March 2015 – These Crazy Montanas

Did I brush my teeth?

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Taryn and Tavia1 Comment

You know those days where you look at the clock and it says 12:30…you’re still in your pajamas, the baby still hasn’t taken a nap (he’s been up since 6:30 mind you), and it’s a miracle you’ve eaten anything? And then it hits you, the teeth have not been brushed since the night before, or you think? This, my friends, is what a baby growth spurt/teething episode looks like in our life. On the bright side, this phase only lasted one day (hallelujah)! Today is a new day, it’s now 10:30, Max is asleep, my hair is done, my teeth are for sure brushed, and I’m dressed. I think I’m so put together already because I have been SO excited to share our surprise with y’all!

But first…here is the quick Bailey/Daddy/Max cuddle session that happened last night…

^^These cheese faces are partly the result of the camera flash that is SO funny! I had to share these to keep the suspense going…and because these are too dang cute not to share!

Ok…now for the surprise.

This has been a long time coming. I’m not pregnant, sorry to disappoint. Ha! Since my precious niece was born two years ago (how is that possible?) I have been following mama and baby clothing shops on instagram. And somewhat obsessing over them. I knew that this is something I would love to do. Hip, graphic tees and onesies for littles and mamas.. How much fun is that? I finally got the confidence to just do it. The hubby plays a big role in this confidence, “the only way to fail is to never try”. I can’t give all the credit to my hubby for helping me get this going, my good friend, Rhiannon (you’ll see lots of pics of her and her baby soon), came up with the name to the shop! Guys….Little Nugget Apparel is now open for business!! You can find us on Instagram and Etsy. Please take a look! Give suggestions! We’re in the very beginning phases of this venture, I’ve never done anything like this before and seriously welcome any advice y’all have! Here are some pics of the first designs we have available for purchase now! You’ll also find the link to our little shop at the end of this post! Thanks for reading this lengthy post and being loyal readers! Love ALL of you!

So much more is to come, but I thought it was only fair to share with you guys first! Here is the link

https://www.etsy.com/shop/littlenuggetapparel

The First Hair Cut

March 23, 2015 Taryn and Tavia1 Comment

Baby Max had his first hair cut this weekend. Yep. It was quite the ordeal, we had grandparents, aunts and an uncle present for the event. As we walked into the cutesie little kids salon, the hair stylist asked me if I wanted to save his hair from this monumental cut..I quickly replied with, “of course not, I have no idea what I would do with it”. And that was that. As she started snipping away and his little hairs fell to the ground, I understood why she asked me if I wanted to keep those first hair cut hairs. It’s like the last bit of that itty bitty baby phase you can hold onto (crap,I’m turning into a sap). And just like that my baby turned into a big boy. Not kidding. It aged the guy by at least 4 months. Take a look!

Try not to get too teary eyed guys, the little guy is growing up! Every new little phase is so much fun, I can’t wait to see what short-haired baby Max has in store for us.

P.S. The surprise will be revealed this week! It’s still a work in progress. 😉

Urgent Care and Baby Smiles

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 Taryn and TaviaLeave a comment

We had our first traumatizing baby experience this weekend. Our baby proofing efforts proved not good enough for our little crawling monster. Max decided it was a good idea to pull a speaker off a shelf.

^ I don’t know why we didn’t think to move that little bugger. It now has a tentative new home on top of the cabinet.

Enough about the speaker….you all probably want to know what happened to his poor little finger. He got it wedged underneath the speaker when it fell. His fingernail will not be hanging on much longer. He also had a pretty decent sized cut, I couldn’t get it to stop bleeding so we decided to head to the kids urgent care. He cried the whole way there and almost the whole time we were there. There is nothing worse than hearing your baby cry in pain like that, I felt so bad! The doctors and nurses were so great to us and baby Max. They had him all wrapped up in no time and sent us on our way. When Max was back to his flirty, smiley-self, I knew he would be just fine! Me on the other hand….still somewhat traumatized. Being from a family of four…with two crazy, fearless, sometimes stupid (no offense guys) brothers, I know this will not be our last visit to the urgent care. So until next time (hopefully a few years from now)! Ha!

Stay tuned for a super exciting post about some new exciting things we have going on around here! I. Can’t. Wait. To. Share.

Happy Thursday Y’all!

The Nap Time Hustle

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 Taryn and TaviaLeave a comment

I’m sure all you moms out there know what I’m talking about. The baby is finally down, I have loads of laundry, a house that looks like a tornado just blew through, and a desperate need to workout. This is what we call the nap time hustle, approximately an hour and a half (if I’m lucky) to complete all of these tasks. First up….the work out. If I don’t do that first, it won’t get done and my booty will be so sad about it later!

^^I mean, how does one kid make such a mess??

Here is my quick little butt kicking workout!

^That’s how excited I get about working out by myself! Ha!

Legs, and a little cardio:

Round 1:

2 minutes on the treadmill (incline 6, speed 6)

20 stationary body weight lunges on each leg

15 squats on the smith machine

Repeat 3x through

Round 2:

15 Glute kick-backs on each leg with the Smith Machine

20 sumo squats

15 jump squats

Repeat 3x through

Round 3:

15 stiff legged deadlifts

1 minute wall sit (these bring me back to my middle school days! ha!)

5 minutes walking lunges on the treadmill

Cool Down and STRETCH!

Y’all DO this workout..I promise your legs and butts will be screaming and you will love every second!! Feel free to comment if you don’t know what something is!

The workout took 40 minutes, toy picking up took 5 (maybe I exaggerated the mess), and the laundry took 30…..and baby Max is still asleep! Now….to eat in peace!!

Happy Tuesday y’all!!