Day five of the series, Tiny Love List – “Bringing Home Baby”, is one of my favorite headband shops, Zozu Baby. This exceptional headband shop sells the sweetest little bows for every age especially new babies. Every bow is made by Sandy, who has such an eye for detail as every bow is perfectly made.

While these bows can be made for any age, I absolutely love the mini felt bows on Emery. They are the perfect size for a new baby’s head and are so soft.

I especially love the ability to choose from a variety of colors so that I can coordinate it to Emery’s outfits. I have to say though, my favorite color is just a classic white – it goes with everything!

Zozu Baby is also coming out with a new skinny felt bow on either your choice of an unlined clip or nylon elastic. The nylon elastic is so, so good. It is one-size fits all and it expands to fit any size of head. Babies have such soft heads that it is tough finding bows that won’t leave a mark. With the nylon elastic fitting any size of head, it doesn’t leave any marks and it the perfect fit.

How cute is the skinny felt bow?!? I am in love!

We love Zozu baby and know you will too! Stay tuned to have a chance to win shop credit to next week on Instagram!

Today, I am so excited to share with you one of my favorite items that I purchased before Emery was born. I was on the hunt to find a perfect baby book when I came across, Lucy Darling . I was immediately drawn to the feminine cover of the book and knew it would be a good fit to keep memories for my Emery Jane.

I was not disappointed when I received the book. The pages were filled with beautiful drawings of flowers and the layout of the book was exceptional. It covers every little important detail from pregnancy cravings to when your baby first smiled.

I want to remember the important things and keep a book for Emery, but as a busy mom, I don’t have hours in my day to sit and write in a baby book. This book however, takes the cake as it is well organized, clean and simple, and so easy and fun to fill out.

The Baby’s First Book has so many fun and memorable pages in it. Some of my favorite pages are: a page to write a letter to your baby before they are born, a place to put your baby’s footprints, and a page to put a photo of the house that your child grew up in.

The book also has a page for every month of baby’s life to place a photo and write all the little changes and developments that are happening. I love the floral theme of this book because it goes perfectly with the flower monthly photos I take of Emery each month.

In the back of the book are pages of “firsts” that your baby has with the option to put a photo of their “first” along with the date it happened. One of our “firsts”, was a smile I caught on camera!

Last, I love that this well thought-out book has blank pages in the back of the book to place extra photos that you want to remember or to write out memories that you don’t want forgotten.

Lucy Darling not only has beautiful baby books, but also sells monthly milestone stickers, children’s books, and artwork. I highly recommend this shop to all my mommy friends as it is such a unique, creative shop with items that are one-of-a-kind.

Are you in love with Baby’s First Book as much as I am? You will have a shot to win one of your own next Wednesday when the Tiny Love List – “Bringing Baby Home” giveaway kicks off!

Today on our Tiny Love List – Bringing Home Baby, is a product review of a multi-functional nursing cover. It comes from a shop that has some the most used and loved items I own. One of the first items I purchased before Emery was born was a beautiful car seat cover from the shop, Milk Snob.

The owner, Melanie, creates items that are an everyday necessity, with fabric that has stunning designs and the most luxurious feel. I was so excited when she came out with the multi-functional nursing cover. It has 360° coverage while nursing, but can also be used as a car seat or shopping cart cover. With Adelyn, I used a blanket to nurse in public, which never stayed put and she was constantly pulling it off. I am ecstatic to now own a cover that I will not have to worry about any of these things happening in public.

This nursing cover is made of soft, breathable fabric that is great for nursing in the summer months. I love that it is adjustable at the neck allowing you to decide if you want the cover around your shoulders or neck.

What I love most about this nursing cover? The modern and stylish look it gives as you wear it. The grey is my favorite color choice as it goes with anything you are wearing, and gives the look of a great-added accessory.

This nursing cover needs to be on your must-have list, as it can assist you in so many different ways as a mother. Nursing in public, covering an icky shopping cart, and protecting your little one from the sun or harsh weather. I know it will continue to be one of the most used baby items I own many years to come. Stay tuned for a giveaway next week for your chance to win something from this fabulous shop!

This month, I am kicking off a series on my blog called, Tiny Love List, where I will be sharing a few of my favorite products on the blog and ending with a giveaway of all the products reviewed. Now becoming a mommy of two, I have a better idea of products that are a must-have and ones that I could have done without. This months theme is: “Bringing Home Baby” as I share some of my must-haves for newborns from some amazing shops that we love to support.

Headband//Bloomers//Crib Moccs

I feel honored to start this series with one of our favorite products that we have used and loved for the last couple of years: Freshly Picked. I can list many reasons why we love our Freshly Picked moccasins, especially as Adelyn has owned a pair from size 1 to her current size 5.

• Great for beginner walkers
• They never fall off
• Easy to put on and a great shoe to teach your child how to put their shoes on
• Easy to take off
• Lightweight and durable
• Stretch a bit to fit for a longer period of time
• Many colors to choose from

I still remember the first pair I bought for Adelyn, size 1 in the color copper, and I can’t wait for Emery to be able to wear them again soon. However, Adelyn didn’t fit into her size 1 moccasins until she was about 4 or 5 months old. I remember thinking; I wish there were a smaller size for her to fit into the first couple of months. Then came crib mocs, right as I found out I was pregnant with Emery.

