Around the time I was starting to get bored with the diaper bag I had been carrying for the past year, the generous folk over at Lo & Sons sent me one of their O.G. bags last month to try out. With an abundance of interior and exterior pockets and a water-resistant nylon construction, the O.G. seemed to meet my diaper bag requirements: fashionable and functional.
So what did I think of the bag in real life?
Consider this is a public service announcement!
Get thee to Catbird’s website today or tomorrow to take advantage of their stacking ring sale. I’m obsessed with the look of stacking rings, especially the stack in the above photo. If those black diamonds were rubies (Levi’s birthstone), I would definitely snag one and use it as the foundation of my stack. And by snag one, I really mean that I’d put it on my wishlist and daydream about it while saving up my pennies.
I’m also loving the rings with blue stones on Catbird’s sale page. Oh, how I wish they were aquamarine, which is my birthstone!
{image via catbird’s blog}
Note: This is not a sponsored post! I just really like Catbird’s jewelry.
Last Friday, Levi and I took a quick trip to Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, the number one zoo in America, according to TripAdvisor. I’m not kidding when I say quick: We literally walked around for 45 minutes, just enough time to look at the gorillas, orangutans and tigers. Unfortunately, nobody told the tigers that we were coming, and nearly all of the inhabitants of the Cat Complex were asleep!
Levi’s favorite animals to watch were the monkeys swinging in their indoor exhibit (I don’t know if they were chimpanzees or small orangutans). He squealed in delight as they performed acrobatic feats behind glass. Too funny.
I’m pretty sure that the time it took to drive to the zoo, find parking and drive home equaled the 45 minutes we spent inside the park, but it was a gorgeous day in the mid-80s, and I thought it was important for Levi and I to both soak up a little bit of sunshine. I also wanted to take advantage of our family membership more frequently; I see more short weekday visits to the zoo in our future!
Does your little one have a favorite zoo animal?
{all photos taken at the Henry Doorly Zoo on August 10, 2012}
I asked for opinions, and you voiced them! Thanks to everyone who left a comment on the blog or on Facebook yesterday regarding Levi’s 13-24 month photo shoots. There didn’t seem to be a consensus, though; many of you like the idea of using a singular location but dressing Levi in a variety of outfits for the next round of pictures. Others think each monthly photo should document Levi doing something different, perhaps showing off a new skill or favorite toy, in various settings.
Still torn, I decided to seek out inspiration on Pinterest. Here are some collages of more clever monthly baby photos…… READ MORE!
I had only planned to take monthly photos of Levi until he turned one year old, but the sentimentalist in me feels compelled to continue documenting Levi’s developments through monthly letters and pictures. Like babies, toddlers change so quickly, and I want a record of Levi’s milestones at each and every stage.
However, I’m not sure photographing Levi next to his blabla doll in our white Eames rocking chair is the way to go for these next twelve pictures. It got increasingly difficult (and borderline dangerous) to get my squirmy little boy to sit still in a chair that moves, so taking his photo became a two-person job. Since I’d prefer to not rely on JB being home in order to take these pictures, I’m considering a change of scenery. But where? Should it be the same setting every month?
Part of me loves the idea of continuing the series the same exact way so his growth is super obvious. However, it might be fun to mix things up for our second year of monthly photos. Perhaps he doesn’t even need to be wearing the same white onesie in every shot. Maybe showcasing his favorite outfit every month would be more fun.
As I suffer from paralyzing indecision — and because Levi’s 13 month birthday is quickly approaching! — I turn to you for advice. Should continue taking Levi’s monthly photo in the white chair with Socks the Fox or should change it up for months 13 – 24?
Please leave a comment below!
{see all of Levi’s monthly photos here}
