Shop Love: Ellie Baby

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Now that I have your attention with that adorable baby, I have a new Etsy shop to send some love to. The image above is from Ellie Baby, a baby accessory shop I recently discovered, and am currently loving. 

When Nora was still using pacifiers, we would always struggle with keeping them clean because she would use them for a little while and then spit them on the floor. I wanted to avoid that situation with baby #2 and have been looking for some cute pacifier clips so that her pacifier is always clean and within reach. Etsy is my go-to site for cute baby products, and when I found this shop, they had the perfect item for me: braided leather pacifier clips. These are considerably less bulky than your traditional fabric pacifier clip, plus they are a lot cute. I decided to order a light pink one for our new little lady, and added a tiny leather bow headband to my order as well.

Pacifier Clip // Headband

How cute is this set?! I'm obsessed. The quality of the products is great, and they are just beyond adorable. I ordered the pacifier clip because it seems very useful, the fact that it is also so precious and matches this bow is a major bonus.

I reached out to the shop owner, Rachel, with a special request and she was very quick to respond and super helpful. She shipped the products out to me quickly and they arrived only 2 days after I received my shipping notification. The baby may not be here yet but I am still antsy to get all of her things put away, so fast shipping is always a plus. The packaging is super cute as well, and Rachel included a hand written note on the packing slip. Little touches like that are why I love ordering from small shops. You get a personal experience that you can't get from shopping at big box stores. I love that I can interact with the person who made the product I am going to use. 

This type of pacifier clip works with any pacifier, as long as it has a hole for the end to loop through. Nora was particular to the Philips Avent pacifiers, so I picked up a few for the new baby. Hopefully she likes them too! The bow is on a headband made of very soft and stretchy nylon. There is also an option to have it attached to an alligator clip, which is perfect for older girls. 

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The headbands obviously look super cute on. I'm planning on using the one I got in some of our newborn photos. I think it'll be the perfect accessory to add some personality without being overwhelming.

If you're in the market for cute baby accessories, go check out Ellie Baby on Etsy. I'm so pleased with my experience and can't wait to order again. I have my eye on the gold leather bow headband next. Let me know what your favorite item is!

Freshly Picked Moccasins: Review & Giveaway - CLOSED

In our home, we really love Freshly Picked moccasins. These soft soled shoes are stylish, durable, and comfy for little feet. The 100% leather shoes are easy to put on and take off, but most importantly, they stay on your baby's feet! Nora is tough on her shoes, she spends a lot of time outside playing and we really have trouble finding shoes that won't be destroyed after a week of daycare. Thankfully, these moccasins are perfectly handcrafted to withstand a crazy toddler day.

If you are interested in getting a pair of these moccs for your baby, my number one recommendation is to follow the size chart! We are now on our third pair of moccasins and Nora's first two fit her perfectly as soon as we got them. This time, I guessed at her size without actually measuring her foot. Even though she is a size 6 in most toddler shoes, the size 6 moccs are much too big for her. We recently received the gorgeous Stay Golden Suede Moccs pictured above, and Nora won't be able to wear them until the fall. I'm kicking myself for getting the wrong size because this pair is so cute I really wanted her to wear them this summer. Luckily, the warm golden tone will be beautiful in the fall when these are more likely to fit her. 

The upside to this is, I got to go through old photos of Nora wearing her smaller moccs for this post! I'll take any excused to go through my photo archives. 

Nora's first pair of Freshly Picked moccasins were Platinum. Not quite silver, and not quite gold, these shoes were perfect to go with any outfit. 

Our second pair were Golden Rod. These bright yellow moccs are so sunny and cheerful, they were the best summer accessory. 

My personal favorite, Nora's moccs staying put during a long day at Ikea! Anything to make a trip to Ikea less stressful gets an A+ in my book.

Now it's your turn to win a pair of Freshly Picked moccasins for your baby! One reader will win a pair of moccs in their choice of size and color. To enter the give away, all you have to do is head to the Freshly Picked website and leave a comment below telling me why you love Freshly Picked, and which color you would pick if you won. For additional entries, follow my social media sites below and leave an additional comment telling me you did so. 

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This giveaway ends June 7th at 11:59pm. Good luck! 

Congratulations to the winner, comment #5- Susan Sharp!

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She is all about the funny faces lately. 

Freshly Picked Love + Giveaway! - CLOSED

If you have been following this blog or my Instagram account for a while, you will know that were are big Freshly Picked fans over here. Nora is frequently seen sporting her platinum moccasins and I am so happy to have a new color to add to her collection! We got the goldenrod color and are so happy with them. They are the next size up from Nora's other pair, so they will be perfect for this summer, as well as going into fall and winter. This particular color is super versatile and will look great paired with many different outfits and colors.

If you are unfamiliar with the company, Freshly Picked was started by Susan Peterson in 2009 when she became frustrated with the lack of well designed baby shoes on the market. Her goal was to create a product that not only looked good, but actually stayed on her baby's feet. If you have little ones you will know how difficult it is to find a baby shoe that fits both of those criteria. 

Nora has been wearing her first pair of moccs for about 5 months and in that time she has never been able to take them off her feet. Pretty incredible for a baby who is obsessed with biting shoes. 

Case in point, at least I don't have worry about Nora trying to eat these shoes because they are 100% leather and do not have any weird chemicals that could make her sick. She can nibble away without damaging the moccs, or taking them off. Pretty great since she's in full swing teething mode right now and wants to chew everything. 

We are all big fans of these soft soled shoes around here. They look great, come in a multitude of colors, are comfortable for a newly walking baby, and stay on her feet! It can't really get much better than that. 

If you would like to win a pair of Freshly Picked moccs of your own, enter the giveaway below!

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Thank you to Freshly Picked for sponsoring this post and giveaway. All opinions are my own.

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Baby Chuck Taylors. That is all. 

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I had to bribe her with my necklace to get her to sit still for this picture. It almost worked. 

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This might be one of those pictures that is only relevant to me as her mother, but here she is snuggling my favorite teddy bear from when I was a baby. The sweetness kills me. 

My (Quite Possibly) Vintage Dresses

I was at my parents' house for Easter recently and my mom mentioned that she had a bunch of my baby clothes saved in their attic. I had never seen my baby clothes, other than in pictures, so we went up to investigate. While up there I found my original Rhiney the rhino which was allegedly lost. I saw his ear sticking out of a box and recognized it immediately. He's been washed and clean up so now my home has two pink rhinos in Hawaiian shirts, what could be better than that? Also in that same box were the baby clothes we had been searching for. I was so excited to see all of the cute tiny outfits. My mom let me go through them and take some home for Nora and any future baby girls to wear. 

I guess these would be considered vintage. They're from the 80's... but it kind of blows my mind that the things I wore as a baby would be considered vintage now. Regardless of my potential quarter life crisis, these clothes are cute! Only one of them fits Nora, but that's ok because it was one of my favorites. She looked like such a doll in this. I'm pretty sure my mom is going to go crazy over these pictures. Enjoy!