I thought this was normal. When I heard other parents talk about issues with getting their kids to sleep I thought SURELY they were doing something wrong because my perfect parenting was working wonders on my perfect baby.

And then I had Zoey.

She will be 6 months old next week and sleep is a nightmare for this one. She’s done pretty well with napping in her swing (until the last few weeks), but you better not even try to lay her down to sleep or she will bust your eardrums with screams.

And nighttime? Let’s just say I’m beyond beat. 8 times she has slept through the night. EIGHT. In six months. Most nights she wakes 3-6 times. Lately I can usually get away with one feeding, but that still means I’m being woken up way too many times. And getting her to go to bed? Don’t even get me started. Right now I’m writing this after having tried walking her, rocking her and on and on for over 45 minutes and she’s still fighting me. I finally just put her down and am letting her fight it out because I’m about to LOSE MY MIND.

I’ve had a migraine for the past 24 hours that I can’t beat. I’m absolutely exhausted. I have no energy. I just want some rest without having to go stick a paci in a mouth 12 times.

This is what I get for thinking I rock at parenting.

Well, we went ahead and took the plunge.

I think it’s going to work out really well for her.

Plus, she says it’s super comfortable.

Linking up with some Wordless Wednesday friends
The Paper Mama, And Then She {Snapped}, 5 Minutes for Mom,
Jenni from the Blog & Angry Julie Monday

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Don’t forget about the $40 Gift Certificate Giveaway to Jaxon Jill Designs!

Kristina from Jaxon Jill Designs is one of those people. She’s aaaaaadorable (like in an annoyingly beautiful kind of way that you want to punch her in the face for being so adorable). She is super sweet and an amazingly genuine woman. She makes really incredibly beautiful babies. AND she makes some stinking cute things! Basically the perfect woman!

Remember that shirt you see on Jessi ALL THE TIME because it’s my favorite and one of the only shirts that fits her right now? Yeah, Kristina made that. Oh, and the bow too of course.

And these infinity scarves I am obsessed with? They are new in her shop! I wear these alllll the time (probably committing another fashion no, no?). Playdate scarf? OK! Girls night out scarf? Yes, please!  They are super soft, and also warm! Zoey is convinced I wear them so she can snuggle them. That darn cute little snuggle bug.

GUESS WHAT?!?!?! To celebrate the launch of the Spring Line, Jaxon Jill Designs is giving away a $40 Gift Certificate to one lucky reader!!!

Check out some of the lovelies from her new line!

MANDATORY ENTRY:
Go visit her shop and comment and let me know what you might use the gift certificate for.

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:
(leave a comment for each entry!)
(1) Like “The Mom Diggity” on Facebook
(2) Follow me on twitter!!
(3) Like “Jaxon Jill Designs” on Facebook
(4) Tweet this giveaway (must include @momdiggity), you may copy and paste this: “Jaxon Jill Designs released the Spring Line and I entered to win a $40 Gift Certificate from @momdiggity! Enter here: http://wp.me/p14UOo-2oi”

This giveaway will end at 11pm CST on Wednesday, February 29th and winner announced here. The views here are strictly out of my brain, and of course based on my quality fashion. Duh.

She’s just getting so big and I’m obsessed with showering her with things she doesn’t need I was thinking it would be so fun to surprise her for her birthday with her new big girl bed! The only thing that really concerns me is the fact that she’s upstairs by herself. We have a gate at the top of the stairs, but is is bad to put a childproof door handle on the inside of her door so she can’t get out at night?

I mean…come on. How cute is this?? Since her room is already a “rockstar” theme, I doubt I’ll change it until the girls move into a room together and something like this would be so stinking cute!

Source: Target

When did you move your little one? Should I hold off and wait until she’s at least in 5th grade?

I’ve been battling with whether or not to get a job for a few weeks. I have a hard time not helping financially support my family. My husband assures me that I do MORE than enough for our family. But we are stretched right now. And it’s REALLY hard for me to admit that.

What gets me through? My husband is happier than I’ve seen him in a long time. I’m overjoyed that he loves his job and new career. I pray that this will be an awesome thing for him, whether it’s long term or short term. I also pray that they move him up quickly so we don’t have to worry about this money junk anymore!

I’ve been trying to figure out how to make some extra cash to help out by working from home. I have a few ideas of things I might be able to sell, but other than that I’m not sure what else to do. Basically it comes down to the fact that my passion is my girls. Being a mom is my dream job. I love spending my days with these tiny humans, and the thought of even being away from them a couple of days a week makes me break down in tears. I would rather cut back and be as frugal as possible and get this precious time with them. I know they will grow up so fast, and I selfishly want every second with them.

Anyone have any great ideas for making money from home?

Um, with that being said….interested in sponsoring us for March??
Handmade shops can get an ad spot for as low as $8 a month!
Email me for more info if you’re interested! If you want to do a 3-6 month spot, I offer discounts as well! Can’t wait to chat with you!

