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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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Valentine’s Gift Guide for the Littles!

19 Friday Jan 2018

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VALENTINE’s DAY is HERE!  I’m finally coming out of my coma of newborn stage now that C is mostly sleeping through the night.  And I’m ready to get back to sharing all the things I love!
And can you all tell I love shopping for the girls?!  Nevermind I haven’t gotten myself a new pair of pants in 2 years.  Either way, I feel very on top of things this year, but it is mostly because these snow days are really testing my sanity by about noon so nap time = shopping time!  Plus, is it just me or are there some seriously good deals out there right now!?!

Here’s what the girls are getting this year for the ol’ LOVE day!

Books
1. Love is a Truck also very cute paired with the book Love is a Tutu (would be seriously cute for a brother/sister gift!)
2. Besos for Baby
3. This is Not a Valentine
4. Huggy Kissy

PJS
5. Both girls are getting these!

Gifts
6. Heart Pom Pillow for Claire
7. Be Mine Pouch for E
8. Also, I got these boots with V-Day in mind, but with all the snow I think I’ll just give them to her.  With coupon codes, I got them for $15.  Seriously.  If you have a girl, GET THEM. Great deal. **Right now they are $17.99 shipped with code FRESHSTYLE, ITSFREE, and check your email for a unique code for an additional $10 off!
9. Contemplating this necklace for E…
10. Plus red/pink candy, pouches, fruit snacks, etc…

Festive Decor
11. E is going to go to the store and pick out her own Valentine’s–I CANNOT WAIT
12. Stickers
13. How cute are these plates?!

If you need a few other ideas (especially for cute books) you can take a look back at what I got for E last year!  Crazy that this is E’s 3rd Valentine’s day!

What are you all getting your littles?  There’s still time for me to really have this get out of control!  Send me all the ideas!

Hope you all have a great weekend!
Erin

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Claire’s Baptism!

02 Tuesday Jan 2018

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Here are just a few photos from a very special day for our girl.
We love you so very much sweet pea.

Each of our girls were baptized at six months.  Here is E’s special day!

Hope you all had a very happy holidays with your friends and families!
Stay tuned tomorrow for Claire’s 7 month update!

 

 

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Claire is Six Months!

08 Friday Dec 2017

Posted by Planning for Paris in Life's Loves

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Ok, these just might be my favorite pictures ever!  She is such a little snuggle muffin!  And I mean snuggle muffin.  It is literally her most favorite thing to do.  There was a good run there where the only time she was at peace between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. was snug in my arms.  Which, when you are working full time is a little tricky, but gah she’s cute and she wasn’t too cranky unless you dared to try and put her back in her crib.  The last month was one big guessing game, as is par for the course around this time.  Not sure if she was teething, it was the acid reflux, or a mixture of the two, but I think we slept a grand total of 10 hours the whole month.

However, I am not lying when I say she is pretty much the sweetest.  During the day she is as happy as can be, until she’s tired and then sleep is just a bit tricky.  But even if she sneaks in a 20 minute nap, she’s good!
She’s on soy formula and solids three times a day–she’s shaping up to be our good eater!  We don’t go in for her 6 month until Dec. 18th so that we can take her at the same time as E’s two year so I’m not quite sure what she weighs, but she is smaller weight-wise than E was at this point, but I think she is longer?
She takes full baths with her big sister now and she actually plays and splashes E!

She can mostly scoot to where she wants to go and I have a feeling crawling and pulling herself up isn’t too far off!
Our dimply little girl is SIX MONTHS!!  We love you Claire!

For comparison sake, here is E at 6 Months!

Plus a look back at Claire
Claire is One Month!
Claire is Two Months!
Claire is Three Months!
Claire is Four Months!
Claire is Five Months!

Hope you all have a great weekend!
Erin

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