Gift ideas for a 3-year-old

Julianna’s third birthday is coming up in just a week. I’m trying to balance gifts for both her birthday and Christmas – making sure both are memorable but not too extravagant. Here are some of my brainstormed ideas (and family – if you decide to get her anything here, let me know so I can tell Santa what NOT to bring her!). I checked out Amazon’s reviews on most of them to make sure these were quality products. A lot of these will make great hand-me-downs for Nicholas since many items are unisex-friendly. Hover over each item for details and links.

Hohner, IncGlockenspiel
$40 - shopatron.com


Boikido 50-pc. Blocks Set
$36 - kohls.com


Things we’ve ALREADY bought for Julianna’s birthday (from Mom, Dad and Nicholas):

My Christmas wish list – home decor

Just a few things I’ve had my eye on ;)

A note: The Harry Allen hand hook is only $56.25 here: http://www.lumens.com/Grab-Hand-Hook-by-Harry-Allen-for-Areaware/uu327221/Product

Hello Internets!

Well, it sure has been a long time since I posted much less visited my own blog! A lot has happened since my last post, namely this:

This is our son, Nicholas. He was born on September 30. His birth weight was 7 pounds, 11 ounces and his height was 19.5 inches. At 8 weeks, he’s around 12 pounds and at least 21.5 inches so he’s growing well! So far, those who told me it would be easier the second time around were right … breastfeeding is so much easier now that I know what I’m doing. Also, I’m not the hyper-anxious mother I was three years ago. On the other hand, taking care of a wild toddler AND a newborn presents challenges I’m not sure I could ever have been prepared for!