tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74307871932756789422024-02-28T15:44:02.912-08:00My Life in Pink and GreenLife, Love and PacifiersKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.comBlogger478125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-55694186104428154542013-03-26T07:12:00.002-07:002013-03-26T07:12:55.953-07:00Easter Basket for InfantsSo obviously the best part of an Easter basket is the candy. Especially a big delicious hollow chocolate Easter Bunny. We're not quite ready to give Preston a sugar rush yet but I had a great time coming up with toys and non-candy treats for a 10 month old!<br />
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Here's a look inside the basket that the Easter Bunny will be bringing Preston this weekend:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Deluxe-Jumbo-Puzzle/dp/B000GKW73C/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1364305759&sr=1-1&keywords=Melissa+and+Doug+fish+bowl+puzzle" target="_blank">M</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7430787193275678942" target="_blank">elissa and Doug Fish Bowl Knob Puzzle</a> - Good starter puzzle for little hands and it's big enough that he can get the puzzle pieces in. <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Friendly-Fish-Grasping/dp/B002OQQAWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1364305050&sr=1-1&keywords=melissa+and+doug+fish+grasping+toy" target="_blank">Melissa and Doug grasping fish toy</a> - He already has the dinosaur version of this toy and loves it and I thought the colorful fish were super fun. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-4031-Peek-a-Boo-Panda/dp/B007Y9NWGE/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1364305208&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=Melissa+and+Doug+peek+a+boo" target="_blank">Melissa and Doug Peek a Boo Panda</a> - Pres loves playing peek a boo, so this toy should be a hit. <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Goose-Comes-Easter-Bunny/dp/0375872809/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1364305086&sr=8-2&keywords=Duck+and+Goose+book" target="_blank">Duck and Goose Here comes the Easter Bunny board book</a> - Preston is obsessed with most books right now, so I'm sure he will love this board book. <br /><br /><a href="http://peekawhoo.com/boutique-baby-clothes/jellycat-bunnies/" target="_blank">Jellycat Monogrammed Bunny</a> - I ordered this darling bunny from Peekawhoo and it's completely adorable. Every basket needs a stuffed bunny and the monogram on the ear makes this even more special. <br />
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<br />Other little things - Bunny Sippy Cup from Target, a soft sided soccer ball, an Easter themed rubber ducky, plastic eggs shaped like carrots that I will fill with Cheerios and yogurt melts and a cute wooden pinwheel. I may put a few of his favorite fruit squeeze pouches in at the last minute as well. <br /><br />I can't wait until he sees it! It's been hiding in my closet for about 2 weeks and I've been so tempted to let him play with it but I have resisted! Ha! <br /><br />I got his basket from Michael's and I ended up ordering his monogrammed basket liner from Etsy after being disappointed in the selection at PB Kids. I love the aqua with the navy and the ribbon ties. <br />
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Happy Easter!<br /><br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-56341328926884079522013-03-22T08:30:00.001-07:002013-03-22T08:30:26.244-07:00Baby Essentials 6-9 monthsThought I would share the products we're using and loving that have gotten us through the last few months. Here's our <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/07/baby-essentials-first-month.html" target="_blank">newborn list</a>, <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/09/baby-essentials-0-3-months.html" target="_blank">0-3 months</a> and <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/12/baby-essentials-3-6-months.html" target="_blank">3-6 months</a> if you are interested.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/BabyBj%C3%B6rn-046062US-BABYBJORN-Soft-Green/dp/B000BFP0HC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1363221428&sr=8-2&keywords=Baby+Bjorn+bib" target="_blank">Baby Bjorn Soft Bib</a><br />
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This bib is fantastic. I love that it catches all the food P drops and then he can reach in to pick it back up. It's helped so much with keeping him somewhat clean during meal time because it catches so much.<br />
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Don't get me wrong, he's still covered in food at the end of a meal, but this bib does help a lot. I love that it's super easy to clean as well - just rinse and hang it up! <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Activity-Walker-Coordination/dp/B00A2GRUZA/ref=sr_1_3?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1363221861&sr=1-3&keywords=Fisher+Price+Bright+Beginnings+walker" target="_blank">Fisher Price Activity Walker</a><br />
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Preston's Nana and Pop got him this walker for Christmas and it's been a huge hit in our house ever since. He now basically runs with it and has recently started learning how to walk backwards with it, as well as turn and steer.<br />
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It folds flat so it's pretty portable - we take it when we're spending the day at the grandparents' house. Preston makes the cutest excited squeal when he's walking with it and usually grins from ear to ear as he's pushing it around the house. <br />
