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…Well, new to me! We traded my car for a 2008 Mazda CX-9. We wanted something larger for our road trips with 2 adults, 2 big dogs and a baby with tons of stuff!


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Here are the rest of our OBX weekend photos. We mostly walked on the beach, ate out and relaxed in the room. It was lovely, but too short!


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We made it to the beach!!

Baby was awesome in the car. He only cried a bit when he was hungry or tired. Once he got food and sleep he was good. I brought a bottle of pumped milk for him nd pumped at the rest stop halfway for the rest of the trip.

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Today we went out to Crooked Run Orchard to pick apples. It was beautiful out! Jax enjoyed sitting in the grass by the trees while his daddy picked apples. We walked deeper into the orchard and Jax was able to nurse in the sunlight since no one was around. He fell asleep in his ring sling. (I love my sling! I’d love to try a babyhawk too, but it’s ( Read more... )

This morning, Jax and I went out to a farm/park in Herndon to meet up with some other moms from a meetup group. Our friends C &  baby L from yoga arrived at the same time as we did. Since we didn’t see anyone else yet, we strolled around the farm checking out all the animals. We saw lots of baby pigs. Super cute but so very stinky. Lots of stinky ( Read more... )

Today we met up with Dawn & Tony and little H for a picnic at a big playground not far from where we live. It was so great to see them and just hang out. Jax had a good time people-watching and even tried out some of the playground equipment (with mommy’s help).


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Jax got his first wooden toy, and he loves it! I’m really infatuated by them and hope to get him more. I’d love to end up with more wooden toys than plastic while he is young. They are so simple and charming…

Seriously - how cute is this drum set?? Or these classic baby blocks. There are more on Jax’s wishlist…


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