Royce's actual birthday was April 27th, but because Double Decker was the next day, we decided to celebrate of Cinco De Mayo. We threw him his first fiesta and had a blast! I can't believe my baby boy is one. This year has flown by and we got to do so many fun and amazing things. #RoyceVaughn #RoyceARoni #momblogger #boyparty #newmom #BabyBoy #Momblog #proudmom #firstbirthday #firstfiesta #birthday

Royce's Easter baptism took place in Water Valley MS at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity this past Saturday evening. We celebrated after with a family dinner in our home. We had 3 different tablescapes for our many guests. Our the dinning room table was the dressiest and I got to pull out all my beautiful and prized wedding gifts. My Annie Glass wedding china, chantilly silverware, white linen napkins and placemats, and each topped with a nest, moss, and a gold leafed egg

Royce is 10 months old and it makes my heart ache but I love seeing him grow and change! He notices more things now and examines the smallest details. I can really see him thinking! He's really starting to talk, using two syllable sounds. "Mama" is still his favorite word. All I hear is "She's so beautiful" and I happily and proudly respond, "Yes, he is!" He's also starting to eat e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g and all the time. We're going to be running out of food at the Vaughn househ

Royce is 6 days away from being 10 months old and just now teething! He had one tooth break the gums two nights ago and the second broke through last night. Two baby, bottom teeth are popping up at once! He's been in a bit of pain so I've been giving him some pain reliever every so often. What he's enjoyed the most was frozen berries in these little Munchkin mitts. Cold, firm, and tasty for his gums. We're still breastfeeding and it's been going really great, he makes it so e

Royce's FIRST WORD was said today! And it couldn't be a greater gift. It's a word I've said since he was born, and a word I took as a challenge. You see, everyone will tell you, all babies always say "Dada" first. Well, I dared to beat that... Not that I don't want him saying Dada, but totally and completely selfishly I wanted my little Jeremy clone to say "Mama" first. All day long I hear, "He looks nothing like you" or "I only see Jeremy" -- while I'm proud of that SWEET co

Royce's first snow day! And it was magical. I do think he is feeling better from his cold as well, thank goodness. He's sleeping better and breathing better so we'll be starting solids in the next few days again. Jeremy got me a new camera for Christmas and I'm loving using it! It's the Canon EOS Rebel T6, it's becoming one of my favorite Christmas gifts I've gotten. #newmom #BabyBoy #RoyceVaughn #snow #photography

Royce has his first cold and it has not been fun. He's been sneezing and has a lot of drainage. He has no fever, thankfully. It's been hard for him to sleep because of all the drainage as well so I feel like the can't fully recover. His nose is so stopped up no matter how much I drip in saline and suction his little red nose. Also because of all the drainage, he's thrown up buckets. My poor baby. We had tried foods from rice cereal, homemade purees, to solid baby led weening

So much pride for this little lion cub! Today is my birthday which as been spent in bed with lots of cuddles on this dreary day. Jeremy brought me my favorite sushi from Jinsei in Oxford so I wouldn't have to cook. And my favorite slice of caramel fudge cheese cake from the BTC in Water Valley was my dessert. I wouldn't trade it for anything! #RoyceVaughn #MeetRoyce #RoyceARoni #Halloween #costume #proudmom

We had our healthy baby BOY at 8:11am on Thursday, April 27, 2017! I was 35 weeks and 4 days, full term is 40 weeks. I'm sharing my birth story because I feel that it could help other ladies not to fear this very natural and wonderful process. You are warned, it may get a little graphic here, I had a natural labor and delivery after all. It may even seem like too much information, but I'm being totally honest. In all my reading and research before birth, I took comfort in kno

We had our healthy baby BOY at 8:11am on Thursday, April 27, 2017! I was 35 weeks and 4 days, full term is 40 weeks. We met Royce two mornings before Double Decker. Needless to say, I didn't make it to Double Decker, ha! Jeremy Royce Vaughn Jr, named after his daddy and Royce is what he goes by. He was 4 pounds 13 ounces, 17.75 inches long, born with light brown hair, strong lungs, and very "feisty." We didn't have to spend any time in the NICU. He was ready, even though he w