{Yummm} Making Baby Food.

I have been planning this post since before Jax was born!

I have always wanted to make his food because it can be cheaper and I can make sure its always organic.

We started off with avocado.

I cut it up and put it in our Vitamix (best blender ever!)

I had to add milk to make it smoother for Jax.

 I have found its easier to put in a plastic bag and cut the corner off to make it easier to sqeeze into the ice cube trays.

To make squeeze packets, I bought Infantino Squeeze Station, along with the squeeze packets.

 It makes life so much easier.

Who Doesn't Love Videos?

Spinning!

Eli showing Jaxon how to crawl

He wants to run so bad!

KICK KICK KICK

36 & 37 Weeks.

Oh this child does not give me a break. 

He is always on the move. He loves to stand up on his own and will run while someone is holding onto his hands.

Oh, and he is already showing me that he has no fear. He will stand up on his toys while looking over his playpen. 

...

He will be the death of me.

This week Jaxon got a cold which left us with no sleep. It didn't help that both Michael and I got sick too. Poor guy couldn't breath through his nose and it went straight to a cough. 

So glad he is getting over it.
We took him to see the doctor because we though maybe he had an ear infection but luckily he didn't.
He is now 25 3/4in long and weights 15lbs 15oz.

Here are some more pictures of these last two weeks.

P.s. dont forget to enter the giveaway!!

How About Another Giveaway??

Im so excited to announce another giveaway! 

And the best part is, 2 other shops are joining this giveaway with me!!

But you have to do a little work for it ;)

No I wont make you dance.

Just go ahead and do the raffle copter below!

Dont worry if you cant do it all. I know some of you dont have Instagram.

 But the more you do the more points it gives you to win!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Also, while the giveaway is going on sassy baby essentials is offering 20% off. Use code Sassythanks20
Nothing But Glisten is offering free shipping on orders. Use code glistenshipfree

{Review} Crafty Stay-At-Home Mamas.

Now that I have a little at home business, I know how important it is to get your name out there. I also love buying home made things ( I love etsy!). So I thought I would do a shout out to some amazing crafty mamas.

If you haven't checked out my little shop its called Nothing But Glisten. Im horrible at updating my blog but I post pictures of everything I custom make for people on my Instagram and Facebook page.
Im now starting to post thing on my etsy account too.

Sassy Baby Essentials!

Meet Mandy! 

She has a sweet little girl who was born 10.25.12 

and started this business to be able to stay at home with her. 

This girl rocks!

She seriously makes the cutest headband for babies, toddlers and adults!

She also made carseat strap restraints for me that I wish I had from the beginning! 

Best gift you can give to someone who just had a baby.

She also have a Facebook & Instagram account. Follow her!

Sugar, Spice & Nutmeg!

Meet Megan! 

She started her business awhile ago but just recently started it back up again to also stay at home with her little man (born 12.26.12).

She is so amazingly crafty! She took the colors of my little business and designed an apron to match!

She creates all her aprons based off 1950s dresses.

Follow her Facebook & Instagram account.

I had her make the one on the left for my mom and the one on the right is mine.

Im super excited to also announce that these lovely ladies will be doing a giveaway with me in the near future! If you would like to get in on that giveaway follow us all!! Ill be posting when it starts on my instagram and facebook account.

Any other crafty moms out there that want to get their business name out there by me doing a review or joining in on a giveaway, please email me! nothingbutglisten@gmail.com

I love helping stay-at-home moms grow their business!

35 Weeks- 8 Months. A Taste Of Whats To Come.

People once told me I'd regret the day I said I wanted my son to crawl...

They were right. Ha!

Life was so much easier when Jaxon couldn't crawl, stand up and roll over.

Dont get me wrong, I'm so proud that he has learned it all (in just 2 weeks) and does such a great job at it, but man... my job just got ten times harder!

Anytime I try to change his diaper, he rolls over. Anytime I try to change his clothes, he rolls over.

Anything I don't want him messing with... he grabs at it. He crawls EVERYWHERE, so I put him in his playpen and he stands up and cries at me. 

But then he does his cute little smile and all things get better. He's lucky he's cute ;)

I will NEVER take off his amber ankle bracelet (and soon to be amber necklace) ever again.

