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Our Weekend…

Happy Sunday! We had so much fun this Saturday at Cami’s second birthday party! Harper was so excited to go she ran to the car like a little escapee.

harper’s sweater  |  dress (same style) |  sandals  |  hair clip 


Cami and Harper are wearing dresses made by her mom, Amanda. She also made Harper’s Easter dress and will be making a birthday dress for Harper. I can’t wait!

I picked up some new PJ’s for Harper and Cami this weekend as well as the denim dress. Had to share this cute popsicle and boat pattern!

I’ve been making an effort lately to snap some of my weekend outfits which are usually way on the casual side. I like to really get comfy on weekends since I dress up more for work all week.
top- gap  |  vest- nordstrom (similar, similar)  |  tights- lululemon  |  sandals- tory burch  |  sunglasses- amazon
Before I move on to Sunday, let’s talk about Saturday night. We have been weaning Harper from her pacifier for the last two weeks. We cut them down so they have less suction and she tells us “Nounou broke it.” Sorry, Lulu. It has been going well but on Saturday she barely took a nap (usually 2.5-3 hours and she only slept an hour) and then she had hours of fun at Cami’s birthday. She ended up taking a 25-minute nap in the car on the way home and so we put her to bed a little later. We did our bath and nighttime routine, all was well. We sang “happy birthday” together (“again, again, again mommy!”) in her crib and she seemed fine and dandy.
I left her room after some songs and rubbing her back and all hell broke loose. She began to sob uncontrollably. So I went back in there and she stopped immediately. I took her to her glider and rocked her and rubbed her back thinking she was drifting off to sleep. Suddenly, she pops her head up, looks me right in the eye and does this crazy wide-eyed smile and is all like “hi mommy!” She wanted to chat. So we talked back and forth and played “this little piggy” with her toes and sang some more songs. Tried to put her back in the crib, screaming/crying again. This is very unlike her. She is a creature of habit and just goes right to sleep in her crib with a few songs, no fuss—she even says “I love you mommy” and “goodnight mommy” and waves to me as I leave her room most nights.
So we did what any rational toddler parents would do after Kevin went up there and also failed at getting her to sleep. We let her come downstairs and watch Frozen. We thought “this will make her tired.” Except for it didn’t and at 10 p.m. she was still wide awake and laughing at us (probably over her victory). Well played.
Eventually, we caved and gave her a normal paci, which she initially spit out and subsequently threw at us. Then she realized it was one of the ones Lulu didn’t in fact “break” and happily took it and went to sleep. Harper 2, us, zero.
She pulled the same routine tonight, only this time we went up once, and I had the strength to turn down the volume a little on the video monitor and let her settle herself for a few extra minutes. She is sleeping right now, thankfully. All is restored (I’m jinxing myself, right)?
It rained all day today so during nap time I decided to go shopping at the mall, for myself only, something I haven’t done in ages (okay so maybe I bought Harper one dress, but to be fair, it was an exchange!)
First, I went to Nordstrom. I was loving all of the spring dresses and tried several on! I have some events coming up and wanted some new styles.

I didn’t purchase this one but I do really like it. It struck me as something I’d also want to wear to work and it wasn’t long enough for that but the print is darling!

This lace dress is from the Topshop in Nordstrom. I liked it, but there are so many lace styles out right now that I felt I could find one that is longer and more flattering (more on that later!) This is a similar style I found on their website.

These eyelet dresses (the yellow and white) are by cece by Cynthia Steffe. I loved a lot of her dresses and ended up getting the white eyelet one for spring and summer. I love the drop waist!

I also tried on this blue cece by Cynthia Steffe dress and I’m really (really) kicking myself for not buying it. The powder blue color is perfect and I love that it can be worn with or without the belt. Sigh. I may order it online.

Next, I tried on this Kate Spade dress. It’s a little pricey and I thought it fit was kind of blah on me anyway. I also found this very similar (and was more affordable at $65) dress here.

I was on a roll with white dresses, as you can see and this pretty Trina Turk dress caught my eye. They didn’t have my size (I needed one down) but I loved the fabric and silhouette. It was pricey so I decided to keep searching to see if I could find something else I liked just as much!

After Nordstrom, I headed to one of my favorites, LOFT. They were having a 50% off promo on all of the dresses and this white lace dress with powder blue underlay caught my eye immediately! It is so gorgeous and it’s 50% off online as well!

I also loved this striped dress but alas I needed a size down and they didn’t have it in stock. I may order it online. What do you ladies think?!

Lastly from LOFT, I further entertained my love of white eyelet for the summer and got this button-up sleeveless tunic dress. I love that the shape is different from the others I purchased today (if that’s not a justification, I don’t know what is…but come on, how could I have left this one there?) It also comes in yellow (just sayin’).

LOFT has a ton of great dresses in stock right now— don’t know how long the 50% off will last, so go now!

Next, I visited J.Crew. I really wanted to love this dress but they didn’t have my size and the sleeves looked a little wonky on me. Love the color and texture though!

That’s it from me this weekend!  Hope yours was great!

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  4. Carrie says

    I really love that blue cece dress, I would def. go back and get it. All of these dresses are so pretty, tho. Makes me want to go dress shopping for something new for a wedding I'm going to this weekend.

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  9. Beautygirl 24 says

    The lace dress from loft seems to be a favorite! I love it too. I wish I had something similar to wear to my bridal shower a couple years back! I also love you in yellow! You should try wearing it. It's such a fun shade, especially with a light summer tan 🙂

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  10. Ashley @ Life on the Parsons Farm says

    Ellie had a rough week in the sleep department too. I don't know what te deal is! We usually co sleep but she is starting to move around way too much so we are trying to enforce her sleeping in her crib…it's not working out well for anyone involved.

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  11. Stacy G says

    The little dresses your friend made are gorgeous! The teapot pattern is way too cute. I really like the cut of that Trina Turk dress. I'm pretty sure I need that striped Loft dress. xo

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    • [email protected] says

      Thank you! I am not currently exercising but my motto is everything in moderation when it comes to food. I eat healthy meals and snacks (I eat often throughout the day, ever 2-3 hours) and I also have some treats everyday like a few cookies or some candy or ice cream— I just don't eat the whole box 🙂 I don't really follow any sort of diet or routine, I just eat three meals and several snacks in between and that works for me 🙂 I also drink a lot of water!

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  15. Faustkm says

    I have the same lace dress from Loft! I found it ran about one size too big (ended up getting a 4 instead of a 6)- Loft can be so crazy with their vanity sizing!!

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    • [email protected] says

      I'm glad you love it! I find sizing at all retailers across the board to be inconsistent. Sometimes I will size up or down just depending on the style of the dress and how I want it to fit. I even order two sizes of items online sometimes because I want to make sure I pick the one with the best fit!

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  16. Gema says

    Dear V,
    I laughed at your story "Harper 2- Her parents Zero" In my experience with babies and pacifiers (I call it "binky"), children eventually grow out of them. My son found his binky very soothing and we only used it at night time. During the day, he was so busy he didn't have time to think about it. Some children carry a doll or a blanket… I let him have his binky at night. It was easy for us since we had to wake up early to go to work the next day and it was easy for him. Win-Win, right?

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  17. Kylie says

    I totally took advantage of the LOFT dress sale, too! I ordered but returned the black and white striped dress. Looks gorgeous on you but just wasn't flattering on me! Did keep the coral pink with crop overlay and scalloped necklace, and a turquoise A-line with a scalloped hem and boat neckline.

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