And incase you’re interested, here’s video of the experience. It was house cleaning day so let’s ignore how nasty I look. Feel free to jump ahead to around 2min to see the toddler shove a spoon down Z’s throat and try out the baby food herself.

Hooray for solid food!

Now Mommy won’t eat a meal for a few months until I can throw table scraps at her.

By the time the girls were up from their naps, all the snow was gone! Thanks 50 degrees! I can handle a few hours of snow and back to sunshine!

Linking up with some Wordless Wednesday friends
The Paper Mama, And Then She {Snapped}, 5 Minutes for Mom,
Jenni from the Blog & Angry Julie Monday

A day at the salon is one of my favorite things. It’s so relaxing to get out of the house and sit for a few hours. Love it! I’m thrilled to share my salon with you. I’m obsessed. Schardein & Co Salon is seriously one of the coolest salons I’ve ever set foot in. I love the set up of the place. Each stylist isn’t stationed at a specific place, and they move around all over. There is just a big group of chairs, and it creates such a fun atmosphere. I’ve gotten to chat with so many of their stylists and customers because of this unique set up.

Not to mention the fact that they are a top 200 salon. The stylists do continuing education all the time, so they are up to date on all the latest stuff. No mullets going on there! Unless I missed something and they are back? Let’s hope not.

My stylist? She’s awesome. She knows her stuff. She sits and talks things over with you before you start. I completely trust her, I mean come on…I let her dye my hair brown! That’s not something I do without a crazy insane amount of trust.

 
After having Zoey, I hadn’t been to get my hair done in 4 months. Can you say YUCK??

Holly took me from nasty to FABULOUS!!!!

GIVEAWAY TIIIIIIIIME!

Because I love my salon so much, I’m thrilled to team up with them and offer you something!! One lucky reader will win a free styling session with my stylist Holly. Maybe you’re looking for a new salon? This is a great way to check it out!

MANDATORY ENTRY:
Leave a comment and tell me what you might use the free style for if you win!
Have a big event or just want to look pretty for a night out? I wanna know!

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:
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Like “The Mom Diggity” on Facebook
Follow me on twitter!!
Like “Shardein & Co Salon” on Facebook
Tweet this giveaway (must include @momdiggity)

***You must be local to win this giveaway, Schardein & Co Salon is
located in Oklahoma City, OK***

This giveaway will end at 11pm CST on Monday, February 20th and winner announced here. The views here are strictly out of my brain, and of course based on my quality taste in people and good hair.

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CONGRATS TO NIKKI SCHUMAKER!
I hope you love your experience with Schardein (I know you will!)

Since moving back to Oklahoma about a year ago, I’ve been desperately wanting to find a group of local bloggers to get connected with. I was having the hardest time finding anyone, and over the last few months it’s like everyone jumped out of their hiding places and I’ve met so many amazing bloggers!

It was a joy to get to meet up and have a bloggers night out with some of these great locals! Our event was held at The Make Up Bar in OKC. Have you been there? I hadn’t, but I fell in love. I love playing with make up and this place was a blast! They had a few of their staff on hand to help us with smokey eyes, and I talked one of the girls into helping me face my fears of lipstick. She gave me hot pink lips, and now I’m hooked!

A huge thank you to all our sponsors! Deep Fork Grill provided the yummies. And yummies they were! The Lingerie Store made an appearance, and now I’ve GOT to go in for a fitting and check out all their pretties. We also got to learn about some beautiful custom made furniture from True North Living. Green Goodies provided some SUGAR FREE cupcakes. My first thought was “gross!”, but then I had two salted carmel cupcakes and didn’t feel guilty at all! And a huge thanks to Rex from Glass Eye Studios, because I left my camera in my car and he got some great shots of the night!!

I won this GORGEOUS painting from Pippin and Pearl! I’m so crazy excited about it! I’ve already decided to redecorate our master bedroom around it. Yay!

I was a little shy walking in and knowing NO ONE…but met some great people and loving getting to know every one better through their blogs now! I’ve been going through all the blogs and wondering how I missed some of these great people that night. Next time I’ll be best buds with everyone and not be the new girl

A fun night was had!

The last couple of days she has lived on the potty. Constantly asking to go “pee pee in the potty” and even asked to go at other people’s houses. Most of the time she pees in her diaper and realizes she needs to go and runs to the potty. She gets REALLY upset and frustrated with herself when she goes in her diaper because of how badly she wanted to go in the potty. It’s so sad and sweet!

When I look away for a second, she’s got her diaper off and trying to climb on the potty. She’s been waking up from her naps, immediately asking to go potty. The kid is obsessed.However, she doesn’t like to poo in the potty. She sticks to her pooping spot. Under the table.

Her pooping spot

Honestly, I was hoping to have a few more months before having to worry about it, but is she ready? Do we just go for it and hope for the best? I’m worried if we put it off while she’s so interested, we will make it harder later on.

I’m not ready for this! Next thing I know she’ll be asking to go to kindergarten! Nope, I’m locking her in her room.

What do you think? Are these the signs that she’s ready?

(FYI – She will be 2 in about 5 weeks and is freakishly smart beyond her years)