New & Old Baby Must Have's!

We are officially in baby 'wait & watch' over here with 7 days to go until my due date which means lots of nesting, cleaning, waiting, waiting and more waiting... 

She's due on January 30th and while I've always wanted a February baby I'll welcome her with open arms anytime because honestly.. my muscles killing me (Epsom salt and lavender baths for the win!) Besides my kids walk right into my belly all the time and then tell me I'm in their way.
Oh, the joys. :)

We've already living in a smaller space and that's before we add another child to the mix. I know, I know, more space equals more things but with how big baby things are the extra space would be prime right now. One day. The girls moved in together and that has gone surprisingly well, thank the lord. The baby will take over the smallest room in the house that we have designated to be the nursery ever since Ava came along. Here are a few snap shots of the finished room. I have to say decorating for a boy would have been a nice change but it has been fun personalizing it for each girl and I think this one may be my favorite.

Wall Color: Kendall Charcoal by BM
Details: Crib // Bedding // Diaper Bag

Currently our basement living room is also our toy room, so thankfully I can hide the mess from visitors just popping by and also send the girls down there when I need to complete a task. Anyhow, here are my favorite new and old for baby!

Apparel - I've never had a newborn during the winter months so this is a new ball game for me. The girls usually just rocked light one pieces sleep sets and onesies for the first three months of their life. I stocked up on Babysoy beanie hat's as well as the matching Babysoy burpcloths because they are SO soft. Also I bought some impractical but totally cute sweater one piece sets because I just dream of the snuggles while she's wearing these. That pom-pom hat because, come onnnnnn SO CUTE! And with her arriving right before Valentine's Day I picked up a few heart printed things! 

Babysoy Beanie // Babysoy Burpy Set // Knit pom-pom hat // Penguin sweater one-piece //Bear Sweater Hoodie // 'The First Pair' Crib Mocs // Minnetonka Moccs

Gear - Our favorite brand of bottles with each girls has always been the wide neck Dr. Brown's. We lost our snuggabunny in our house fire after we had Charlotte so I replaced it with the snuggapuppy, I hope this baby loves it as much as the other two did, along with a borrowed MamaRoo from our sweet friends! We've used Maxi Cosi car seat for each girl, it's lightweight and fits nicely into our City Select Travel System. Aden and Anais swaddles because they are the best and a few new things I'm trying out this time is the Hevea natural rubber pacifier, a LouLou Lollipop wood and silicone pacifier clip, the Covered Goods carseat/shopping cart/nursing cover, Skip Hop winter care seat cover (see: winter baby. haha!) & the Puj infant tub. 

Dr. Brown's Bottles //  Fisher Price Snuggapuppy // Maxi Cosi Mico // aden + anais metallic swaddles // Hevea Natural Pacifier // Lolli Bubble Pacifier Clip // Skip Hop Sub Zero Car Seat Cover // Covered Goods Cover // Puj Tub




In addition to all this baby stuff because I'm craving ALL of the carbs right now here is my favorite new muffin recipe! It's bright and fresh and the perfect thing with a cup of tea on a chilly grey day!


Glazed Tangerine - Lemon Poppyseed Muffins

Ingredients

-2/3 cup sugar

-2 cups flour

-2 teaspoons baking powder

-1/4 teaspoon baking soda

-1/4 teaspoon salt

-3/4 cup sour cream  

-2 eggs

-1 teaspoon vanilla

-1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled

-2 Tablespoons poppy seeds

-2 Tablespoons Lemon juice

-1 Tangerine - the grated zest of the whole fruit (save the rest of the piece of fruit to use for glaze)

-Preheat oven to 400F

-Place the sugar in a large bowl and zest the tangerine over it. Set tangerine aside.

Rub the tangerine zest into the sugar until the sugar is moist and fragrant from the orange. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and stir well.

-Make a well in the dry ingredients and add in the sour cream, eggs, vanilla, and melted butter.

-Add the lemon juice into the wet ingredients. First incorporate the wet ingredients together, and then whisk in the dry ingredients until it forms a batter.

-Add the poppyseeds and then portion out the batter into the muffin liners.

-Bake for 22-25 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

For the Glaze:

-1/4 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons fresh tangerine juice

-In a small bowl, mix the tangerine juice with the powdered sugar, and lightly drizzle glaze over the tops of the muffins

Enjoy!

* Makes 6 large “cafe” size muffins or 12 regular sized ones