Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Adventures in Odyssey!




I have to share my love for the Adventures in Odyssey collection! I remember listening to these on cassette tapes as a little girl and I loved them (and so did my big bro). We would listen to them as we went to bed each night. 

My mom and I have been wanting to find them for Zane since we loved them so much. Originally, we were going to buy the CD's. But then we thought- I wonder if they are on iTunes... And sure enough, they are! TONS of them... Movies too. 

So let me tell you a little but a bout them... They are actually created for kids 8-12 but they are loved by people of all ages! Even though Zane is only 2, it's never too early for these stories. They are basically little short stories that are aimed to promote Christian values. They teach life lessons and are also funny! They are great for kids to listen to. They literally have a story to relate to every subject you can think of.

I HIGHLY recommend letting your little one listen to them. The prices vary for each album but are close to $18 on iTunes. They also have tons of podcasts as well and the movies are $3 each. 

Hope you try them out and love them as much as we do! :)

Monday, October 12, 2015

Baby food makin...

It's that time again... Nash is starting baby food! Which means, this momma will be busy prepping and making homemade food for my little guy. I LOVE doing this! I enjoy making him food knowing exactly what is in it and that it's healthy for him. If you know me well, you know how anal I am about what I feed my kids. Yes, they eat better than Zach and I do. Zane eats mainly organic foods and drinks only almond milk and water. Yes, we splurge every now and then and he can have sweets or whatever.. but it's not all the time. I swear this is why Zane is such a good eater. He always eats his meats and veggies and actually enjoys them. Thankfully, he is not a picky eater. As I'm typing this, he is snacking on raw organic carrots and asking for seconds. Mom win!

I always OK everything with our pediatrician when it comes to my boys' nutrition. I've asked several times about whole milk and almond milk. My doctors have told me that Zane is not missing any nutritional value from drinking almond milk vs whole milk. You just have to be careful about what you buy... It can't be full of sugar. This goes for anything. Just because something says "organic" doesn't mean it's good for you. ALWAYS read the nutritional information! The first ingredients are especially important. Stay away from the high fructose corn syrup.. They tend to put it in everything... Especially all the things they make for our kiddos. 

I find the best food for Zane at aldi. I'm not ashamed to say it... I LOVE Aldi! They actually carry a lot of nutritional foods. I love getting these for my diaper bags... They are great on-the-go snacks!
And check out the ingredients...

I also found these for lunch...


And the ingredients... 

They have some good stuff in my opinion. 

I have an entire blog on how I do my baby food. However I think you have to be on the actual blog to see it (not your phone). It's in one of the tabs at the top. I have a lot of people contact me and ask me questions and I love to help them out :) It's not for everyone but it's definitely something I enjoy doing. 


So here's a pic of my organic carrots. They are so bright compared to the store bought carrots. I usually always use my baby bullet, but recently my mom picked up a ninja for me. I tried it out with some green beans and I have to say, it trumps the baby bullet! 


It's larger and is more powerful. Maybe it's because I used my baby bullet a lot.. but it doesn't work as well anymore. It struggles quite a bit. So I think I'm going to start using my ninja instead. It's easier to pour as well. 

With Zane, I don't remember ever making peas or green beans.. I'm not sure why. So today, I went to the store and bought some canned green beans (with NO sodium- that's important) for Nash to try. 



I bought 6 cans (for about $1 each) and it made quite a bit of food. 


Now, I'm not sure how the prices and quantity compare to store bought food since I've never bought any... but I feel like a got quite a bit from the 6 cans... 

Nash is LOVING his food! He just plays with his bottle and was becoming uninterested in it. So I started feeding him more food. He slept so good the first night we started. He wants to be a big boy.. 


Oh, and speaking of wanting to be a big boy... here is the cutest little pic of my two boys at the park. Nash loved swinging! 

We are loving this fall weather! 

Until next time.. :)



Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Nashers is 4 months!

My littlest love is 4 months old! He is growing like a weed and is such a little blessing in our family. 



Where to start?!?

We just had his 4 month appt.. Just like the last appt, he surprised us. I always think he is bigger than he really is. 

Currently he is...

15 lbs 1 oz- 25th percentile
25.5 in long- 50th percentile
17 in head circum- 90th percentile




Both of my kids have had huge heads! 

At 4 months Zane was 

13 lbs 15 oz- 30th percentile
24 in long- 10th percentile

I call Nash my "wild child!" Because he is just that! He is a wiggle worm that is all over the place! He rolls around like crazy, kicks himself across the room, has a Kung foo grip, smiles from ear to ear, and talks up a storm! Seriously, he is one active little guy! He even tries to sit up on his own.. he can hold it for a hot second but with his wiggle worm action, he falls over. 4 months is too early to sit anyway, Mr. Nashers! Don't grow up too fast...

He pulled himself up in the sitting position in his swing..

Sitting on mommys lap...

He LOVES to chew on his hands. He just started liking teethers. Oh, and he also likes to put his feet in his mouth! Lol 




He feeds himself his bottle and just started eating oatmeal this week. 


He is the messiest eater ever! He tries to grab the spoon and shove the food into his mouth! He touches everything and whales him arms around. Haha. This is the complete opposite of Zane. Zane was the cleanest eater. And I liked that.. Lol. Let's just say- Zane and Nash are almost complete opposites!

I know Nash just wants to be as big as bubby and play with him already. He lights up every time he sees Zane and loves to "play" with him. I can already tell they will be best friends. Zane is very protective over him and also very kind and sweet to him. I love their bond. 



I know it sounds crazy.. But the back of their heads are identical! They both have two swirls in their hair on the back of their heads.


Zane loves pushing him around in his walker. Oddly enough, Nash grabbed a hold of the steering wheel and just goes along with it! 

Also, I love my special bond with him.. 


I call him my "littlest love". And he will always be that. Even if he grows up to be bigger than all of my boys.. haha. He will always be my youngest. 

One thing that is completely different about my boys is that Zane absolutely loved sleeping on our chests on his belly. Nash does not like sleeping on his belly or even being on it at all. He likes to be held, but in your arms. He cracks me up because when you try to hold him like that, he smothers himself and puts his head straight into the blanket or your chest. How can you breathe kid!?! So we usually don't cuddle that way. However, I love when I rock him and he takes his hand and either rubs my face or grabs onto my shirt right before he falls asleep. It's the sweetest thing!

Oh and he has some serious blonde hair! It's actually pretty long on top. 


Love that little sleeping face... 

That's all for now! 😊