Anyway, today is my birthday. Twenty-two seems really old. Like, grown up old.
xoxo
We came, we saw elephants, we ate ice cream 🐘🦒🦓 @ashleybrooke and I always talk about how we became FAST friends. Somehow we have been right there with each other during some of life’s worst moments… so it’s extra sweet that we now get to celebrate the good ones! Watching our boys play together, a little baby in a stroller, and another baby on the way… it’s everything we dreamed of.
Somehow yesterday felt like a week, last month was last year, and last year was a decade ago… but then time is simultaneously going by so fast too. The past ten weeks have gone by in a blink! Everyone warns you it goes by fast and they’re not wrong…. The days are long but oh how I wish time would slow down a bit? Or that maybe I could bottle up a tiny bit of these precious boys at every stage so I could revisit them down the road 🤍
I have grown to LOVE baby wearing. Not only do I think it’s such a nice and cozy way to bond with baby, it’s also incredibly practical, especially when you have a toddler to keep up with too! The @wildbird aerial carrier was a treat for myself- and I’m so obsessed with it. 👶🏼 Leave a comment “wildbird” and I’ll DM you the color I have as well as my personal review of it (including some troubleshooting tips).
Some top level things I like;
- it’s easy to put on!
- it’s so, so comfortable (for me AND baby!)
- the little flap is seamless and provides extra support while baby naps and privacy when we need/want it
This affordable rechargeable LED lamp is cute and then made even cuter with this wicker lampshade! 💡✨ No cords needed- just charge and place wherever you want. (Will be extra perfect for dining outdoors this summer!) 💫 Comment “lamp” and I’ll send you links to the LED lamp ($38 for a pair!) and the lampshade (available in a few styles- including a darling blue).
Not really in the mood to be in photos right now, but I keep telling myself I’ll want to look back on these moments and remember them. (Right?!) when I look at these photos in 10, 20, 30 years…
I hope I remember Jack “rescuing” Rory from a windy tent, not how I stood in front of my closet with tears in my eyes.
I hope I remember watching Jack roll down hills and play hop scotch and scoot down the sidewalk with his besties, not that I caught a glimpse of my reflection and didn’t recognize myself.
I hope I remember sitting outside with my friend happily watching our kids play (while watching the minutes until bedtime tick by), and not that I spent too much time zooming in and examining every new wrinkle on my face.
I hope I remember the pure joy of these early warm days with my little family whom I love so much 🤍
The weather is warming up and I’m feeling slightly more comfortable in my skin every day ☀️ Here’s what I wore last week as a mom of two. I have a two and a half year old toddler and a two month old so I need outfits I feel good in, can chase a little guy around in, AND that I can breastfeed easily while wearing. 🔗 Leave a comment with “OUTFITS” to get links to every outfit I wore!
This room is so very special 🤍 The little cars sprinkled everywhere (watch your step!). A tiny sock, never two, peeled off and tucked somewhere hidden away. Piles of books that grow almost as quickly as the little boy who sleeps here. Outgrown pants and shoes to grow into mingling in the closet. Often messy, and a little cluttered, but a little boy lives here. 🚘☀️🐶📚🧸
(Rory is still in our room, but eventually the boys will share. I can picture their little twin beds already!)
About ten days ago, I noticed that today’s forecast was looking WARM. I told Mike, “We’re walking into town and sitting outside and I’m getting a beer. Put it on your calendar.” It ended up being warmer than forecasted (almost eighty degrees!) and let me tell you, it delivered. Today felt like the beginning of The Season™: dinners al fresco, beers/fries/ice creams, and late bedtimes. Indulging in it all because the kids are only getting older and we’re the grownups (somehow) and we get to make the rules ✌🏻
Dress is @tuckernuck & sweater is @kiltecollection
Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Carly!
Happy Birthday Carly!
xx Emily @ laughliveandshop.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday! 22 is not old, trust me. I know the feeling of getting old, I turn 25 in 36 days, and I say I feel old. Enjoy your year of being 22, you only get to be that age for a short 365 days!
Happy Birthday lady! Hope 22 is absolutely wonderful!
Happy Birthday!!! <3
Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am friends with you on facebook, follow you on tumblr, here, prep talk, and lemon mag. You are amazing!
Happy Birthday, girl!!
Happy Birthday! 🙂
Happy Birthday, Carly! My birthday is Friday…I'm turning 18 and it kind of seems like the end of the word. Hope you have a great day!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLY!
I hope you have a super day filled with lots of love, flowers, laughter, presents, cake and many special happy memories!
x
Happy Birthday! Enjoy your special day doing whatever your heart desires.
Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day!
Happy birthday, Carly! Enjoy your senior year at Gtown!
Michele
ha! youre too cute. happy birthday chickadee! xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams
Happy birthday Carly!! Live it uppp! xo
Happy Birthday! I hope it's amazing (:
Happy Birthday Carly!
Happy Birthday Girl!! Make it a great one!
Happy Birthday! Saw your article on the today/msnbc page. That is so exciting. Best of luck during your senior year.
Happy Birthday Carly!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday sweet Carly!
Aw, what a cute photo! Happy 22nd!
Happy happy birthday! Hope wonderful things are in store for the year ahead for you. 🙂
Happy Birthday Carly!!
xoxo.
Happy Birthday!
Happy belated birthday! September birthdays are the best. 😉 (19th)
Happy Birthday! love the baby picture-too funny!
Happy Birthday!