MY INSPIRATION!!!

It's so funny how life can make you a different person, but nothing truly changes who you are! Since becoming a mom I've been SO caught up in the feedings, diapers, bathes and so on that I started to find that I was sort of loosing myself. I forgot what things made "me" happy and decided a week or so ago to start finding time for hobbies that I love again. So I sat down one day and wrote a poem. Another day I started reading a book that I've been wanting to read for some time now. And as of recent I picked up the camera to do a photo session with my favorite girl

I have to say...I have one GREAT model!!! She's so photogenic and has such a gorgeous smile she's become my artistic inspiration :) Infact, I got so in to it that I even came up with a photography logo "Celestial Snapshots"! Here's just a few of the pics I took...

Sink, Warm Water & a Duck!

Well, we've graduated from the infant tub to the...sink? LOL! She just LOVES to sit up now so there was no use prolonging the inevitable :)

Now, there was a toddler side of our infant tub I could be using...but who wants to keep lugging that thing from bathroom to sink?!

I also could put that infant tub in the big tub and give her a bath that way...but who wants to bend over a tub to make sure their little one doesn't tip over like a teapot (LOL!)

She sits up REALLY well by herself but definitely still needs a hand close by for tilting or tipping. So until I feel more secure and my back can hold up...the sink is the PLACE TO BE :)

And just look at this face...I think she agrees!

The Sit Down Interview...after the 4 month shots! :(

This is actually an older video since she just got her 6 months shots last week, but thought it was still worth sharing :)

Floppy Seat Disaster...

Ok, a while back a good friend of mine posted a blog about her "Floppy Seat Disaster". Now, keep in mind I was still pregnant when I read her blog so I was like "Oooooh, I need to take notes so this doesn't happen to me". So that should have meant smooth sailing, righttttt????

So I go over all the steps before I leave the house...
1) Pack diaper bag with bottle, formula, warm water, diapers, wipes, spare clothes, ECT.
2) Make sure Floppy Seat is in the van
3) Bring Paci for any sudden melt downs
4) Grab Coupons (doing a little dance for coupons)
5) Grab phone that has grocery list on it, calculator feature...oh, and it can also just be used as a phone

I feel confident, covered all my bases...I'm ready :)

Get to Winn-Dixie and find a parking spot right next to the carts so that one will be at my disposal for "installing" the floppy seat while my sweet baby looks on from her comfy seat in the van (little tip from my aforementioned friend)

See DARK storm clouds overhead, hear loud thunder..."Uh, oh!" Getting nervous now!

Look at package with picture to see which side is front and which is back...seems simple enough. Look at strap and try to connect around back of seating area of grocery cart before realizing it's backwards and needs to be pulled out and fed back through so the strap can click together in the front instead of the back.

Proceed to do so, starting to sweat like a fat, farm pig while the "kart boys" look on with glee (raaaaaah!) "Why is this taking so long and why is my face starting to melt off like those guys who open the arc on that Indiana Jones movie?!"

Finally get it all settled in and unhook Chandani from her carseat in the van and put her in, place a fluffy blanket around her for added cushion on the sides of her and give her her Pooh Bear Snuggly for the shopping adventure. Place paci in mouth and reach for diaper bag to get out debit card for easy paying access later when in store. Now dripping sweat onto grocery cart...rarrrr!

Dig hand in bag, dig some more..."Awwww MAN!!!" Left my wallet AT HOME!!!

Chandani was even more displeased...I believe she said "MOMMY, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!"

Needless to say it was a good dry-run :) Had to go all the way back home, get my wallet and head back to the store. Got her set up again and did some heavy duty shopping!!!

Even saved $35 in deals and coupons...



Even with all the "no wallet drama" we had a GREAT "First Time in Floppy Seat" shopping trip!!!

Somebody LOVES her High Chair!

Chandani is officially a Foodie :) She's had applesauce, bananas, green beans and pears so far...and we haven't found anything she doesn't like, yet. She looks like such a big girl in her high chair that it has become my new favorite parts of the day feeding her some breakfast and dinner! Being a mommy is the GREATEST!!!

4th of July...BABY!

Chandani's FIRST fourth of July...COULD NOT have been BETTER!!! She was such a trooper taking on the Beach for the first time and then Fireworks...yep, my almost 6 month old sat through a fireworks show and didn't even make a peep. She just took in the sights of beautiful sprays of bright lights across downtown Jacksonville's sky and all the sounds of ooohs and aaaahs from the crowd. This little girl couldn't make a Mommy & Daddy any prouder!!!










Here we have Mommy letting Chandani experince the tide rushing over her little feeties...she was SOOOO good!











Warren (Chandani's youngest cousin and her Best Bud) came to supervise and let her know "it's ok Chandani, it's ok)











She was such a BIG GIRL and even went out in the ocean to float in her canopy float. She was a little skeptical at first, but after a few verses of the ABC song from Mommy AND Daddy she got used to the cold and was AWESOME!!!










Everyone took turns holding her at the beach, but no one quite as "proud" as Paw Paw...hey they kind of match skin colors! (LOL)


Needless to say, after all that excitement Miss Chandani was pooped out...or as Casey would say "a tired bear" so we let her get some shut eye in her pop-up tent! (Check the fan inside...this girl had it made!)

Then onto the Down town Jax fireworks...


Ok, she looks a little freaked in this pic, but it wasn't the fireworks...it was Daddy's blinding camera flash (lol)



Here is Mommy and Baby taking in the beautiful scene!



It was a banner day for the Armogan Family...and one we won't soon forget!!!