The Magnolia Mom

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In One Year….

I can not believe I am pulling out Valentines Day decorations already! I remember this time last year I was chasing around my little man and thinking how lucky I was to have him. This Valentines Day I have Two little guys and the Handsome Man who gave them to me ➽ I feel beyond blessed to have my boys!

In one year we found out we were expecting another baby, moved to a different state, celebrated another year of marriage and had a baby!  I believe that life is not about how many breaths you take, but instead how many moments take your breath away. What’s for certain is that the time we have is precious. Spend some time today with those you love. 

I am putting together an extra special “Valentines Day for Him” this year so follow me on Instagram to see my awesome finds sneak peak next week & for some awesome coupon codes !!! (@themagnoliamom)

This Time Last Year~ 2016

 
 
This Year we are a family of 4 & Matthew is still very much a ladies man!
xo
Amy

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Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!!! I hope you all had a wonderful week with friends & family. I took time away from social media this Holiday Season to fully enjoy the magic of Christmas time though my Boy’s eyes, with Matthew being 2.5 and it being Jacob’s first Christmas I did not want to miss a second.

I have tones of exciting things going on with the blog this year, we have a giveaway with Smile Brilliant to start your new off with a Bright White Smile, we have also partnered with another great brand! Stay in touch for more on that Via Instagram @themagnoliamom and Facebook /themagnoliamom

Here are some pictures of our family of 4!

My New Years Resolutions are very simple this year.

1. Live in the Now  – I feel like life has been going 100MPH and I just want to enjoy each minute of everyday with my boys.

2. Take care of Me – This one is hard for me, I am always taking care of others before myself always my kids and my Husband of course, but others like Family and Friends always seem too come before me too and this year I will be taking a little more time too get my hair done, go for a relaxing day at the spa even waking up early to get dressed up even on the days I have no where to go! 😉

3. Be the Best Mom I Can Be! Motherhood is Tough, I just want to be the best Mom I Can Be!

I hope you all had a blessed Holiday Season and have a Happy New Year !!

xo
Amy

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Dock A Tot – A Sleep Miracle!

If you have not seen or heard about Dock A Tot yet, I will gladly be the first to tell you, Include this on your baby registry !

Since the day I brought Jacob home I have put him into his Dock A Tot, he loves it! Every time he gets startled a very common new born trait the soft sides of the Doc A Tot comforts him and allows him to calm in just seconds and sooth himself back to sleep. Hallelujah!

 With Matthew my first Son, I had to pick him up every time he startled to sooth him back to sleep, this is not necessarily a bad thing although allowing the baby to self sooth in his Dock A Tot has helped with his Sleep habits and adjusting to life outside the womb.

 If your considering a Dock A Tot, I say YES! 100 % add this to your list of Must Haves ! Follow along on Instagram @themagnoliamom and see Jacob use his on a daily basis.

 
Shop Dock A Tot HERE for $10 OFF !  
Note: I was kindly sent the product featured in this post in exchange for writing about it. It’s thanks to wonderful sponsors like these that The Magnolia Mom is able to keep running! All opinions are my own.

  

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Our Love For Freshly Picked Moccasins & A Giveaway!

I first discovered Freshly Picked when I was pregnant with Matthew, searching social media for cute, sensible items that I could not wait to purchase for my little guy! They have been a huge part of his wardrobe over the past 2.5 years we have gotten so many complements everywhere we go about how cute his shoes are, I could not agree more!

 
Our love for Freshly Picked goes far beyond how cute they are, if your toddler is anything like mine, his shoes are the first thing to go as soon as we get into the car or sit down for more than 2 minutes anywhere, my favorite part of Freshly Picked Moc’s are they fit so well and they are so light that he doesn’t even want to take them off! This is huge for me, it truly makes life so much easier for a busy mom, just slip them on and go!

Jacob got his first pair of Freshly Picked Moc’s in Size 0, I mean how adorable are these Birch Moccasins the boys are wearing from the New Classic Collection !

 
I am SO excited to share my love of Freshly Picked with all of you, we have partnered with Freshly Picked to offer you the chance to WIN A PAIR of Moccasins! Please fill out the form below, make sure you are following @FreshlyPicked & @TheMagnoliaMom on Instagram. Please note that you cannot have won a FP giveaway in the last 60 days and that shipping is only available in the United States. Once a winner is chosen you will need to respond to your email from me within 48 hours so I can give your information to Freshly Picked. Good luck!
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Finn & Emma – The Boys First Matching Outfits

These Pajamas from Finn & Emma are the best! The buttery-soft organic cotton is thick and luxurious, Matthew loves wearing these (sometimes all day) ! 

 
It’s really hard to find cute good quality clothes for boys, because there is just simply always less “Boy” designs to choose from it seems wherever I shop, be sure to head over to Finn & Emma for the cutest Girl and Boy Organic Clothes and Toys! 
 
When Jacob was born I could not wait to get them together wearing these pajamas, Matthew could not stop talking about how he and his brother were dressed the same he thought it was the best thing in the world! Knowing I am putting 100% Organic Cotton on my boys makes the Mommy in me jump and down.
You can shop Finn & Emma HERE with 15% OFF your order ! 
Note: I was kindly sent the products featured in this post in exchange for writing about them It’s thanks to wonderful sponsors like these that The Magnolia Mom is able to keep running! All opinions are my own.