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<a href="http://www.cheerios.com/" target="_blank">Cheerios</a><br />
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This has quickly become Preston's favorite snack. We usually give him a small cup of Cheerios at the start of breakfast and lunch because the second he's in his highchair, he's ready to EAT.<br />
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They have helped so much with his pincher grasp. Plus they are cheap and we can buy them in bulk at Sam's Club!<br />
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Walmart Faded Glory White Socks (I cannot find these online) <br />
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These are the only socks that stay on. A 10 pack is like $6. They are basic and go with everything. It's also super easy to match them when folding laundry. Preston wears these every day to daycare and saves his "fancy/cute" socks for weekends when we are out. And all those fancy/cute socks fall off after 5 minutes. When they start to look dingy, I just bleach them back to white and they are as good as new.<br />
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<a href="http://www.target.com/p/britax-convertible-car-seat-marathon-classic/-/A-14069742#prodSlot=medium_1_5&term=Britax" target="_blank">Britax Marathon Classic Convertible Carseat</a><br />
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We got this on super clearance from Target on Black Friday and moved Preston up right around 6 months. I love this carseat. <br />
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It's highly safety rated and he seems very comfortable. The clip is easy to do with one hand and it's easy to adjust and make the straps tighter.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Graco-Sweet-Slumber-Sound-Machine/dp/B001GQ2P78/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363223570&sr=8-1&keywords=graco+sound+machine" target="_blank">Graco Sweet Slumber Sound Machine</a><br />
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We've been using this little sound machine since Preston was born, but I've really come to love it in the past few months. We typically turn it on as we're starting our bedtime routine and I think Preston has started associating the music with sleep. We use the little recorded lullabies that it plays, but it also plays white noise, heart beat, nature sounds, etc. You can also plug in your iPod/iPhone, which I do when we're playing in his room. Super easy to use and small so it doesn't take up a ton of room on his nightstand.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Healthy-Care-Booster-Green/dp/B004C43JJ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363964426&sr=8-1&keywords=fisher+price+healthy+care+booster+seat" target="_blank">Fisher Price Healthy Care Booster Chair</a><br />
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This is a great portable highchair - we are still loving our Oxo Tot Sprout highchair for home - but we take this foldable chair with us on trips, grandparent's house, etc. It folds down and has a carrying strap, plus it's really lightweight so we can throw it in the car easily. It's also really easy to clean<br />
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And here's a list of toys/books that Preston is obsessed with right now:<br /><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-My-Baby-Harriet-Ziefert/dp/1929766467" target="_blank">Where is my Baby? </a> (we read this ALL.DAY.LONG. I think he likes the bright colors and the flaps)<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Belly-Button-Book-Boynton-Board/dp/0761137998/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363964719&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Belly+Button+Book" target="_blank">Belly Button Book </a>(Sandra Boynton books are a huge hit in our house for the parents and the baby!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Dinosaur-Grasping-Toy/dp/B002IPGXTM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1363965556&sr=8-4&keywords=Melissa+and+Doug+grasping+toy" target="_blank">Melissa and Doug Grasping Dinosaur</a> (he's just recently started loving twisting all the parts on this toy)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Dinosaur-Grasping-Toy/dp/B002IPGXTM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1363965556&sr=8-4&keywords=Melissa+and+Doug+grasping+toy" target="_blank">B. Toys Parum Pum Pum Drum</a> (probably his favorite toy right now - I love the quality of these toys)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-19156-My-Pal-Scout/dp/B001W30D2O" target="_blank">LeapFrog My Pal Scout</a> (you can program this to say your baby's name - Preston recently realized it was saying his name and he was so excited)<br />
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<br />So that's our 6-9 month list of baby gear. Again, I was not compensated or given any of these items - just sharing what we love!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-37967816385794258332013-03-07T06:31:00.000-08:002013-03-07T06:31:20.601-08:009 Months!So my blog has officially become just monthly baby updates. Boo. Maybe one day I will blog about something other than baby boy....<br />
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Pres is 9 months and it's been sort of a challenging month. His top two teeth are working their way out and he's been a cranky pants lately. His newest favorite thing is screaming/whining. All.The.Time. It's sort of exhausting to keep up with his mood. When we were in the middle of our horrible sleep strike of 4 months, one of my friends said "oh, just wait until 9 months - that's the most fun age!" Hmmm, I'm not totally sure I agree with her on that one and it shows you how different babies are. I'm not saying 9 months isn't fun, but it's also been a tough month with our cranky, loud and busy kiddo.<br />
