Mommy & Maia: What a Doll

Maia is two and a half weeks old now and doing great! She just had a check-up the other day and is already 8 lbs. She got to visit with some more friends and family over the past two days and everyone loves her. This weekend her other grandma is coming back for a visit and then her aunt (my sister) will be visiting for a few days too. We just love showing off our little doll! :-)



Speaking of dolls, is anyone else an American Girl fan? I have quite a collection that I'll be sharing with my little girl someday. Yesterday I got an email about the new historical dolls that are being released this year and I think they will need to join our collection too! I especially love the one on the left in the picture below. It looks like they will have an interesting story also, set in mid-nineteenth century New Orleans.



I'm already starting to plan which doll I'll get for Maia first (in a few years). The following three will probably look most like her.

If her eyes stay blue, we might go with this modern doll and she can name her whatever she wants:



I also love this one -- historical doll Rebecca:



And this one if Maia's hair ends up getting darker like Daddy's -- historical doll Ruthie:



It's going to be so fun shopping for my girl! ;-)

Mommy & Maia: Groceries, Surfing & Snuggling

Today I took Maia to the grocery store all by myself! This was my first time driving in awhile and the first time it's been just the two of us. She did great and slept pretty much the whole time. The rest of the afternoon was spent snuggling on the couch and surfing on the computer. Here's my little buddy hanging out next to me:



I love this Hello Kitty outfit from Sara (Mommyland)!

OOTD: Pizza & Ladybugs

The other day we went to a new pizza place in town and it was SO good! They had both New York style thin crust and Chicago style deep dish. We were really hungry so we went for the Chicago style. Yum!

Here's what I wore:



And Maia in her ladybugs outfit:



Maia snoozing at the pizza parlor:

Maia's First Week Recap

On Friday, Maia was one week old! I can't believe how fast the time is flying by. We had a little party for her at grandma's house with a few friends after dinner at the beach.



Daddy holding his little beach baby. We hope someday she'll like the beach and swimming as much as we do.



Party at Grandma's!!



Sydney (daughter of Sara -- Mommyland) helped Maia blow out the candle on her cake.



Here's a recap of our first week with baby Maia. It's been a GREAT week! :-)

Just an hour or two after she was born. I couldn't believe how tiny she was!



Daddy holding his little princess:



Ready to leave the hospital and take our little girl home!



Working Mama (grading papers for my online classes). Notice the pooped out little puppy next to me too. He has been a little overwhelmed by his new sister and all of her stuff!



Cozy in her towel after her first bath at home:



Sweet Maia loves to be rocked in the glider chair.



I love my girl more than I could have ever imagined! It's been so fun taking her out for little adventures all week, as well as just snuggling with her at home. She's an incredibly good baby, we're SO lucky!



Thanks for letting me share with all of you about my baby girl and the beginning of my amazing experiences as a mother. I appreciate all of the kind comments and well wishes everyone has left for us. Maia will be a regular feature here on the blog, so you can expect to see lots more of her! ;-)

OOTD + Anthro Wishlist

I'm working on a "Maia's first week" post (with pictures of her party at grandma's and her first visit to the beach), which I'll post tomorrow. In the meantime, I thought I'd share my OOTD and my current Anthro wishlist. :-)

I got this blouse from Ross a few months ago for really cheap. It reminds me of some of the Anthro blouses by Odille from the last few years.



I'm hoping to make a trip to Anthro soon to check out early fall arrivals and do some reviews. It's been too long! ;-) Fall clothes are my favorite so I can't wait to see what they'll have this year. So far, these items are at the top of my wishlist to try on:

Ajisai Dress: The unusual pattern caught my eye but I have no idea if it will actually look good on me. Has anyone seen any reviews of this yet on anyone's blog??



Montaigne Tee: simple stripes on navy, looks like a good wardrobe staple :-)



Map of the World Skirt: This looks so pretty! Plus, my husband makes maps, so I think even he would approve. ;-) I missed out on the cartography cardigan but I might like this skirt even more.



Loosened Shelby Blouse: I like this new pattern even better than the earlier versions!



Whirligig Dress: This is one of those dresses that might look awful on me but it's worth trying on. I have a feeling the sleeves might hit in a weird place on my arm and the front might be too drapey. I love it from the waist down though and I like all the colors it comes in.



Textured Dots Tights: A must have for my tights collection!



What's on everyone else's wishlists, Anthro and otherwise? Anyone else looking forward to fall weather and fashions like I am? Can we just fast-forward through the rest of summer? I'm already tired of the heat and humidity. ;-)

An Anthro OOTD & Maia Day 7

Today we went on a special outing with Maia to our favorite local restaurant. It's now even more special because it was the last place we ate before Maia was born! We were literally there just a few hours before we went to the hospital. Last Thursday night we went there for a late dinner and I was feeling mild, sporadic contractions during our meal. Within an hour of getting home my contractions were much more intense and only about 10 minutes apart and then six! We headed to the hospital a little after 10:00 pm. Maia was born at 5:40AM on Friday. :-) We eat at this restaurant pretty often so the waitresses remembered that I was still pregnant the last time they saw us and today they got to meet little Maia. She was a perfect angel the whole time we were there! :-)

Here she is having a little meal of her own after I ate my sandwich:



The other exciting thing today (for me at least) was that I got to wear one of my favorite Anthro dresses again! This dress hasn't buttoned since April, so I was thrilled to pull it out of the back of the closet and slip it on today. :-) Even though I had fun experimenting with maternity wear, I missed my regular clothes, especially all of my Anthro dresses and skirts. It's nice to be wearing them again and back in my usual style groove.



Happy twirl!



Miss Maia's OOTD -- We love her in green (and purple, and yellow, and .... ) ;-)

Mommy & Maia OOTD (Day 6)

Here's our first mother-daughter OOTD picture! ;-) We both wore purple today, one of my favorite colors. Grandma came over for a visit and lunch before we got a few things from Target. I can't believe how good my little girl has been about sleeping and eating. Remind me of this later when she's teething and up all night! ;-)