Open Book Moments: Hello Spring! When did you get here? ...TODAY!

I sure do have a lot to catch up on since January or whenever my last post was, don’t I?!

For starters, our Bike Valet Kickstarter project I posted about was successfully funded! We are in production and will be shipping the bike valets all over the world in the next couple weeks. We could not have done this without everyone’s love and support. We have been able to breathe again and are happy to get the product to buyers!

Since my last post, not only have we been busy with the business, I started running the social media part-time for a local nanny service company in January (B and I were on the news last week. Check out the segment here), jumping behind the camera and practicing my photography, guest-blogging, continuing modeling gigs and doing some substitute teaching for young girls taking modeling classes all the while being home with the little man. I also found out that I made the cover of an International Photography Magazine too!

UK Photography Magazine Cover

I wrote an article/mom article on new moms and fashion for a friend in Ohio who runs a well established lifestyle blog. Stephanie asked if I would guest blog for her from time to time and I had so much fun writing the first article that I cannot wait to do it again! Check it out here.

This past Second Saturday, we did a Live Fashion Photo Shoot event at Lounge ON20. We invited a live audience of people to come watch a photo shoot take place. Guests got a sneak peek of behind the scenes from hair to makeup and clothing. We had an amazing turn-out and Miss Bethany Crouch from Fox40 also did a segment on the event. You can watch the segment here.

Anyway, enough about me! Let’s get to the goods and the updates of our little man - he’s the main man behind this blog after all. While still being an amazing sleeper, eater and all-around great babe, he had a major milestone TODAY! He is officially crawling today! He is finally over and done with the whole downward dog head scoot and on to using those 2 chubby arms and 2 chubby legs to get around. Yesterday he started blowing spit bubbles which I think is hilarious! I have been able to capture the crawling and spit bubble action on video and will post soon. He also knows how to lean in and give a big, slobbery, wet open-mouthed kiss. One of my favorite things even if I’m slurping down some baby drool. Early February he started pulling himself up to stand and walk along the couch, or any surface for that matter, and now adding crawling makes him that much more mobile. I’m excited for this new mobility. A lot of parents try and dissuade my excitement saying that I’ll be chasing after him 24/7 and to them that might not be exciting but for me, it is. Every ounce of independency little B gains brings excitement and won’t require me to do every little thing. He can after his own toys now! We still don’t have any teeth but we have a lot of drool to keep bibs in business.

Steve is doing well. Busier than ever and back to working 7 days a week. We hope to have a date night soon and take my parents up on their continued offers to take B for the weekend! Soon…soon.

OH! And B started saying ‘mama’ and ‘dada’ a couple weeks ago too! How could I possibly forget that?!

That’s all for now. Happy first day of spring!