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<b>Likes:</b> getting into anything and everything, his push walker, speed crawling, standing on his own (what!?!), blankets and pillows, Cheerios, his sippy cup, stealing toys from the other babies at daycare, screaming at the top of his lungs in response to anything, going for horsey rides on Jake's shoulders, chasing Spencer, the dishwasher<br />
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<b>Dislikes:</b> getting his diaper or clothes changed, being told no, his carseat, wearing hats, having his nose wiped<br />
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<b>Milestones: </b>The biggest thing is that Preston can now stand up on his own without using anything to pull up. He can be in the middle of the room and just stand up and stand up about 10 seconds at a time. His balance is really improving. The first time he did it, I screamed and of course, he got scared/confused and fell down.<br />
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<b>Eating:</b> We're down to 3 bottles of 8oz of formula, 2-3 meals and snacks a day. Still loving food of all kinds. Obsessed with Cheerios - he's over puffs at this point. Still eating a banana every morning, along with an organic frozen waffle, organic chicken sausage patty and typically peaches or mandarin oranges. He also loves drinking water out of his sippy (and actually drinks formula out of his sippy at daycare).<br />
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<b>Schedule:</b> We had some sleep issues this month, resulting from his ear infection last month. He had gotten used to waking up at 4:45-5:00am when he was sick and we would get him when he would wake up then. That sort of continued after he was feeling better and 4:45am is not an acceptable time to start anyone's day. We had to go back to a little bit of sleep training, but we're back on a 6:00/6:30am wake up now. He's so much happier when he gets better sleep (well, we all are!) He's taking 2 naps a day and the length varies anywhere from 30 minutes (ugh...) to 2.5 hours. <br />
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<br /><b>Stats:</b> We haven't had his 9 month doctors appointment yet, but I would estimate he's about 25 pounds at this point and maybe 31" long. He's in 9-12m clothes (12m for footed jammies). Still very long and skinny, just like his dad.<br />
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<b>Fun Stuff:</b> We started swim lessons this month and Preston LOVES them! He loves taking a bath, so we figured he would have fun in the "big tub". He splashes like crazy and his favorite part is when they have the babies sit on the edge of the pool and then the parents (daddy - mommy watches from the little waiting area because she doesn't want to put a bathing suit on in March!) let them "jump in" to the pool and catch them. I like that he's getting exposed to being in the water because we plan to spend a lot of the summer at the pool!<br />
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He can also give high fives, which is so cute I can't stand it. Still working on waving and clapping. Continuing with sign language, but honestly, when he wants something, his main way of communicating is to scream. We are trying to work on that because I do not want that to be how he asks for something or tells us what he wants. <br />
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He's still super busy and not really interested in being cuddled. My favorite part of the day is bedtime, because he is generally pretty cuddly after his bedtime bottle, so I soak up as many cuddles as I can get. We've started with a bit of separation anxiety this month - we can't leave his line of sight without a slight freakout. I'm back to doing some baby wearing in the evenings so I can get things done - he's not the kind of baby that wants to play independently so trying to get him to play while I unload the dishwasher or fold laundry does not work for us. <br />
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While this was a challenging month, it was also extremely fun. I can't believe he will be 1 in less than 3 months. 1st birthday party planning is in full swing and I'm sure I'll be doing some posts about what we are doing (it's fishing themed!). My little boy is growing up so fast - time needs to SLOW DOWN! I love you Preston Charles!<br />
<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-38801101211357490502013-03-04T04:51:00.000-08:002013-03-04T04:51:09.010-08:00Growing...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-67263048505435463172013-02-14T05:58:00.004-08:002013-02-14T05:58:39.843-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div style="text-align: center;">
Our little heartbreaker!</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-47864734707130732952013-02-12T06:20:00.000-08:002013-02-12T06:24:09.343-08:008 months!Another slacker mommy update that's coming almost 2 weeks late, but P-man is now 8 months old. That seems awfully close to being 1 year old...can time please slow down now??<br />
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<b>Likes:</b> cruising between furniture, walking/running with his push walker, speed crawling, eating, looking outside through the sliding glass door, Spencer, bath time, heating vent covers (yes, my kid is weird), drinking out of his sippy cup, getting in the middle of everything and exploring every single object in the house. <br />