He was so incredibly grumpy and we couldn't figure out why. He wouldn't sleep, he cried constantly and he just wasn't himself. Two days after no sleep we realized he didn't have his anklet on. Once we put it back on he slept 8 hours! Mike and I noticed a HUGE change in his attitude after that. Its insane how it works. I swear by it!

My little booger turned 8 Months this week. He is size three diapers and is almost getting too big for 3-6 month clothing. My baby is getting so big. I also got to celebrate Mothers Day for the first time. Jaxon was SOOO grumpy in the morning but the afternoon turned out really nice. We all went and hung out by the pool. 

33 & 34 Weeks.

These last two weeks have been HUGE.
Week 33, Jaxon pulled himself up on michael like usual, but this time he let go and stood on his own! After that, thats all he wanted to do. He was very proud of himself.
He also started crawling!! I posted some of the videos on our Facebook page. He would do it a little bit and then sit down. He wasnt too sure he liked it.
AND... He started saying DADA again.

Week 34, Jaxon started crawling around even more. He does this weird thing where he puts one knee down and his other foot is on the ground pushing. As a game, I move to one side of the room and he would crawl to me, so I will move to the other side of the room and he would do the same.
When we were over at his grandparents house, Michael put him down to show them how he could crawl, but instead of putting his knees down, he put his feet down and pushed up into a standing position! He couldnt stay standing but that is the first step. Later he took two step when he was with dad. Boy of boy does this kid need to slow down! He is constantly on the move.
He loves crawling after the dogs. Animal lover already :)
To get him to crawl more, we will stack his blocks a little distance away from him so he has to crawl to knock them down. Such a little boy already.
He is a pain to try to change. The worst is when he has a poopy diaper. Now that he can roll over, he likes to do that while I'm whipping his butt...Ugh!

This is how I find him during nap time.

Attack of the pillow!

7 Months.

Jaxon turned 7 Months on the 10th.
Time is really flying by and everyday he keeps shocking me with how much he is changing.
In the last month he has tried so many different foods- pears, squash, prunes, applesauce, sweet potato, mango, green beans, peas, and oatmeal. The only thing he had an issue with was the peas, so I mixed it with something else.
Jaxon learned to pull himself up.
He sits all by himself. He hardly even falls back.
He goes from a sitting position to almost on his knees.
He LOVES Yo Gabba Gabba and will watch it while he plays with his toys.
His favorite thing is his stuffed animal blankets that he chews on while falling asleep. He gets so excited when I give it to him.
He LOVES bath time. He splashes and tries to move around and pull himself up on the side.
Jax has been more ok with tummy time. Still isnt crawling but I think he will this next month.
He started saying DADA but then stopped.
We finally put him in his crib when he fell out of his bassinet. He will sleep just fine in the crib but doesn't sleep as long as he usually does.

31 & 32 Weeks.

Jax can now pull himself up in his crib. He likes to walk himself over to the blinds and play with them.
I have been putting him in his crib with toys and let him watch Yo Gabba Gabba while I get my stuff done.
 He hasn't been sleeping good at all anymore. He wakes up 2-3 times a night, and im exhausted from it.
Each week he gets closer to crawling. He will go from a sitting position to his knees but doesn't stay on them for long.
He LOVES other kids. He has been playing with my friends baby and toddler and just gets a kick out of it. Its been a blast doing mommy play dates.
Jaxon finally knows how to roll from his back to his front! He can also go from his tummy to sitting up.
But that also makes nap time really hard.

30 Weeks

30 weeks! That just can't be true.

Wow, he is growing up so fast.

I finally got him to sleep in his crib this week. He has been doing pretty good with it. He takes 45 min- 1 hour naps and sleeps 7 hours at night. Normally he would take 2 hour naps and sleep 8 hours at night. But its a start and he has to get use to the feel of a new bed.

He now tries to pull himself up on everything. His balance is still off but he keeps getting better.

This week he also rolled from his back to his front, but i didn't get to see it because it was when i put him down for a nap. So far he has only done it once.

Jaxon went to his first wedding this week. He did so good!

It was such a beautiful wedding! It makes me want to do it all over again (with Michael of course)