LITTLE MAMA

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

FACTS ABOUT ARI AT 15 MONTHS:

WORDS: Up, Wee, Buh Bye, Bah Bah, DaDa, MaMa, Tank You, Delo (hello) :)

FOODS: Everything, literally everything! She has not had a thing she doesn't like yet! Still Vegetarian.

TRAITS: Being carried all the time, likes to sit on you no matter where you are, loves to eat 24/7, likes playing in the bathtub, brushing her hair & her teeth, wearing her cowgirl boots.

COUPLE CHRISTMAS HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MONTH:

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

Little Miss Ari is 14 months today and we are beyond thankful for her.

She brightens our day with her smile and laugh.

A little crazy at times but what kid isn't.

Her personality is coming out and she is becoming her own little person.

She loves squeeze packets of fruits and vegetables and her new favorite is mac and cheese.

PS She really loves this dress :) 

Howdy Partner!

Everyday this little human amazes me more and more.

We officially have a walker on our hands! Now that she can she is crusin everywhere! I am literally terrified she is going to get hurt overtime she falls, lets hope she doesn't!

She has an amazing personality and loves to smile and laugh and be held by anyone!

Ari eats everything and I mean everything I made lasagna last night and she was grubbing on it, I think she ate more than me haha, truth.

I love watching her grow everyday but it makes me so sad after her first birthday I practically cried for 2 days. Thats life though, the days are long but years are short so enjoy every moment. Whenever she wants to be held no matter how tired I am I can't say no because I know there will be a day where she won't want or need to be held anymore. So I get as much snuggles in as I can whenever I can. There is nothing better than holding your child and watching them smile and sometimes squiggle out of it because lets face it they would rather be playing with their toys then having mom squeeze them and smother them with kisses hahaha but its my favorite. :)

Well its official Ari is 1 Years Old today. I remember her birth like it was yesterday. I was excited anxious scared happy basically an emotional wreck, lol. I was induced into labor and it took 42 hours till she decided to grace us with her presence she was pretty happy just chilling with her mama. ;)

Now I can't remember what life was like before her. 

She is our wild child, fearless, and adventurous!

What is she up to these days?

Took her first steps last week when I brought her to work with me.

She says Mama, Dada, Uh-Oh, and mimics a lot of other words you say to her.

She waves bye bye when she feels like it.

Still biting her mama like crazy anywhere time and place! 

Loves food and anything I eat now she wants, but wont eat it until I take a bite first. She just tried broccoli string cheese bread apples oh the list goes on!

She still sleeps with her legs in the air and loves to be held a lot more now from anyone really - its all about the attention!

She's simply amazing and we love her to pieces I can't imagine life without her.

We love you baby girl Happy First Birthday.

Firstly I can't believe Ari will be 1 next month!

She took her first step August 17th, just one :), she also just stands on her own and plops down on her bottom.

She says a lot of repeat words but nothing repeatedly except for on August 23rd Ryan said Uh-oh and she repeated it and he said it again and she did again and again! So its official her first word is Uh-oh. :)

She loves to pinch me anywhere my neck my collar bone my armpit my stomach leg face cheek.

She seriously has the best laugh and loves it when I kiss her thigh rolls!

She loves to crawl FAST I can't keep her still she is always on the go!

She loves to Dance to rap music, we don't know what the song is called but Lil Wayne sings it and she just loves it I am almost ashamed to admit that lol but seriously its the cutest.

She loves to play with her toys, but loves everything else more example - the remote control, my iPhone, my laptop, oh you know anything expensive.

She loves fruit, Watermelon and Oranges are her favorite.

She is not a fan of being confined aka the play pen its a love hate relationship.

She loves to sleep in strange positions, for example with her legs in the split position, one leg up one leg down, half on daddy half on me, sideways between us, on her side in a twisted position basically anything that is not flat. :)

She is pretty much an amazing human bean. <3

Hello World I am officially 10 Months Old Today!

FACTS ABOUT ARI:

She loves to bite me the other day she bit my ankle! True Story :p

Anytime you eat anything she gives you the death stare and if you give her any its over you're going to have to feed her until its gone or you put it away or she starts to throw a tantrum.

First thing she does in the morning is wake up roll over and climb up on the bed headboard and yes she even bites that sometimes lol.

She is a very fast crawler and pulls herself up on everything.

She does not like getting her diaper changed she always is rolling over mid change which makes it a bit difficult as you can imagine!

She has the biggest brownest eyes that just light up when she sees her mommy or daddy.

Loves Patty Cake and learned how to clap.

This past month she got her first fever and ear infection it was horrible poor thing all she wanted to do was sleep and hold me like 24/7 I am just glad she is better and back to her crazy self. :)

Barely sits still for photos and always on the go.

She's a Wild One but oh how we love her!

Oh baby!

Clapping her hands.

Gives high fives…sometimes.

Loves twinkle twinkle little star & Patty Cake.

Pulling herself up on everything.

Can't sit still.

Loves all food.

Starting using a sippy cup for water.

Mastered crawling and is fast!

Got her first pair of Jelly's.

Loves kisses and hugs.

Prefer to be held than laying down.

Loves to put our iphones ipad remote and anything else expensive in her mouth.

