inspired

disclaimer:

every good idea i have is taken from someone else's good idea.

i am a idea thief.

for this, i apologize.

but at least i give credit when credit can be given.

ryan,


i hesitated to post this.
i debated for last two weeks about it.
i have no creative skills.
none.
you have an amazing talent.
or talents, i suppose.
your photos and videos inspire me.
they make me so jealous i could scream.

it makes me happy that you are aware of your talent.
i'm glad you're following your dreams.
thanks for creating awesome stuff to look.


i hesitated to post this for many reasons:

~i know for most people it will be boring.
~i have fluorescent lights in my apartment.
~my video camera is nothing fancy.
~i sound ridiculous on camera.


and then i told myself to shut up and just post the dang video.

episode one

thank you for the inspiration!
your tessa is absolutely beautiful.

maybe someday i will recreate your maternity series.
because it almost made me cry it was so well done.
and i'm a sucker for pregnant bellies-
so weirdly alien and beautiful all at the same time.

thanks again!

kayla



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down on the farm

SEILBACH FAM:

i can't thank you all enough for kater's blankies.

they go EVERYWHERE with us.

even though i swore i would never be one of those parents.

y'know, the ones that let their kid drag their blankie around.

but i've learned a few things along the way.

most important, pick your battles.

thank heavens she didn't literally drag it around.

that farm was dirty and dusty.

(i know, i know. it's a farm. but i'm NOT a farm girl)

despite the dirt, the outing with bb, liz and friends was great.

the weather was gorgeous and the ducks were friendly.

maybe a little too friendly....

kate was shaking with fear and kept slowly backing away from them.

oh, my sweet little terrified child.

 thanks so much for your thoughtfulness.

we love, love, LOVE those blankets!

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and a few more pics for nana

 have you booked those flights yet??

we're going to need moving help after thanksgiving.

if you don't come to entertain katers, 

she will be plopped in front of the tv while i pack

and her brain will implode from elmo, dinosaur train and superwhy excess.

do you really want that fate for your granddaughter??

(if liz's face on the tractor doesn't do it for you, i don't know what will)

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the first meet

BB-

you called tonight to tell me that your OB appt went well.

i'm so glad.

is there anything more nerve-wracking than growing a baby??

you're doing a great job.

12 meals a day is totally normal.

after we talked i got to thinking about the early days...

you know when the girls couldn't destroy a room in 2 seconds.

those were the days!

remember this?

were they really that little?!?!?

i love that liz is staring at your face with purpose.

and i love kater's little foot stuck out there for me to smother in kisses.

oh, i can't stand that i have to wait for 24 more weeks.

hurry up little baby and get here!

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excuse her, social decorum is not her strength

future mommies,

lock your bathroom cupboards.

or at least store the feminine hygiene products out of toddler reach.

otherwise you will find your toddler with these in her hands:

and when you try to take them away she will do this:

just a small piece of advice i should have heeded loooooong ago.

(they're clean. and unused. and sanitary. if they hadn't been, gagging not picture taking would've occurred)

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shopping ban

heaven help me.    i've been cut off.    and i did it to myself.

FOREVER 21,

i LOVE to shop.
i'll freely admit it.
especially at your store.
but our budget just got tighter with me cutting back my hours.
yikes.

can i do it?
one year without anything new.
(underwear excluded. duh)

i seriously doubt it.
but i'll certainly try.

so far i've done well.
yesterday i went to two different malls looking for shoes for kate.
grrrrrrr, the lack of shoes for skinny feet!!
and i didn't buy anything for myself.
it was horrible.

        

but not that horrible because i found something great at your store
(where i was torturing myself by "just looking")
this hat was meant for adults but it fit kater's and that was that.

at $7.80 i think it was necessary.
and jank agrees.

i must be comfy because miss kate actually leaves it on her head.
instead of ripping it off 2 seconds after it's put on.
a mother's dream come true.


thanks for letting me release my shopping tension.
and technically i didn't break the shopping ban since it was for katers.




ps. your return policy stinks, let's do something about that.


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they destroy AND clean.

Nana:

Just wanted you to see what you're missing.....

maybe it'll prompt you to purchase some plane tickets and get

you nana bum out here!

liz might be TERRIFIED of the real vacuum but she looooves they one that sings

and the songs aren't annoying at all. nope, NOT AT ALL.

the obsession with kater's curl continues... 

and yes, that is a doorstop that she is using to "comb" kate's hair.

i'm such a great auntie

check out how happy liz is to be seeing her "melmo"

HI NANA! WE LOVE YOU!!

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