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<b>Dislikes:</b> diaper changes, getting dressed, sitting still for more than 5 seconds<br />
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<b>Milestones:</b> He's taken a few unassisted steps and can basically run when using his push walker. He cruises between furniture like it's no big deal and pulls up on every.single.thing he can find.<br />
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<b>Eating:</b> As I talked about in my <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-preston-eats-at-8-months.html" target="_blank">last post</a>, Pres pretty much eats anything you put in front of him. He has a huge appetite and can easily eat a normal sized portion of whatever we are eating. Still loving bananas, peaches and puffs. He's also figured out he can feed Spencer from his highchair, so that's his newest meal time trick. She's obviously a big fan.<br />
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<b>Schedule:</b> Baby Boy has dropped a bottle, so he's drinking 4 eight ounce bottles a day. At daycare, they put all his formula into a sippy cup but we do a morning and bedtime bottle at home. He's still sleeping through the night most nights and is in bed by 7pm. He's been waking up anywhere from 5:30am (yuck) to 7:00am (yay). If he's home, we can usually get 2-3 good naps (2 to 2.5 hours each) from him. At daycare, he'll take 2 naps that are each about an hour long. <br />
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<b>Personality:</b> This has been a very giggly month. He's still a pretty serious guy, especially when he's focused on figuring something out or really into a toy. But he's not the kind of baby who grins at strangers or is super smiley in a new place - he takes a while to warm up. But at home and at daycare, he's pretty much laughing the entire time. My favorite time of the day is when Jake gets home from work and Preston hears his voice and then sees him walk in - he speed crawls over to him with the biggest grin and giggle. It makes my heart explode in a million pieces.<br />
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<b>Other Development: </b>We had our first bout of real sickness this month (pretty happy we made it all the way to 8 months without being too sick). Pres currently has a double ear infection that moved to his lungs, so we're currently doing nebulizer breathing treatments to help out with his wheezing. He started on amoxicillan to treat the ear infection and after taking it for 3 days, we learned he was allergic to the medicine thanks to an all over body rash. So it's been a rough few weeks, but we're hoping to turn the corner and get healthy soon. <br />
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I also think he's working on his two upper teeth because he's a bit crankier than normal and chewing on everything in sight. His babbling with consonants has really picked up and I think he's starting to associate words with objects, mainly ball and dog. He says those two words (baaaa and daaaa) when he sees them which is pretty cool. Still working on sign language, but he normally just grunts or screams when he wants our attention or when we ask him a question - a typical man haha!<br />
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I can't believe he's almost 9 months old - this entire year has flown by in the blink of an eye. Every day is fun (and challenging!) and I love seeing what new things he learns and does. Preston, I love you to the moon and back little boy!<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-29074762708901784862013-02-06T17:56:00.000-08:002013-02-06T17:56:14.549-08:00What Preston eats at 8 monthsI thought I would do an updated post on how Baby Led Weaning (BLW) is going for us at 8 months. Oh yeah, and I guess at some point, I should do Preston's 8 month post!<br />
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Anyways, Preston has been eating solid food for over 2 months now and it's always interesting and fun to see what new things he will try (pretty much everything!) Jake was a bit skeptical about giving him whole food, but now that he's seen how well P does with it, he's totally on board and loves it now. I mean, how cool is to go out to a meal with your 8 month old and have them eat exactly what you are eating. Even my parents, who were really, really skeptical about giving him straight table food now eagerly watch him eat an entire tray of pasta with meat sauce and veggies.<br />
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For the first month or so of BLW (starting at 6 months), we started off pretty slowly and just gave Preston only veggies and fruits, in big, stick size pieces he could pick up and get in his mouth easily. He picked it up right away - it can take a few weeks before babies actually understand putting the food in their mouth, but Pres was noming on everything right from the beginning. <br />
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We did sweet potatoes, broccoli, carrots, butternut squash, banana, pears - all the standard "baby's first foods". We also still did some purees on a loaded spoon because Preston got sort of frustrated with not really swallowing the whole food and has a big appetite - I wanted to make sure he was actually getting some food in his stomach. But he's always fed himself with the spoon - we never spoon feed him. <br />
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By 7 months, I could tell he was actually swallowing a lot more food (as evidenced by his diapers!). It was at this point, we started offering him more varied foods and trying new things. We also pretty much stopped purees at this point because he didn't really need them - he does still spoon feed himself oatmeal (regular Quaker oatmeal, not baby oatmeal) and sometimes in a pinch, we will give him a pouch of purees that he also just feeds himself (holding the pouch and sucking). <br />
