weeks
Can hand you an object and take it back
Official weigh in at 9 month appointment: 16.8 lbs, 27.5 inches long
Can pull up on us and other smaller objects...not his crib yet!
Claps his feet together
Does a downward dog with his head planted on the floor
Can wave in response to a wave at 42 weeks!
First Halloween
First snow

We're having so much fun and I just can't believe he'll already be a year in two short months.  Someone please slow it all down, ok??

xo natasha

Second Child Necessities

Before we had Wyatt, I posted about items that I was planning to use once we had two children...see the post here!

Well, now that we have two, I've figured out what we've really needed and wanted to share with you!

Double Stroller // Grippy Bath Treads // Noise Machine // Mini Muslin Blankets

Honest Diapers // Diaper Bag // Pacifier // Maxi Cosi Car c/o

From my last post, I was pretty convinced that I was going to get this double stroller.  Then, I thought, nah...we don't really need it.  Ethan rides his strider bike on most walks and it seemed like an unnecessary expense.  However, we found the Bumleride Indie Twin secondhand and we're so happy we got it.  This stroller is much better for all-terrain situations and is still narrow enough to get through the door.  Plus, there's no fighting about who gets to sit where.

Something I hadn't thought about, was having both boys take a bath in the tub.  Wyatt is still becoming sturdy sitting up, so these Puj grippy bath treads really help when they're both in there.  Plus, they're cute!

With Ethan, we used the sleep sheep for white noise, but the noise shuts off after so long.  With Wyatt, we knew we needed something for all night.  This white noise machine is great.  It's small and compact and is ongoing.  This has been an absolute lifesaver, especially with a moody three year old who will wake up at all hours of the night.  Wyatt sleeps through most "outside noise" thanks to this machine.

Wyatt is obsessed with these mini muslin blankets...he sleeps with one every night and I don't worry {as much} with them.  We also swear by our trusty sleep sack--we recently got him the A+A one which is really thick for our cold nights.

This time around, we went with Honest diapers and I've really been enjoying the cute patterns and the wipes that come in the bundle.  For overnight we use Huggies Snug & Dry though...they seem to be more absorbent.

I bought this diaper bag for Wyatt and love it.  It's lightweight, easy to clean and gender neutral.  

When Wyatt was in the hospital, we got a MAM pacifier and we really never looked back.  We especially like the glow in the dark ones.

Last, while Wyatt has been using our infant carseat from Ethan, the time will be soon be approaching when we need a second carseat.  Maxi Cosi was generous enough to send us their Pria 85 special edition Ribble Knit version and I am in love already.  It has a built in cup holder {genius!} and is so plush for our little guy.  Can't wait to transition him over {and NOT have to lug around a infant carseat!}.

Do you have favorites for your second child that you love?  Do share!

xo natasha

Loving Lately // Fall to Winter Wardrobe

Earrings + Dress + Shirt + Flats + Beanie + Scarf + Sunglasses + Jeans {on sale!}

Stopping in to show you a roundup of some of my favorite fall to winter pieces that I'm loving right now.  I've got the flats in my shopping card {they're an exact knock off of these} and I just love the zipper detail on that dress.  As it cools down, I'm hoping to add this scarf to my collection and that fun pom pom beanie!  Also have my eyes on these, for the snow!

What pieces are you loving to transition you from fall to winter?

xo natasha