InstaTuesday!

Here I am, linking up with Taingamala for InstaTuesday again! I really just can't resist the opportunity to participate and share all my cute photos of my daughter with you. =)

Thanks to Google, I found out that you don't find Chuck Norris, he finds you. ;-)

{It should be noted that my hubby loves Chuck Norris jokes.}

Joe came home for lunch one day last week and it just happened that Charlotte was awake.

They had a good time hanging out on the couch, watching Star Trek.

We got Charlotte a little teething, crinkly book. She seriously loves this thing!

My new favorite obsession is vintage pyrex. I didn't even know anyone had/sold it anymore!

My nana used to have bowls like the ones in the bottom pictures and I always loved them.

I decided I'd buy these beauties from Etsy. I can't wait until they get here!!

One of the joys of running errands on post: humvees and convoys.

Got this awesome package full of Japanese goodies from Jes!

Another attempt at conquering the French braid. It's really hard to do your own hair!

Joe picked up some new uniforms Saturday!! Very soon we'll have an E5 in the house!

I'm so proud of my hubby. =)

Tried to get a shot of her in this cute outfit Sunday and she decided she'd rather watch Jasper play.

Still turned out to be a cute photo, though!

Caught the end of her sweet, sweet smile yesterday after a day of rough teething.

Hope you enjoyed a peek at our week/weekend! Tomorrow I'll be hosting the first day of a new linky party called Wednesday Walkabout with Chantal from Scattered Seashells, Jane from Taingamala and Jamie from Handling with Grace. Please stop by one of our blogs and check it out! We can't wait to get started and "party" with everyone! =)

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What We've Been Up To, Instagram Style

I hope you're ready for some cuteness, because that's pretty much all I've got for you today! =)

Here's a little bit of what we've been up to lately:

Making faces. =) I absolutely love it when she makes this face! This is her happy/excited face. She gets excited about the iPhone. Lol!

This is my cue to put her down for a nap. Occasionally when she gets tired, she'll start sucking her thumb. Sometimes she'll roll to her side, too, but that's not the norm. I love that she gives me these cues and only sucks her thumb when she's sleepy! =)

Joe had 24hr staff duty (when does he not have it these days?), so we hung out on the couch and watched some White Collar. Cuddles on the couch are the best!

We had to send Daddy a "good night" picture while he was on duty too. =) Bedtime is the sweetest part of the day. 

We took a trip to WalMart this weekend and found a whole bunch of Hello Kitty soaps! Since Annie and I became friends, every time I see Hello Kitty I think of her! And considering we live in the Hello Kitty capital of the US...that's a lot!

I'm still trying to keep up with the current #SheReadsTruth study! Is anyone else doing it too? Proverbs is so easy to skim through... It's actually been a more difficult study than I expected. 

Yesterday, I conquered the French braid!!!! I have never, ever been able to French braid. Not my hair, or anyone else's. It's taken me weeks to be able to get this down. {Apparently my bestie thinks this is sad, because when I shared the news with her she said, "Oh yeah. I forgot you didn't have sisters." Gee thanks, bestie! ;-)} I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to do it on a larger scale (like my whole head), but this is definitely a success!! And hopefully I'll be able to repeat it. 

Omg. I have the cutest kid ever! And, oh, she's getting so stinkin' big! I barely had to prop her up to get her to sit like this! She's using those ab muscles more and more every day. Before I know it she's gonna be sitting up all on her own!

What have you and your Instagram photos been up to lately? ;-)

InstaTuesday!

Aloooooha! It's that time of the week again, folks!

You know...that time of the week when I show you my lovely Instagram photos and link up with Taingamala! =) Here we go...!

I love it when I find her all curled up in bed in the mornings, sucking on her thumb. It's the sweetest thing!

And this was us a little later hanging out on the couch watching TV in our pjs. I love cuddly mornings like that!!

I took this while she was nursing... I couldn't resist taking a photo of those sweet, gorgeous blue eyes looking up at me!

This happened on our way home from shopping Saturday. She was fussing like crazy in the backseat - which she never does. Turns out she had pulled her bow down over her eyes! And, yeah, she totally passed out with it like that too. We laughed uncontrollably when we found her like this!! =D We're awesome parents, y'all. LOL

This was my shopping haul! 4 shirts, 3 skirts (and a shirt for Joe, not pictured) all for $60! Old Navy clearance, for the win! Woo!

I decided I'd wear one of my new, super cute outfits to church Sunday. I am seriously in love with this skirt!!! Love, love, love. Best $7 I've ever spent.

My awesome friend, Annie, sent me this fabulous package full of Italian goodies. The only thing I've tried so far is the Kinder chocolate and ooooh was it good!! I can't wait to try the rest! =D I sure do miss having her nearby, but I can't say I don't like getting packages like this!

