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Claire is Nine Months!

05 Monday Mar 2018

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advice, baby, bunny, easter, eating, first year, inspiration, milestones, sisters, sleeping

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Just like I predicted last month, we’ve entered the honeymoon phase of babies.  Claire is a dream baby.  She sleeps all night without waking (about 7 to 7) which I know will NOT LAST, but a mama can dream and hope that it will last just one more night.
She weighs in at 21 pounds and is eating 5 meals PLUS about 35 ounces of soy formula a day.  She is super mobile, climbing, crawling, and close to walking on her own.  She can stand on her own for several seconds and can walk along from surface to surface or with the walker.

Like I said, she sleeps all night with the help of the Dockatot–maybe only waking once to get a paci, but usually not.  And then she takes one solid nap from about 12-2 (same as E–she skipped right into toddler naps which has worked out kinda nicely).  She only has two bottom teeth and I know the two top aren’t far away so I am anticipating a few sleepless nights here soon, but feeling good so far.

She loves the bath, all of the food, following E around, snuggling, doing that blowing sticking out tongue thing (what is that called?), and standing at the play kitchen, oh and a spoon with some peanut butter on it.

I had to include some pictures of both of the girls here even though I swore I wouldn’t because I do want this to be about Claire, but this month Claire has been OBSESSED with Eleanor so it was only fitting E butted herself into this photo shoot and Claire was so happy about it.  E thought maybe some naked barbies would be a good addition and C did not hate it.  So I added the adorable bunny hats and I realized all of my dreams have come true.

These girls are my everything.  We love you little C!  Time to start planning that FIRST birthday!!!!

And here’s E at 9 months!

Hope you all have a great week!!
Erin

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Easter Goodies for the Littles!

01 Thursday Mar 2018

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Alrighty people!!  Woohoo!  It is time to start the Easter basket goodies!!  Here’s what the girls are getting this year!!

Basket: Pink / Blue

Book: Bunny Roo, I Love You / Counting with Barefoot Critters (Dear Bunny… is another cute book!)

Fillers: Peeps Bubbles / Bandaids / Pouches / Nail Polish / Bunny Lip Gloss / Bunny Hair Clips / Freeze Dried Snacks / Bird Whistles / Troll Surprise Bag (89 cents right now!) / Lolla Cup for Claire that matches E’s! / Kinder Surprise Egg

Outift: These Matching Dresses / Sandals / Sunglasses

Other ideas:  sidewalk chalk, coloring books, craft supplies–washi tape, paint, markers, crayons, stickers

For filling Eggs, we headed to the dollar section at Target and snagged up some cute little toys and we are just going to stuff some clearance v-day candy/fruit snacks!

And for even more ideas–here’s what we got the girls last year and for E the year before!

What do you love to gift your littles?  Any fun traditions you all do for Easter?
Have a great weekend!
Erin

Edited: I’ve added this camera for both girls and paintbrushes!

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Deal of the Day!

16 Friday Feb 2018

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advice, carrier, fun, LÍLLÉbaby, learning, Life, lifestyle, newborn, travel

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Yay!!  The 360 LilleBaby carrier that I posted about here (what E is in!) is only $90 today on Amazon!  This is a great deal considering you can use it from newborn to toddler on the front or the back!  This is normally an almost $150 carrier!!

This would make a perfect shower gift!

Let me know if you snag this deal!
Have a great weekend!
Erin

*deal originally posted on Hip2Save (my fave couponing site!)

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Claire is Eight Months!

07 Wednesday Feb 2018

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And suddenly, she’s EIGHT months old!!  I cannot believe how much she has changed since seven months.  She has only woken up one night since I wrote this post on her eating and we feel in a pretty good routine!  She cut two teeth (her bottom front) at the same time so that was a rough night, but other than that she has been one happy camper!  Her current schedule is 4 5-6oz bottles and then an 8 ounce before bed, plus 4 solid meals a day.  Her favorite combo is pumpkin and apple!  She’s a growing girl!

She has started crawling and standing up/supporting herself with tables or in her crib.  And in the last week or so has started shuffling along the table!  I think we will have another early walker (E started walking at 9 months!).  While this is very exciting, it will also be slightly terrifying having two kids RUNNING around the house!

Another big milestone has been babbling! Less baby cooing and more dadas!  She can recognize us calling her by name, either Claire or sissy 🙂

We have officially entered the super fun phase which I think lasts from 8 months-18 months where they switch from newborn to fun baby and fledgling toddler!  I love to see their personality develop!!

We love you C!
And here’s E at eight months!

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Feeding baby with Happy Baby Yogurt!

25 Thursday Jan 2018

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advice, baby, feeding, First Foods, healthy, Ibotta, inspiration, Life, lifestyle, savings, transition, Walmart, yogurt

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Good morning!! I am so excited to share with you some bits about our food journey so far with Claire and a new product, Happy Family Yogurt, that we are absolutely loving!!
When claire was about 4 months old, she moved from the ‘I think she is colicky’ category to the ‘we think she doesn’t like milk’ category.  So we completely switched her to soy formula.  We noticed an almost immediate change in her daytime demeanor, but the nighttime fussiness continued.  SO, we then discovered that she had a bit of acid reflux happening; when we laid her down, it wasn’t great, but when she was upright and began sitting on her own she was ok.  So, we started her on Prevacid when she was about five months old.  That worked for about a week and then we noticed that she was fussy during the day again (keeping in mind that she hasn’t slept through the night up to this point. ever.).  Well, our pediatrician suggested trying some solids and that she might just be ready for that milestone.  So, we gave her a lick of peas from a latching spoon.  WELL, let’s just say she loved it. And we experienced two kids under two sleeping through the night for the first time ever.
And then if you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen that the night after Claire slept through the first time, E decided now (for the first time ever) was a good time to start waking up crying every 10 minutes.  So, we got Claire on a steady puree diet and tried to figure out what was going on with E.  This was all right around E’s 2nd birthday.

Turns out, E was just used to hearing Claire all night and didn’t have the words to tell us to go check on her–so once she had those words (1.5 MONTHS LATER), we were all squared away.  Check sissy?  YEP, GOING NOW.

Then the constipation started as soon as E settled (I swear they are conspiring).  Our ped said it could be a lot of factors, but since we had mostly figured out the other issues and we didn’t want to mess with too much because she was finally happy for most of the day AND night, we added a small dose of Milk of Magnesia to her morning bottle.  AND cue the happy baby!!

SO, long story long, here we are at almost 8 months, and Claire is still on the Soy, but has dropped the Prevacid.  The only medicine she is currently on is the Milk of Magnesia, which we are hoping to drop once she starts a more regular milk diet.

One way we are starting that is through a small portion of Whole Milk Yogurt each day.  The best part about these, other than the amazing price, is the portion size.  I was so excited when I saw the smaller containers because while a typical large container size is great for someone E’s age, Claire is just not ready for more than a couple of spoonfuls and it felt wasteful when we bought other brands when E was first starting yogurt and didn’t finish them.  Each package comes with six portions that are just right for baby.  Plus, right now, when you head to Walmart to purchase, there is an Ibotta offer back, making each six-container package less than $2.

We picked up two different flavors on the first trip, a plain and a blueberry.  C loved the blueberry on its own and we mixed a puree in with the plain!  They also have a Banana Potato and a Peach Mango variety!

Have you all tried yogurt with your babes when they were little?  It has been a game-changer for both of our girls!! E has had yogurt as a part of her morning breakfast everyday since she was Claire’s age and I really think it has helped in so many ways!
Thoughts?  Have you all tried Happy Baby Yogurt??

Hope you all have a great rest of the week!
Erin

 

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