This Christmas felt extra festive this year.
I use to think being a kid on Christmas was the best thing ever but it turns out
having a kid on Christmas is!
Seeing the joy in their eyes brings me more joy than I could have ever imagined.
Rein & I had so much fun turning Reinor in to Reinor Elf on the shelf
I'm pretty sure Rein & I had more fun than he did.
I hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas!!!!
xoxo
ivyPINK
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A couple weeks ago I shared this sneak peek pic on Instagram (@ivyPINK)
that I was at the BLITSY headquarters working on a special project.
Have you guys heard of Blitsy?
Blitsy is an online Arts & crafts store based out of Chicago that offers products up to 70% off retail!
You guys know how much I LOVE GREAT deals & how much I LOVE craft supplies
& if that wasn't amazing enough.... BLITSY also accepts competitor coupons!!!!
Anyway we teamed up to create this super FUN Halloween DIY decor video,
visit this link to view all the products used for this video.
We made this project Halloween themed but it can be customized for ANY occasion
this would be so ADORBS for a little girls room!
I hope you guys enjoyed this how to!!!!
xoxo ivyPINK
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A couple weeks ago we celebrated my little love turning 6 months
I made a few crafts for photo props like this cute pom pom banner
I used the Don Juan Cricut font to cut out the alphas
I also made his shirt & this cute 1/2 birthday party hat using felt
and I cant forget about this..... my favorite little bow tie!!!
I found the fabric on Etsy
I used this no sew tutorial I found on YouTube
I was surprised how well it turned out actually.
It was super easy! I printed out this pattern & just shrunk it to 50%
Reins mom made Reinor the yummiest & cutest little hedgehog mocha cake
My little man is growing so fast!
Stay little baby!!!!
That's all for now :)
Have a great weekend
XOXO
ivyPINK
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Our love was baptized this past weekend
he was such a good boy & didn't cry or get fussy at all (phew!)
I just wanted to share some of the DIY things I made for his reception
Here is his Christening invitation
I used this spell binders die for the cross & I loved the embossed detail
the layers came out really nice but it was a pain to put pop up tape for each individual layer.
I also needed a table seating chart I found this board at Hobby Lobby for 90% off DEAL!!!!
I just repainted the design using acrylic paint & a sharpie metallic marker & Voila!
I was going to draw on the "chalk board" part of the board
BUT I tried 3 different types of chalk markers & real chalk & nothing would write on the board!
So, I did the next best thing & just cut it out on my cricut.
I liked how it turned out but I wish I could've drawn on it.
I didn't make his cake hahahhaha I don't have time for that LOL
for his centerpieces & table numbers I just bought a bunch of white flowers & arranged it myself
I bought some colored mason jars fr Michaels
& just cut out table numbers & embossed it to match his invitations
I also needed to decorate his christening bib
I wanted something classic so I just bought silver iron on vinyl
and made this simple design
That is pretty much everything I made for his baptism.
It is so hard to craft with this little guy!
I definitely take advantage when its nap time
he is so much more active these days :)
Happy FRIDAY!
xoxo
ivyPINK
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Just updating you guys with pics of my Lil dude.
He is just growing right before my eyes &
he lights up my life each and every single day.
Outfit he wore for dad on Father's Day
Fourth of July outfit heehee also we are lovin' these
Roshambo baby sunglasses we want them in every color!!!
Reinor met Hailey the hedgehog for the 1st time.
Hailey was a bit shy though.
Tootles friends!!!!
xoxo ivyPINK
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My sweet pea is almost 3 months!!!
He has truly been a joy & it's been amazing to watch him grow.
I'ts true what they say how proud you will feel when you are breastfeeding
& they tell you his weight & you think YESssss success!!!
I saw this meme & it made me laugh :)
I've had so much fun taking photos of Reinor,
He's been smiling a lot & is starting to giggle.
Finding hedgehog stuff has never been more fun because there's lots of hedgie stuff for babies!!!
I got this blanket custom made for him from Etsy.
