Oaklee 11 months!

Oaklee is 11 months old! How did that even happen!

Loves:

·         Crawling and following us where ever we go

·         Playing with her aunt Sadie

·         Getting to play with her cousin Declan who she calls Dec!

Dislikes:

·         Wearing bows L She rips them off in two seconds

Growth:

·         Still the same in size 12 month for tops & bottoms

·         Still in size 3 diapers

Eating:

·         We are officially done with baby food! She won’t eat it anymore! So solids all the way now!

Sleeping:

·         Sleep is still the same!

Development:

·         She seems to crawl faster and faster every day!

·         We are trying to get her to talk with us only holding one hand but she freezes and then goes back down to her butt so she can crawl. I guess she will walk when she feels ready!

Health:

·         Our family was blessed with the flu this month. (Ew) Oaklee only had it during the night, so I slept in her room and whenever she started to throw up I had to hurry and grab a towel and sit her up. She was so exhausted it was awful to watch! Luckily she was doing great by morning! Dad on the other hand got the worst of it and was sick for two days. I felt a little sick but was doing good (thank goodness for a good immune system)

Parenting:

          Oaklee has been such a sweet heart lately! She learned how to give kisses and it’s my favorite thing! She makes the little “muah” sound and everything! My heart could burst!
          She is really coming along with her sign language this last month! It’s so fun to watch people be amazed when she signs to them! It also makes our life so much easier when she can sign what she wants instead of whine!

Looking forward to:

·         Walking! I want her to walk so badly!

·         Her first birthday!

Oaklee 6 Months

How is my baby HALF A YEAR old! Crying all the mama tears I have!! It is going by so fast I can't believe it! 

 Loves:

• Rolling around the house like a mad woman
• Her swing
• Playing with Daddy
• Pick-A-Boo
• Giving high fives
• Her fur siblings

Dislikes:

• Being put down
• When you don't give her enough attention
• Teething

Growth:

• 25th percentile for weight (15lbs 8oz.)
• 90th percentile for height (27in.)
• Currently wearing size 3 diapers
• 9 month clothing

Eating:

• I still pump so she is getting breast milk regularly 
• 32-35oz a day
• We started solids this month! She loves it! She has been wanting to eat for so long! 
• So far she has tried; Rice cereal, Bananas, Mangos & Potatoes. 

Sleeping:

• Still has her regular schedule. Sleeps through the night and two naps during the day

Development:

• Just starting sitting up!
• Instead of crawling she just rolls where ever she needs to go!
• She gives hi fives!
• She can say "Da da"! (She knows what it means because when you ask where da da is she looks for Zack. 

Health:

• Both of her bottom two teeth popped out in like a day I swear! 
• We found out that she has ezcema on her back. It doesn't seem to bother her but if I don't keep up on the lotion it gets pretty bad! 
• She had a horrible reaction to her immunization shots this month! It was awful! She had a horrible fever and was screaming from the moment she woke up to the moment she went to bed! Luckily it only lasted for one day but it made me nervous!

Parenting:

This month has been a bit of a challenge! Oaklee has been teething and she is not afraid to show that she is upset! She's been very upset and will cry until you pick her up! She also figured out that if she just keeps crying someone will eventually come and get her (little stinker). We are trying to nip that one in the butt fast! 
It is always such a joy to watch your baby grow and learn new things! She is so smart and just seems to advance at a pace we can't keep up with! 
I love to watch how she lights up when the dogs enter the room. She adores them, and they just love her right back! 

Looking forward to:

• Trying more foods
• Having a break from teething
• Crawling
• Learning more words

Isla Ann Inspirations

Happy Hump day everyone! I hope this week is treating you well! Today I have another fun post for all you mamas with girls! I am really trying to get small shopping out there. It really is the best and I promise you will love it!

Oaklee and I are so lucky to be able to work with Isla Ann Inspirations! This little shop has some of the cutest bows around!

As you can probably tell, I am obsessed with the "Sailor" style! I think it's the perfect size for O and comes in so many different patterns and colors! It can bring ANY outfit together!

Each bow is so well made and I've never had a problem with anything I've purchased! It ships quick and is always packaged so nicely! And the pricing is AMAZING! I find that when people think of "shopping small" then also think "expensive", which is not the case! You can find such quality items for great pricing!

The shop owner is the sweetest and is always making sure to go above and beyond for her awesome customers!

I am always so impressed with these hard working moms who have this dream and it's so rewarding to be able to help them reach their goals! They are so inspiring to me and I appreciate them so much! Shopping small is so important to me and I really enjoy seeing how truly talented these people are!

Please be sure to check out this cute shop! Each week I will be featuring a new small shop in the hopes that you will venture out of comfort zone and search for something new!

BONUS: Use code "OAKLEE15" at checkout for a discount! 

Cool Gray Sailor

Grape Sailor

Floral Corduroy

Until next time.

Love Always,
The Crazy Collards

Oaklee 5 Months

This has been such an exciting month for us! Full of so many opportunities for this little gal of mine!

