Babies are meant to play, and get messy – but everything she touches goes directly in her mouth so I have to be careful. For this reason, real paint wasn’t an option and after looking up a few different options for edible paint I decided to mix yogurt and kool aid together to make these vibrant […]
Capturing Life: My Guilty Pleasures
Last week I grabbed my Sony Nex-6 and 35mm Prime Fixed Lens to capture all my guilty pleasures… (OK, not ALL of them – some things should stay off the blog) but I captured most of my guilty pleasures! This was fun for me and it doesn’t surprise me that almost all of them are food related! What […]
Capturing Life: Our Bedtime Routine
For the next 52 weeks I plan on capturing life with A Beautiful Mess. This week’s photo challenge is morning and night routines, so I’m documenting the everyday seemingly mundane things that bring me so much joy! We start with a bath and a lot of playing. Then we drip dry for a little bit. Next […]
Liebster Awards: Coffee + Chaos Edition
I only started this blog a few months ago and am already feeling lots of love from the mommy bloggers out there – thank you! Before deciding to write about the chaos of life as a mommy, I would be lying if I didn’t tell you I hesitated. With all of the judgment that seems […]
10 Basic Rules for Baby Led Weaning
Baby led weaning seems so easy, give the baby what you’re eating and let them feed themselves. Here are 10 basic rules I follow for baby led weaning. 1. Don’t expect your baby to eat much They are discovering food for the first time. Their coordination isn’t great at first so the food is making it into their […]
The Best Resources to Get You Started With Baby Led Weaning
When I first started Lottie Rose at 6 months on baby led weaning , I scoured the internet for tips and how to’s. I knew I wanted to do it, but I didn’t know how. The idea was simple, the baby eats what you eat… but I didn’t understand how a baby could eat a […]
