thoughts & favorite things

anabelle had seen her buddy mason sing like this before and just figured out how to do it herself. some of the prettiest music i've ever heard!

the army crawl is starting to pick up speed & i surely feel like i need to vacuum all the time. how is it that her favorite things to crawl to are my shoes and charley's toys? gosh, the two dirtiest things in the room!

anabelle is starting to enjoy a few finger foods. sam was sharing his frozen waffles and bananas. she sure does like squishing things through her fingers. tonight she seemed to prefer to see how her dinner felt instead of how it tasted.

we sure are missing chris . . . still. there is a chance he'll be home a day early and we can't wait. hurry up, muggy!

i have been wanting to share some of my favorite anabelle related things. if i was oprah, i'd buy them for everybody!

susan's favorite things:

(with links)

flip video camera

exercise ball - we got ours at target. get a big one. it works like magic with anabelle.

bob stroller - if you sign up to be a member at REI, you get a 20% off one item coupon (wink wink!)

boppy pillow - we use the boppy all the time and it has been really helpful on the airplane.

urban bonnet - took me a little while to find a sun hat that i liked. love these!

boob toob nursing cover - another fabulous etsy find. easy to use and it covers everything.

mother's ring - i had trouble deciding if i wanted a piece of anabelle jewelry and then i found this. she has a lot of different engraved options. i purchased the personalized stacking ring and it turned out perfect!

inktastic & etsy too - anabelle has several unique special goodies from both of these sites. i recently ordered her a 'mademoiselle anabelle' onesie from inktastic.

angel dear lovey - anabelle has the owl. we call him 'hoot'.

sleep sheep & giraffe - we have the smaller travel ones

quick as a cricket - a special book from my san diego 'mom friend'. anabelle loves it.

ergo carrier

diaper dude diaper bag - chris picked out our diaper bag

lilypadz - silicone nursing pads, they really work