 Loves:

• ·         Growling & screaming. She is such a loud little talker!
• ·         Being tickled by Daddy
• ·         The dogs. She LOVES dogs but seems to have a fascination with Harlee. She gets the biggest smile whenever Harlee enters the room
• ·         Taking pictures. I take pictures of her daily & I think she just knows when the cameras out its time to shine!
• ·         Holding her fingers in her mouth with her other hand. See example below. It’s so stinkin cute!
• ·         Her bottle. Her eyes get so big as soon as she sees that thing!

 Dislikes:

• ·         When you don’t give her your full attention
• ·         When you don’t feed her right away when she’s hungry

  Growth:

• ·         Currently size 2 diapers but once this pack is finished we will be moving up      to size 3.
• ·         Wears 6 month onsies and pants
• ·         Wears 9 month footie jammies

 Eating:

• ·         Takes about 5 oz. every 2-3 hours during the day still
• ·         30-32 oz. a day

Sleeping:

• ·         Still sleeping like a champ!

Development:

• ·         Still being a rolly polly
• ·         Getting really good with her hands while playing with toys
• ·         We’ve been practicing sitting up more
• ·         When laying on her belly she is starting to get her butt up and pushing with      her legs
• ·         If she isn’t sleeping she is talking away

Health:

• ·         She’s starting to teeth so lots of drool everywhere

Parenting:

Being a parent can be so hard sometimes. I have serious “mom guilt” about a lot of things in my life right now. For example, I work full time and feel like I don’t get to play and enjoy a lot of alone time with O. And then when I get home I need to make sure my family is fed and the house is clean and by that time it's Oaklee’s bed time. Does anyone else feel this way? I really want to spend my time wisely this next month.

I started having Oaklee be a Brand Rep & Brand Enthusiast on Instagram recently and it’s been a blast for me! I really enjoy doing it and the opportunities it has given Oaklee and I! I enjoy working with all these amazing small businesses and helping them grow! I’m debating on doing a post on how I got started but I’m not sure yet, let me know if you’d be interested!

Looking forward to:

• ·         Sitting up
• ·         Crawling (a little afraid that she can get around on her own)
• ·         Eating solids (again a little afraid)
• ·         Spending more quality time with O

Baby Skye Birds' Nest

Hello! I hope everyone is having a fabulous Monday evening! I am so exhausted today it's not even funny! Oaklee is being a little stinker today and giving mommy a run for her money.

Well today I wanted to shout out the cutest little shop, Baby Skye Birds' Nest.

This Mama is one busy gal who loves to share her talent making bows! 

These are so well made and you can tell just how much work she puts into each bow! I was blown away with the detail that goes in to each one, especially the Victorian Collection bow! I freaked out when I saw that one and O received so many compliments on it! 

Just see for your self how cute these bows are!  

(I'll have each bow linked below the picture)

Victorian Collection

The Evelyn Bow "#7"

The Evelyn Bow in "Just Witchy"

Baby Bird Felt Bow "#3"

Are you all dying over how cute these bows are like I am?! Lucky for you I have a coupon code for you all to get your own!! 

Use code "oakleebb15" for 15%

Now shop your little hearts out and spoil your little girls because I know I am! Thanks for stopping by!

Love Always, 

The Crazy Collards

Oaklee 4 Months

Mom would like it if you’d stop growing up, ok? She is so fun right now and I just don’t want it to ever end!

 Loves:

·            Still loves sucking on her fingers (this is how she puts herself to sleep)

·            Mom (yes, that’s right. She’s a mommas girl)

·            Rolling around

·            Loves when people talk to her. 99% of the time she will flash you a big smile!

·            Her Baba (bottle)

 Dislikes:

I seriously can’t think of much for this. She is such a happy baby.

·            Doesn’t like to be put in her car seat.

  Growth:

     ·     Size 2 diapers

·            6 month onesies and pants

·            9 month footsie pajamas

·            Weighs 13lbs 4oz (30^th percentile)

·            Height 25.2 in. (60^th percentile)    

 Eating:

·            Takes 6 oz. every 2-3hrs (nothing after 7pm until 6:30am)

·            Likes to drink around 30 oz. a day

Sleeping:

·            Sleeping through the night like a champ

·            All we need to do to put her to sleep is lay her down (anywhere flat), give her a blankie and she will suck her fingers until she is asleep. We literally don’t have to do anything. She is so amazing!

Development:

·            Really good at holding her head up during tummy time

·            Getting pretty good at sitting up with our help

·            Wants to stand more then sit

·            Getting better every day at reaching for toys

·            She loves to have her feet in the air

·            Grabs her feet

·            Coos and screams when happy

·            Rolls back to front & front to back. She prefers to roll back to front more.

Health:

·            She did get a little cold this month, but it didn’t seem to bother her at all!

·            I think she is starting to teeth. She is drooling like crazy!

Parenting:

Oakers (what Zack and I call her) you are seriously such an easy baby! We love how happy you are! Oaklee is so smart and amazes us every day! I think it’s so crazy how babies just wake up one day and just do something they’ve never done before. It makes me so proud to watch her grow and transform. When we went in for our last appointment the doctor said her development is like a six month old and that just makes Daddy and I beam! You make our job so easy!

Looking forward to: 

·            Sitting up

·            Hard core laughs

·            Crawling

·            Eating solids