Freshly Picked has recently introduced the crib mocs, size 0. I was so excited to purchase a pair for Emery to wear with her going home outfit. So here are some reasons why we love the crib moccs and why they need to be on your bringing home baby list.

A Shoe From the Start

I love that Emery has been able to wear a pair of shoes that fit from the moment she was born. They were just a little big on her at first, but now at almost 3 months she has been wearing them almost every day and still fits into them. They are also made with softer leather than the larger sizes which I love as I put her sweet little feet into them.

Photo Props

I loved finding shoes that matched Emery’s going home outfit, and as I take photos of her now that she’s growing it’s fun to add this cute shoe to accessorize. The size 0 pair of shoes can also be a fun way to announce you are expecting, a gender reveal, or even to use as a prop with your maternity photos.

A Keepsake

I will always treasure her first pair of shoes that she wore and they will be a great keepsake to put in her memory box. My mother still has her first pair of shoes, which happen to be a pair of tiny moccasins, and she loves to get them out to show my sister and me. Holding onto your first pair of shoes is a great tradition to keep in the family.

Better Than Socks

Crib moccasins don’t fall off like socks do. I have a hard time finding socks that will keep Emery’s feet warm and also stay on. Instead, I have just been putting her crib moccasins on her because they have an elastic band that holds the shoe perfectly on her tiny feet. They keep her feet warm in cold weather while not overheating her feet in the heat.

Multiple Colors

I love that crib moccasins seem to be becoming more popular as Freshly Picked continues to add more colors to this line of shoes. For the price, you can’t go wrong with buying a few pairs to go with all those adorable newborn outfits. I absolutely love the new colors, rose gold, cashmere, and salt water taffy, that were just added.

     

Freshly Picked has created a shoe that can grow with your child from the start. These moccasins will always be a favorite for both of my girls as they go through their fun stages of life – from birth to rolling, to crawling, to walking, and to running and climbing. We will always love our Freshly Picked moccasins.

Want to win a pair of Freshly Picked moccasins of your choice? Follow along with the rest of my series, Tiny Love List – Bringing Home Baby, to win a pair next week!

How to, with two? I am still no expert on this subject. However, with each day I feel like I gain a little more confidence as we get into more of a routine. Obviously a newborn does not have a set schedule, so we have to go with the flow some days, and really that’s okay! I’m loving my time at home with my girls and all the memories that we are making together this summer.

For the first post in this series, I thought I would share some summer activities that we have done so far this summer. My first piece of advice to mamas that are expecting their second child, is to try to plan an activity with your older child to give them a little of your undivided attention. When I am able to do a one-on-one activity with Adelyn, I notice that her behavior and temperament is so much better than if I don’t.

Activities planned don’t need to involve a lot of work, but I do recommended to try to know what you are going to do with your older child the day before. On Sundays, I write down a few things that I can do with Adelyn throughout the week, so that I can be more prepared. They can be simple activities such as: play-doh, painting/coloring, playing with tubs of water, blowing bubbles, chalk, dancing to toddler tunes, a picnic outside, or even baking cookies together.

Here are a few fun activities that Adelyn and I have done this Spring/Summer! I hope these might give you some ideas for things to do with your little ones!

Tea Parties with Animal Friends

Playing with Flour

Materials: plastic tablecloth, flour, plastic toys or cups

Indoor Picnic

Save this activity for a rainy day.

Water Beads

Materials: water beads, large tub, sand toys, and fine motor tools.

If all else fails, we run to the library!

I hope a few of these activities can help if you have a busy toddler like I do! Keeping her busy has helped so much as we transitioned to two children.

What are some of your favorite activities to do with your toddler?

Reading is one of our favorite things to do around here. I believe it’s the teacher in me, but I absolutely love nothing more than finding a new, beautiful children’s book to read and display.

It has been a dream come true having children and being able to share my love of reading with them. I am so thankful that Adelyn loves to sit a read a book with either her daddy or I. Not only is it great one-on-one time with her, but also a time we can find mini-lessons in books to teach her new things.

I love to change her wall of books each month to sometimes fit a theme or holiday. They are added decoration in her room and become the “special” books that we read together all month long.

Here are our June favorites. Adelyn is in her first dance class, so this month’s theme was mostly dancing books with a few feminine favorites added. Her favorite though? Flo and Wendell, because these funny doggies remind her of her of our dog, Bay.

Uni the Unicorn / I Had a Favorite Dress / Just Being Audrey

Flo and Wendell / Flora and the Flamingo / Chasing Degas

Sylvie / Julia, Child / Tallulah’s Tutu

Miss Lina’s Ballerinas / Belinda the Ballerina /Olivia and the Fairy Princess

What are some of your favorite current reads with your child?

Make sure to check my Instagram page as I am giving away your choice of book from this months Tiny Love Library.