After redoing our new coffee table, it was time to do a side table.  I wasn't necessarily wanting the two to match, but looking similar was key.  I found the exact table I was looking for at a resale shop (where else?).   I wanted something simple, small, with some kind of storage underneath.  (Please disregard the messy cords on the bottom of the table!)  I...

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My mom was in town this weekend and as usual, there was a lot going on.  On Saturday was the bi-annual ballet performance at Jefferson Barracks.  It felt good to be back at ballet and back to my normal routine.  My mom watched Katherine while I "graced" the stage.  {Ballet girls.} I like to make some kind of dessert when family is in...

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Katherine went to her first Cardinals game this week.  It was a shining moment for her father.  He had been waiting for this day since...he found out I was pregnant.  Taking his first born to their first Cardinals game was a dream of his.  Overall she did pretty well.  She took in the sites and sounds for the first inning or two, then...

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I know I say this each month, but I cannot believe Katherine is now three months old!  I'll probably continue to say this every month until she's a year old....then every year after that.  What an amazing three months it has been!  I can't remember what life was like without her.  I probably slept more.    We took some three month photos last week.  She had a couple...

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Let me start by saying what a wonderful father my husband Jason is.  He's wanted to be a father since the day we got married.  I was the one holding out.  Now that he is a dad, I think he has surprised everyone including me.    Once Katherine was born and we were home, he helped with everything.  He was so in love with his daughter,...

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We spent a whirlwind weekend in Kennett this past weekend.  My head is still spinning.  Katherine went swimming for the first time, but because the water was SO COLD it did not go as planned.  I saw this coming because she hates taking baths.  I knew if she hated being in a nice warm bath, she would hate being in a cold pool. ...

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We're planning Katherine's first pool trip this weekend and I've had so much fun looking for baby pool items.  These are my picks for favorite baby girl pool essentials.     1.  I love Aveeno Baby products.  They're my favorite for Katherine and for myself so it was no surprise that I picked up the Aveeno Baby sunblock on my last trip to...

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We had a pretty busy Friday night.  Not in the traditional sense.  We had some pretty wicked weather, meaning that the girls and I spent Friday night hunkered down in the basement.  Jason was at work, so it was up to me to get the dogs, Katherine, and myself into the basement.  This was no easy task because Callie wanted to run to...

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