The Hedgehog stuffed animal is from Land of Nod
Hedgehog blanket & kerchief from Milkbarn Kids we love their stuff it's incredibly soft
& washes really well & the color stays vibrant.
Baby GAP recently had A TON of hedgehog stuff...of course we bought it ALL!
Here he is reading mommy & his baby hedgie a story about hedgehogs of course.
I absolutely love & recommend this Vandring-The Hedgehog baby book.
We got this book as a gift & I LOVE the story & illustrations in it.
This book was also my inspiration for Reinor's woodland baby shower invitations
If you spot hedgehog stuff for baby boys let me know LOLOLOLOL
That's all for now!
xoxo
ivyPINK
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My little lovebug is 1 MONTH already?!?
That was fast!
I wanted to make him a chalkboard monthly milestone so I worked on it while he napped.
I bought the chalkboard at Hobby Lobby they had a 50% sale
so I got it for only $3.99 & just painted the edge white.
I used Marvy Uchidas Bistro markers as well as regular chalk to decorate the board.
As for his outfit I wanted him to wear suspenders I searched EVERY store that carried childrens clothing by my house & nada! This onesie from Target was the best I could find so I just sewed him a matching bow tie instead.
Voila first month milestone pic! ;)
I also bought him cake but he was too passed out to eat it lololol
So mommy & daddy ate it instead lol ;)
That's all for now! Happy hump day!
Baby laundry is calling my name ;)
xoxo
ivyPINK
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Its 3am my new favorite time to be up
Because its usually the time I'm up nursing the new love of my life!
On February 16 my precious bundle of joy arrived weighing in at 7 lbs 4 oz & 21 in
Meet Reinor.
I can't even believe how quickly hes growing!
Just this morning I had to switch his diapers to a size 1 already!
Reinor came a couple days earlier than my expected due date which was 2/18
On V-day Rein & I went out to dinner we came home around 9pm & shortly after I started feeling weird....around 11 I started to time the pain & thats when I realized OMFG Im having contractions! It was about an hour or so apart. I tried to sleep it off but yeah its kinda hard to do when you are in pain! I woke up at 4:30am took a shower, did some laundry, Rein woke up & was like whats going on?
I told him todays the day! I called the hospital when I was 15 min apart & they told me I had to wait to come in til I was 5 min apart for 1 hour long. When I really couldn't take the pain anymore we went in it was around 4pm 2/15 I was already 4cm dilated.
They had issues finding my veins (story of my life tiny veins problems) & getting the anesthesiologist out of a C section by this time my water also broke while I was in the labor bed. Long story short & 2 hours later by the time they gave me the epidural I was already 7cm & screaming bloody murder in pain!
We waited....and waited til I was 10cm dilated before I started pushing which wasn't til 11:58pm & Reinor came out at 12:53am.
That's my birth story ;)
Moral of the story....Get that epidural
earlier!!! hahaha
Have a good day!
Xoxo Sleep deprived mama,
ivyPINK
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I'm trying this new polish from OPI Infinite Shine
I only got 3 colors to try out
and
So, I'm giving it another shot.
I did a much better job with application this time around.
The Girl Without Limits is more opaque so to me it applied better than the lighter pink.
I used my FAVORITE Pueen Encore Nail plates to stamp with.
I'll report back & let you know if it lasts up to 10 days
Happy Mani Monday!!!
xoxo
ivyPINK
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2014 has flown by in a blink of an eye.....
If you follow me on Instagram (@ivyPINK) or FB then you are all caught up
with my life happenings ;)
BUT for those of you who arent....
Here's a quick summary
Rein & I got married in September! Horray!
More pics to come in the future.
If you want to see other pics our hashtag on IG is
#ivyandreinforevermore
Rein & I also announced this VERY IMPORTANT news at our wedding reception
and
View the big Gender Reveal here....
I'm on my third trimester now.....
34 weeks this week......
Here's a 1st glimpse of Baby Rivera
It was not a very successful ultrasound because he was
too busy trying to eat his feet & both his hands
We'll meet him soon enough!
That's about it.
I'm hoping to be able to blog more 2015!
xoxo
ivyPINK
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