22 Saturday Sep 2018
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I return from my hiatus for a VERY important post! It’s fall y’all!!! And that means one thing in this house—it’s halloween season!! It’s my very favorite holiday. So, today I’m rounding up goodies we’ve scored to celebrate this glorious season!
How to Make Friends with a Ghost
What goodies have you all snagged for the upcoming holiday?? I cannot wait!!
Hope you’re having a great first weekend of fall!
Erin
07 Monday May 2018
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CLAIRE!!! My baby!! This is almost it! Only one more month to go! I am so proud of this girl and the little person she is becoming! She is changing every single day and has gone from a VERY colicky little nugget to a smiley, lovey, sleepy little girl! We literally cannot get enough of her. It is so fun being able to take both girls about town, to the zoo, and whatever else–this age is just so fun. Claire has so much rounded out our family. She is exactly what we needed. She laughs at the best times, she’s a champ when it comes to sharing with E, and she’s the calm in the midst of E and me.
She eats EVERYTHING all of the time. There aren’t many points in the day where she isn’t eating. She has purees 4 times a day, eats what we are eating, AND has her bottles. For formula she takes whatever and is even sneaking in a little whole milk 🙂
She takes only one 2-3 hour nap a day and sleep 12 hours a night. She loves her bink, but doesn’t wake a night for it. She only had a few shaky nights as she popped out her top two teeth–now she has four!
The biggest milestone we hit this month is WALKING! It is now her preferred method for getting around and she’s getting pretty fast! She is in 12-18 month clothes, but I’m guessing she’ll start to thin out soon!
My most favorite thing about her is that she will just randomly come up and put her head on my shoulder or lap or leg. Just cuddles up for a second then goes right back to playing.
We can’t wait for the big ONE!
…and here’s E at Eleven Months!
10 Tuesday Apr 2018
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Ten months is here! Well like two weeks ago, but who’s counting?! Hey. I am ahead on birthday stuff. Does that count?
With two kids now fully on the move we now feel like we have two toddlers under two on the move and not just two under two in the house generally speaking. Trust me when I say those are two very different things.
Claire has herself a sassy, but sweet personality. She loves to lay her head down on anything soft and/or your shoulder if you pick her up. You’ll just look over and she’ll be laying down on the ground with her head on a pillow.
She can completely stand on her own and has taken a step here or there, but not walking quite yet–any day now! When she crawls she has what we call a Lurch leg. One leg pops up funny, but it helps her go really fast. And when she gets excited her feet start swirling and she sucks in air. It’s actually kinda scary if you don’t know what she’s doing and you hear it out of nowhere.
She loves the bath, finger foods, and whatever Eleanor is doing.
She sleeps from 7-when we wake her up in the morning which is usually around 6:30, she will sleep a little later on the weekends. She is down to one nap from about 12-3. We aren’t sure if this is because that’s what E does and so we’ve helped her be on that schedule or if she’s just a one nap kinda gal. E was taking two naps for a long time, but Claire just hasn’t been into it. One nap suits her fine. (we’re just happy she’s sleeping at all–if you take a look back you’ll remember this chick wasn’t really into sleep until about 6 months.)
She eats solids 5-6 times a day plus her almost 40 ounces of bottles.
Just like her sister, she’s also a champ in the car. In her ten months we’ve traveled to Kansas City, Chicago, Memphis, Goshen, and a few other places and she just goes with the flow. Sleeps after she eats and plays for a bit. Sleeps in her Dockatot wherever we go and sleeps all night, even if she took two 3 hour naps in the car.
AND JUST LOOK AT THOSE TEETH!! She’s got two more coming in on top and I think she’s in some pain–she’s having some trouble settling at night. Hopefully they fully pop through soon!! Those first ones are a bear!!
We love you C!
And…here is E at Ten Months!
20 Tuesday Mar 2018
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Is there anyone else out there treating 60 degree weather like summer?! These cabin fever babies and their desperate mother are game for any sunshine available. Lately, we’ve been heading out after we get home from the day and soaking up any sun that is still shining.
But here’s the tricky part. E is ready to run all over the place as soon as we go out. Claire would love to join and while she is SO close to walking, sadly isn’t walking and everything is still muddy. So, standing and/or her Walking Dead crawling isn’t really getting her very far outside.
Plus, when she gets home she is ready for a snack. And is generally happy to sit and watch her big sis. So , we get C in her high chair outside and set her up with some snacks and this appeases her until E remembers that there is a park nearby and she’s ready to head that way.
Yesterday, after snack, we headed to the park and Claire experienced her first swing ride!! You guys!! She loved it!! The joy that these firsts bring never gets old.
After school snacks have been an important part of our routine and enjoying a little family time while also developing Claire’s fine motor skills.
What are the ways you’ve been spending time as a family now that there are some warmer temps on the horizon? Do you have an infant in the house learning how to pick up finger foods?
Claire is eating us out of house and home so we are thankful for coupons and affordable products like Gerber while still providing nutrition. Head here for coupons to save!
Hope you all are enjoying this sunshine before the inevitable spring snows ahead—grrrrr.
Have a great week and a great first day of spring!
Erin
23 Friday Feb 2018
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Well it’s officially time to start thinking about transitioning Claire to toddler sleep!! One of the main reasons we were successful in sleep transitioning with E to a toddler bed as early as we did was the Dockatot. Until recently she didn’t even know she could get out of her bed. And even now she will hop out really fast and scurry back in. It’s actually kind of funny—and I really think it’s the coziness of her Dockatot.
Now that Claire is sleeping well at naptime AND bedtime, it’s time to start thinking about the next step.
It’s a great idea to use the Dockatot for everyday play, lounging, and napping and if you’re traveling, even better for sleep! It feels and smells like their regular sleep routine!
We’ve started by just letting her relax and get aquatinted with it, maybe sleeping in it for naps. Then we will put it in her big girl bed in 5-6 months to help her sleep all night in a new bed like we did with E when she’s ready to transition!
Also, does this mean what I think it means!? Time to start planning Claire’s Big girl room!!!
What are your tips for transistioning from swaddling/infant sleep to baby to toddler sleep?
*This post was sponsored by Dockatot, but all opinions, as always, are my own!
Planning for Paris 