James Lucas' Puppy inspired Nursery!!!

When I found out we were going to be having a second son I knew I wanted his room to be “ ALL BOY”. The thought “ Snips and Snails and Puppy dog tails" instantly came to mind and I set out on Pinterest to find how I could make my vision a reality.

 I knew I would use Jax’s nursery furniture which is the Larkin Set from Pottery Barn Kids. We ended up switching Jaxie into a different set of furniture ( Austen Set) and created a “ big boy” space for him

The puppy prints are from a designer I found when I was pregnant with Jax. The shop is called Tiny Toes Design and she can custom create ANY artwork you desire. Her shop is already filled with plenty of hand crafted pieces but you can request a specific design if you have something in mind. I wanted a “recreation” of our family Labs to have in his nursery since they are such a special part of our family.

I love the color Navy for boys...it is truly one of my favorite colors and tones to decorate with. To me, it really “speaks” boy and I knew I wanted both boys rooms to coordinate in some way so I started with my base color and threw in a pop of green and grey for something different then Jaxies room.

I decided on clean and simple bedding from pottery barn. I remembered with Jax we never bothered with the bumpers so I didn’t purchase those this time around. I opted for the sweet puppy dog sheet HERE  and the coordinating Belgian Flax Bedding found HERE Also the crib rail we used instead of a bumper is from Liz and Roo which showcases DARLING baby nursery bedrooms!!!!

After I purchased the bedding I set out on Etsy to find some puppy decor. I did not want his room to be over kill with puppy dogs so I decided on three elements to place the puppies in and stuck with that ( bedding sheet, artwork, and a throw blanket) so basically just little pops of puppies to make the space very boyish.

Both the snips and snails sign ( above) and the name lettering above his crib are from an Etsy shop. I cannot recommend The Rugged Pearl enough when it comes to personalizing name letters for a nursery! She made my dreams become a reality when I literally sent her a few swatches of fabric that I was wanting for the nursery. She is very specific with her pattern choices and truly made the letters flow. They look gorgeous in his room and I just love it!

One of my very sweet and talented friends’ mamas made both my boys a custom quilt to match their bedroom decor. Of course I had to have it monogrammed and the quilt fabric matches the letters above his crib!!!! This hangs on his rocker in the corner of his room and adds the perfect pop of green to complement his nursery!

I cannot wait to bring my sweet boy home into this space and enjoy it with him!!!

Nine Months old and Product review!

NINE MONTHS!!

He has been out as long as he was in. * Insert me crying big fat tears here*

Y’all I cannot believe my baby boy is three months away from being ONE! ONE!!!!! ONE!!!!!! 

Lately I have been having MAJOR baby fever.. or I guess * pregnancy fever* if that even exists.. I absolutely cannot wait to be pregnant and I don’t think its too far off in the future for us :):) 

This older baby stage is SO MUCH FUN! I say that about every stage but really and truly when they gather up a little personality and let it shine.. your heart.will.melt.

Month Nine has us:

Clapping our hands. THE sweetest ever.. when Mickey Mouse Clubhouse comes on he will clap his little hands in excitement, when we arrive at circle time for our Gymboree weekly playdaytes.. the hands start clapping, when I ask him to clap his hands..he will bashfully do so and it is SO CUTE.

He also has started walking with his push cart UNASSISTED! One day he started pulling up ( I think around month 8) which obviously had us lower his crib immediately. Anyways he has become quite the dare devil and is into anything and everything.. walking along the coffee tables, TV console, push cart, Bath tub edge..you name it he GRABS IT! He is fun.. but soooo quick :)!

Pointing to familiar objects. Each afternoon after his nap, I walk to our hallway mirror and ask him “ Where is the baby?” “ Where is the mommy?” and he will dutifully wave or point to the correct one. Love it!

Eating Table foods. Right as I was kicking off my baby food portion of the blog he started demanding table foods.. Baby Led Weaning is our newest endeavor on the mommy menu and honestly.. its pretty simple. He eats what we eat. With that said, I cook wholesome and MOSTLY healthy meals for Brandon and I. I choose to NOT season Jax’s portions of meats or veggies with a bunch of different seasonings and instead focus on minute amounts of olive oil S&P. I make a variety of things ranging from Turkey Meatloaf, Sweet potato wedges, Fruit salads, Pulled Pork, Chicken/ Avocado/ Strawberry medleys and more.. easy peasy just make sure it is quite small!!!!

Tummy Sleeper. For whatever reason my baby has found his tummy. Like his momma in so many ways ( except looks :)) he sleeps EXACTLY like me. One leg up, arm under face, and on the tummy. It really is amazing to watch how your children take after you in so many different ways. 

Some nine month photos:

Here we are at Target.. sometimes nothing is better than a little Starbucks and a little Target

A fun soccer playdate after our Stroller Strides workout

A playdate with friends!!! I love and cherish this picture! A sweet friend took this and i just adore it.

Jaxie and daddy at his FIRST crawfish boil Notice the fishing shirt :)!!!! 

you can find a TON of cute fishing apparel for babies, toddlers and kids, HERE at the Prodoh website

My beautiful family. I remember last season when we were at the crawfish boil and J was in my belly.. I was SO excited to do all of these amazing things with him. I can honestly say that while each “ Adventure” didn’t go as planned, or as smoothly as I thought, I have never smiled more in my entire life while having this baby boy on my hip for every single event we attend. 

Kids are worth it.

So worth it.

Now for the product review!!!




Einsteins Aquatic Soother

BUY HERE





Honestly I should have purchased this earlier!! I bought one for both my God daughter who is only 2.5 months and my son and BOTH kids use and LOVE them.  The aquarium is comes with a ton of different features, has different sound noises ( much like a sound spa) , and looks like an actual aquarium with the fish moving around and a nice muted light which gives baby something to look at while drifting off to sleep. Jax even whacks the button so he can continue watching it!!!


2. Baby Bum Diaper cream

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I think this would have been great in the earlier months.. I got a little used to just getting my  hands dirty in Boudreauxs Butt Paste. However when I was gifted this by a very special friend I have used it every night and never looked back. Your fingers don’t get gross while putting butt cream on your kid. YES this is one of those silly little ventures that you DONT HAVE TO HAVE... BUTT ( no pun intended :)) if you do decide to buy one.. you will love it :) Your welcome!





3. Baby push toy


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This is what is helping Jax learn to walk!!! He pulls himself up and will take a few steps!!! It also has great and fun learning features for crawling babies to press and play on. These are available in a variety of different push toys but this seems to be the best one on Amazon and Jax loves it!


These are a small few of our favorites!!!

Happy Weekend!