We finally got Charlotte a doorway jumper! I've been wanting to get her one for a few weeks, but couldn't find one cheap enough. This isn't exactly what I wanted, but it turned out that our neighbor had one her daughter used and she only wanted $5 for it. Um, sold! And so far the little miss is liking it! I'm hoping it'll help her use those legs and learn how to sit/stand on her own. 

So that's it!! Hope your week is off to a great start! We are trying to figure out our schedules as Joe has been put on the night shift for yet another training exercise this week. Thanks again, Army. *sigh*

Insta Tuesday

Hey there! I'm linking up with Taingamala again this week for Insta Tuesday - aka the day where I can show you all my Instagram pics from the last week without feeling like a lone weirdo. Ha! ;-)

First up...

I bought this beauty with some birthday money last week! =D I have really been wanting something Vera Bradley lately. I'm not sure why other than the obvious - her stuff is so pretty! I thought about getting something smaller, but I'd hardly use something like that right now. So I decided to go with something more mom-friendly and this is what I ended up with! I love it!

Sigh. I got this email this week... Did they even read my blog?! My name is NOT Amy. I'm pretty sure it says that somewhere on this blog of mine. Geeeeez.

Charlotte and I went for a bit of a walk and I remembered I bought her some sunglasses. She always blinks like crazy when we go outside, so I thought these might help. They worked like a charm! They're a bit big for her, but, eh. They work! And, hey, don't we look cute?! =)

I sat her down on the couch for just a minute so I could do something and she was all happy about it! She's getting to be such a big girl...

Yummy fingers!! She's been chewing on her fingers a lot recently. Must be doing something good for her if she's doing it all the time.

I asked Joe to come back in the living room for something the other night and this is what he did instead. Kinda funny...but also kinda creepy! He's so weird. =P It's a good thing I like him! Haha!

I said it in yesterday's post, but I still can't believe this little girl is 4 months old!!! She's growing so fast!

Thanks for "tuning in!" Hope you enjoyed a look at our week. Remember, you can always follow me on Instagram (or anywhere else!) by clicking one of the buttons on the right sidebar.

Hope you're having a great week so far!

Insta Tuesday!

Alooooha! Today I'm linking up over at Taingamala and sharing some Instagram photos for you to enjoy. =)

We'll start with yesterday and work our way backwards. That sound ok to you? Good! ;-)

I had Joe pick up Charlotte's refill for Zantac yesterday. It always makes me laugh when they put the "do not drink alcoholic beverages while taking this medication" stickers on her meds. No problem, guys! I won't give my almost-4 month old alcohol! I mean, really?

I went to Target this weekend and spent some birthday money! These are two of my purchases - new nail polish and super cute pj pants! It's the little things, y'all.

I got tagged for a "5 things" meme thingy! Thought you guys might like to know 5 more things about me too. =)

I put Charlotte down to play in the floor and she decided she didn't like where I put her. =P After I took this, she was 180 degrees from her original spot. Silly kiddo.

We put Charlotte in her exersaucer for the first time on Friday! (I think it was Friday. Might have been Saturday.) I figured since she loves standing while we hold her so much, she might like this. Turns out, she did! Of course, I had to stuff blankets behind her to keep her from falling over/back, but it worked! I'm sure she'll enjoy it more when she can really play with the toys on it, but she'll get there!

Hope you enjoyed a peek into our weekend! If you wanna follow me on Instagram (or anywhere else in the social media world), check out my little buttons over on the sidebar.

Hope y'all are having a great week!

InstaLife

One reason I really love Instagram is that it allows me to document fun stuff in my life. I know it's a bit silly to have "an app for that," but I do. Plus, who doesn't like sharing fun/cute photos with friends?! If you already follow me on Instagram, I guess you can ignore the rest of this post because I'm about to show you what I've been up to. =P

We celebrated my birthday (on the actual day) by going on a short little walk!

P.S. I love having my baby so close. It's like being pregnant...but not! ;-)

Miss Charlotte was being a bit of a drama queen while nursing.

Actually, she does this a lot. No idea why, but it's super cute!

Charlotte slept until I woke her at 7:55 am!! =D

What you can't see is that she's sucking her thumb. Hehe.

I got a belated birthday box from my bestie, full of goodies!

{Yeah, mommy books are goodies.}

Also, she made that card holder. Want one? Check her out on Etsy.

#shamelessplug #yourewelcomebestie

My little thumbsucker hanging out while we had a garage sale on Saturday.

I know it'll be hard to break her of this later, but it's so cute!

So that's what we've been up to lately! Nothing too out of the ordinary, but it's fun to share. If you'd like to keep up with me {and my adorable daughter} on Instagram, you can click here or on that little camera on the sidebar. =) {Btw (said in Barney's voice, of course), I have a Facebook page you can check out now too! Come say hi!}

Hope y'all are having a great week!