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Fall Around Here

October starts my favorite time of year. The cooler weather starts, naps seem to be longer and who can resist a nap with the windows open, am I right? For some reason I feel like people are more laid back this time of year, the Holidays are fast approaching and the year is almost though.

If you follow along on Instagram @themagnoliamom you seen my post on “Pure Joy” a photo of Matthew completely in the moment, loving the fresh air and the bright colors of the Pumpkin Patch, running around and just enjoying life. I love this time of year, I don’t love being a 100 weeks pregnant! Yes, this baby is snug in mama’s belly and doesn’t seem  to have any urge to come out any time soon!

 We have been walking our neighborhood, trying to walk this baby out! No luck yet.

 We had so much fun at our Church Pumpkin Patch last weekend! His face says it all, It’s the simple things like an orange snow cone!

Trying to get him to stay still for more than two seconds with all the fun going on was quit a task, I did mange to snap a couple of photos of my last few days being pregnant with this baby! If you are currently pregnant or have had been in your last few weeks you know what I am talking about when I say leggings and flats are my best friend right now!

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Mother Hood Is My Muse Shirt, Black Flats TIEKS, Spiderman shoes he wouldn’t leave the store without (priceless 😉  )

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Indoor Toddler Activites Melissa & Doug Toys

With just two weeks until my due date we have been spending as much time outside playing and running though the hose as possible around here, sometimes just getting outside for an hour makes all the difference when you have a toddler!

After baby boy makes his appearance I already know getting outside will be much harder and less likely as the weather cools down. I have been on the hunt for indoor toddler activities that promote learning and of course keep Matthew entertained for longer than 5 minutes.

Searching high and low I came across things like (Tub of Beans)  (Beach in a Bucket) even (Pudding Painting) OK I don’t know if it’s just me or what but NO THANK YOU! I do not want my kid eating 100 raw beans and then waiting to see what happens, or cleaning up beach sand for the next 500 years in every corner of my house and pudding painting I think I would just die!!To say the least I kept searching, My mom got Matthew a set of wooden blocks for Christmas last year from Melissa & Doug that were so adorable, right up his ally with the animals and the tractors. He played with them for quit a long time for him only being a year and half old then, I pulled them back out recently and let him set them all up how he liked he played for an hour ! A whole hour ! Since he like them so much I hopped on there site to see what else we could stock up on !

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I found so many amazing developmental puzzles and toys that I just know he is going to love !

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Along with some other great non-messy options like drawing a car parking garage on cardboard, making blanket tents (which he loves) and playing with pipe cleaners which I had completely forgot could be so much fun!

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XO
Amy

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Family pictures and a bump update !

We have been working on getting baby boy’s nursery ready (still waiting on a few larger pieces to arrive) so we took a free weekend and headed down to our favorite place on earth, the beach to take some bump pictures. I haven’t really been on top of taking a lot of pictures this pregnancy mostly because well, I have a two year old wild man that keeps me occupied for about all hours of the day 🙂 no complaining here as I wouldn’t trade this time in my life for anything and be able to stay home and raise my babies is my dream job!

Bump Update: 
Woo I can not believe next week I will be in my third trimester !! Can you say time flys when your having fun! This pregnancy has by far been the harder of the two since the beginning I felt sick most of the first 3 months, after getting though all that I started getting back pains so I have since stopped holding Matthew so much and that has relived a lot of the pressure off my back. Here are some pictures from my 26 week bump with baby #2.
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Xoxox
Amy 

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Baby Registry Must Haves

I have been doing so much research lately in true style of myself, what I have found is Baby Must Haves have changed! Even just from 2.5 years ago when I was a first time mom totally clueless about what to include on my registry, going Solly on the “suggested items” section in the registry. This time around I feel I know alot more about what baby defiantly doesn’t need a huge abundant amount of Newborn – 3 month clothes or  3 different types of swings. In my experience finding the perfect infant seat that has a combo of movement, entertainment and sound is a lifesaver 4moms Plush mamaRoo Infant Seat is high on our registry! The perfect muslin swaddle can do wonders for sleep aden® by aden + anais® swaddleplus® worked so well and are also on the top of my list. Speaking of Sleep let’s talk about HALO Bassinest Swivel Sleeper I am all about sleep and I believe I’ve found the solution! I vividly remember being a new mom waking up every 5 minutes to check if my new baby was “still breathing” yes it is totally normal 🙂 The worst part was I had to bring my zoombied self up and over the side of the bassinet to do so, the HALO has a mesh side and a pull down side to easily lift baby this one is a must for me. The breast feeding adventure begins again, I have learned so much since writing my “Help my baby wont latch” post back in 2014 and have also done so mush research on breast pumps I have concluded we will give the Medela Pump a place on our list. Bathing Baby for me is the most relaxing time of day, baby is calm, mom and dad are calm and everyone is getting ready to relax for the night. I love anything Honest Brand we used every product from diapers to the organic chest rub with Matthew and love everything about each product. I look forward to using my new finds and my existing loves with our new bundle of joy as a second time mom this year!
   

 

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It’s A Boy!

We found out just a few days ago and are so excited to announce we will be welcoming another Baby Boy to our family this Fall! This weekend we had tons of family and friends join us for a huge celebration hence the tired look on Matthew’s face 🙂 Thank you all for your sweet words on Instagram and Snapchat it means the world to us, If you don’t already follow us on Instagram you can see our pregnancy updates and more over there @themagnoliamom 

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