Happy Birthday Baby

When you become a parent, no one really can prepare you for the amount of emotions that you will feel the exact second your child is born.

Scared, nervous, happy, in love, anxious and many more I can't think of at the moment.

I've spent numerous nights sitting watching my son as he sleeps and wondering how his dad and I could create something so beautiful.

I've always been amazed that two people are able to create a human, but when it's a human that you created, there are no words.

The night Reese was born I was a wreck. 

I kept asking myself, what if I mess this baby up for life? 

Then they laid him on my chest and my whole life was shook upside down.

I fell in love.

It's this love that runs deep, you can feel it in your entire body. 

You would do anything for your child.

With that said, today is Reese's first birthday!

I am so proud of everything that my little boy has accomplished thus far.

I will never ever forget the first time he laughed, while I was giving him a bath.. oh the tears I shed!

He has turned from my tiny baby to this curious, head strong, brave little boy who will take NO crap, thank you very much. 

I wouldn't have him any other way.

I would sing the Elmo disco ABC'S and dance like a maniac for the rest of your life, if you need me to buddy.

Love,

Your number 1 fan,

Mama

xoxo

A Cup of Thankful

I haven't done these in a couple of weeks.

As a collective I am thankful for:

Spending every waking minute of freedom with my son.

He's going to be starting daycare tomorrow and it breaks my heart.

Reese sleeping through the night! Some nights are better than others.

Taking small weekend trips with Reese and Kye.

Wrapping up the birthday planning.

Setting the timer my morning pot of coffee so that making coffee in the morning doesn't turn into a twenty minute ordeal. 

Hurdles and cartwheels are involved... don't ask ;)

Trying new recipes out of my Power Foods cookbook.

Weaning! It's a challenge, but I'm actually kind of thankful that Reese isn't having too hard of a time with it.

What have you been thankful for these past couple of weeks?

xoxo

Around Here

Hello!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

I have been a bit AWOL on here due to preparation of Reese's monster party coming up on Sunday!

We spent our Saturday at the LA Zoo.

Reese LOVES animals (in case you can't tell by his big grin on the last row of pictures)

I could not stop laughing at him for most of that trip.

His dad carried him around and every time I would look over at him (Reese) he would wrinkle his nose, smile as above and stick his tongue out at me.

I wish I could have got a picture for you all, but I was just too slow.

What have you guys been up to?

xoxo

New Beauty Faves

1 Revlon Colorburst lip gloss- Sunset Peach  

 2 Revlon Lip Butter- Creamsicle 

 3 Revlon Lip Butter- Creme Brulee  

4 Maybelline Lip gloss- Captivating Coral 

 5 Colure Blow Dry Creme

This month I have been into lip gloss and lip butters from Revlon and Maybelline.

(I recommend them all! I have a hard time choosing which to wear in the morning because they are all that great.)

I've tried to stay away from my comfort zone of pink shades that match my natural lip color.

I also picked up blow dry cream, with my new hair cut I have to style my hair or else it is a big curly mess.

This product smells AMAZING and makes my hair soft, shiny and frizz ball free.

What are your new beauty faves?

xoxo

Flower Power

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With the newest spring collections in stores, flowers are on my new to buy list.

What are your favorite spring prints?

xoxo 

Weekend Favorites

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This weekend I was really into accessories for both home and myself.

I picked up some great beauty products from Maybelline and Physicians Formula and spent lots of time shopping for home decor.

I hope you all had a lovely weekend.

xoxo

Around Here

| Morning coffee in my giant FIDM mug | 

| Napping baby |

| New hair! |

| Handsome boy |

| Working on party favors |

| Memory lane, Reese at five months old | 

I hope you guys are having a fantastic week thus far.

Reese and I are totally living up life lately (I wish I could remember to take pictures more often)

I'm trying to do everything possible before I go back to work and am chained to downtown LA.

 I don't know if all mothers do it, but I keep looking at pictures of Reese from newborn to current.... every single night.

It is amazing to me how much he's changed.

I can't help but get a little sad and teary eyed, I miss my newborn sometimes.

Then I think about how much of an awesome little boy he is turning into and it makes me even more teary eyed.

I keep saying it and I'll say it again, you really do not know how quickly time flies until you have a child.

Someone please invent a pause button and send it my way.

xoxo

Nicole Emerald.

New Year Closet Wishlist

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Now that this is a New Year, I figure it's time for a new start.

Tomorrow I am heading down to Irvine Spectrum to pick up new clothes.

It's going to be like Christmas all over again.

Hopefully, if I can find things that I like.. I have been so picky lately. 

What are you looking forward to?

xoxo

New Year

Happy New Year to you all!

I would just like to take a moment to thank you all that read GD.

Though I haven't been writing on here for the entire year, you guys have made the months that I have blogged pretty great and I hope to be able to continue blogging straight through 2013.

2012 has been the best year yet.

I have a tendency of saying this for all years that go by, but being the child that I am deep down inside, I still believe that this was the best yet.

Here is a recap of the most drastic changes of 2012.

I gave birth to the most amazing little boy in the world.

Sometimes I can't believe that he belongs to me.

(Seventeen more days to his first birthday!)

I took a "break" aka less responsibility from work and was able to spend more time enjoying Reese, being a mother and exploring the way I used to when I was in college.

I gained confidence.

To be quite honest I have never been happy with my psychical appearance (hate to admit it!), after having a baby, my body and appearance changed drastically in my eyes.

I am so proud of myself.

Kye and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary in 2012! We are going strong and can't wait for the next 6.

Though this hasn't been the most eventful year, I still consider it the best.

I hope you all are safe and lets make a great start to a new chapter.

xoxo

Nicole Emerald