Has 8 teeth and is still teething.

Loves facetime.

She wishes she could walk ;)

Wakes us up by picking my nose kicking me poking my face and always does it with a smile so its okay. :)

Our baby girl is growing up so fast and is so much fun we just love her to pieces!

Little Baby Ari is 8 Months old toady!

Ari is officially 7 Months old!

She is sitting up on her own.

Rolling over.

Moving around in a circle.

Eating baby food, her favorite is sweet potatoes like her mama!

Getting in 4 more teeth for a total of 6 now!

Putting her feet in her mouth.

Teething on anything she can get her hands on.

Went to Disneyland for the first time for my nephews birthday.

Loves taking pictures.

Hates laying down.

Wants to be held whenever possible.

Loves kisses and attention!

"Its My Half Birthday!!"

My baby girl is 6 months old today and it's her half birthday!

If anyone knows me they know I celebrate my half birthday which is August 21st ;)! So of course I want to make it a tradition with my daughter.

Life is crazy my husbands been on nights and I barely see him in the morning but this is his last week and I could not be more excited to have him back home with us!

Ari is growing and changing everyday and is full of personality!

We went to take her 6 month photos last weekend and it was the first time she cried like that the whole entire photo shoot :( you can plan the outfits and accessories to a T but you cant plan the outcome, oh well I am sure we got at least 1 good one! :) I did take some at home the next day and she was back to her normal smiling self, oh baby!

Facts about Miss Ari Chanel

-She is sitting up and rolling over

- I swear she said mom last weekend all day long

-She is wearing 6-12 months in clothing

-Ari is not a fan of laying down anymore she has to be propped up somehow :)

-Her first really taste of food was bananas! She made the funniest face but kept eating it. I tried sweet potatoes on another day and she LOVED it I think that’s her favorite so far, she even tried grabbing the whole jar! ;)

-She pulls her self up out of the car seat – even when I am driving I can see her lifting her head up trying to move and get out

-She is sleeping in the bed with me which makes it easier and helps her sleep through the night which helps

-She loves the camera and our mini photo shoot sessions at home
-Lately she's been feeling my face with her hand she'll rub her hand up and down and around almost to familiarize herself with me, I love watching her face while she does it she just smiles and looks so intrigued
-Did I mention she hates blankets anytime we cover her she pushes it off, she's been like this since she was born - silly baby!

I love you Ari, Happy Half Birthday and many more to come!

Love,

Mommy & Daddy

5 Months Already!

I love my Mom & Dad so much they kiss me all the time and my Mom takes a zillion photos everyday. I am so loved! ~ Ari Chanel

Where has the time gone! I am so exhausted working full time and being a full time mom is a lot but I love her so much I will do whatever I have to do for my little babe. I also started a baby clothing line and party banners this month which is so exciting but scary at the same time. I have already put in a lot of time love and money into this and I really hope something great comes of it! If you have a chance check it out: www.etsy.com/shop/banezco & Instagram @banez_co :) I do custom orders as well!

Anyways back to my babe! Here are some facts about Ari:

-She has both her bottom teeth now and they are soon cute!!

-She is days away from sitting up on her own, she hates laying down with a passion unless its time for bed or nap time.

-She is laughing now which is amazing and the best sound I have ever heard!

-First thing she does when she wakes up is smile and stretch out her whole body, its the best.

-She loves to splash in the bathtub.

-She loves cuddling when its time for bed.

-Her favorite songs are: Thinking Out Loud, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, & Taylor Swift songs

-She loves to see whats going on and being held.

-She just started playing in her bouncer all by herself and loves it! 

-She always has a smile on her face.

Ari is the best baby we are so blessed she is so happy healthy and beautiful!

My little Darling is officially 4 Months old and so much fun. We love her more and more everyday which I didn't even think was possible! This month so much has changed firstly I went back to work which I am so sad about I wish I could be with her all day but like most moms these days it's not an option at the moment. Luckily our good friend is watching her which puts me at ease because I know she's in great hands. My days are long and nights longer but she makes it worth it just seeing her face when I pick her up. 

Whats New With Ari:

• She has found her feet and holds on to them aka baby yoga ;)
• I just saw that she is getting her first tooth!! I was so excited I called my mom and Ryan right away lol. I also took a photo of it but it was hard since she kept pushing her tongue out.:)
• She laughed for the first time the other day like a legit laugh it was the best sound like music to my ears I am definitely looking forward to hearing it more in the coming months. 
• She is trying with all her might to sit up we call it doing baby crunches working on her abs haha.
• Oh and she can grab on to stuff now like her rattle and other toys its so crazy how much she developed from month 3 to 4 I can only imagine how much more she will progress next month!
• My sister got us a bouncer for Christmas and she is just starting to use it not bouncing yet but sitting up and playing with the toys in it.
• Oh and did I mention she LOVES to pull my hair! Haha we're working on that one still.
• Her hair has thinned out except the back bottom which is longer than the rest its kind of like a baby mullet lol :) 
• Her hands are in her mouth a lot now and it makes sense since I found that tooth she must be teething.
• This one has so much personality and just smiles every time she sees me and it melts my heart she's such an angel.