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I started meal planning meals that I thought he would like and would be easy for him to eat. Typically I will send leftovers from our dinner the night before as his lunch the next day. He tried plain whole wheat pasta and really liked it, so I started making pasta salad with a ton of blanched veggies (just so they are easier to eat then raw veggies) and a light olive oil dressing and keeping it in the fridge for quick meals/snacks for all of us. I try to also have homemade sweet potato fries (his favorite!) in the fridge so he can snack on those. He also LOVES fruit and eats a sliced banana for breakfast pretty much every morning. I keep those little cups of mandarin oranges or peaches packed in water in the pantry as his "dessert" after a meal. <br />
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At 7.5 months, he had his first taste of meat. It was a Sunday afternoon and I put a pork shoulder in the crockpot to make shredded pork BBQ while we were watching football. We were all eating together so I decided to see how he liked the BBQ. Well he LOVED it - the shredded meat was easy for him to eat and obviously it was a bit sweet from the BBQ sauce. I was a bit worried on how he would be able to handle digesting it, but he had no issues at all with it. So we kept offering him meat and started with shredded meats since he did well with them and it was easy for him to swallow. I made chicken enchiladas and kept out some of the shredded chicken before adding the spices and he loved it too. From there, we did pot roast, chicken parmesan, chili (not super spicy), tacos, lasagna, etc. <br />
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The biggest thing I watch for is sodium because I know his little body can't handle too much. Doing baby led weaning has actually made us eat healthier because I'm more cognizant about making sure we're eating more veggies, less processed foods, organic meat, etc. I also like having a variety so he tries new things and learns new flavors/textures. His pincher grasp has really developed and he can pick up puffs, peas and other small items and get them right in this mouth. <br />
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I never thought that Pres would be such an adventurous eater at 8 months old. There's really nothing he won't try and he seems to like pretty much everything we've given him. I made vegan sweet potato, black bean and quinoa chili for dinner last night and he devoured an entire bowl of it. His teachers at daycare joke when we drop him off in the mornings over what sort of food he'll be eating that day. I know there will be phases when all he wants to eat is macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets, but for now, I'm loving my healthy eating 8 month old!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-68679647152568635452013-01-25T07:33:00.001-08:002013-01-25T07:33:36.976-08:00A boy and his dogI think I've mentioned (a million times!) that Preston and Spencer love each other. Like a lot. As soon as P was crawling at 5.5 months, Spencer all the sudden became very interested in him and wanted to play. And Preston loves chasing her and cracks up when Spencer does pretty much anything.<br />
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I took this video like over a month ago and meant to share it earlier - I can't watch it without smiling. Nothing like a boy and his dog!<br />
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/58190341" width="500" height="889" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/58190341">Preston and Spencer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user16056684">Kim Ermer</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-88993673354839838302013-01-15T18:51:00.001-08:002013-01-15T18:51:14.505-08:007 months!Preston celebrated New Years by turning 7 months on January 1st (and again, slacker mom is late with the post!) I look back at my 6 month post where I talk about how active P was and want to laugh - we are on a whole new level of activity at 7 months! The theme of this month - cruisin' baby!<br />
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<b>Likes: </b>speed crawling, pulling up to stand, cruising on any piece of furniture he can find, chasing Spencer, climbing everything in sight, trying to stick his hands in the dogs food bowl, playing peek a boo, reading books, speed crawling over to anything that's "off limits"<br />
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<b>Dislikes:</b> being confined in his exersaucer (we'll be putting that away this month), diaper changes, wearing hats, sitting still for more than 5 seconds<br />
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<b>Milestones:</b> He learned how to climb up our basement steps (with Jake as a spotter and me looking on trying not to have a heart attack). We're still working on getting back down the steps. He basically is only happy when he's standing up and cruising/trying to walk (or speed crawling - he does this hilarious laugh while he's crawling towards something). His issue is balance and once he has that down, I think he will be walking (or more likely running) in no time.<br />
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<b>Eating:</b> Preston has hit a major food loving stage! His favorite food hands down in bananas. He will eat an entire banana for breakfast most days. He's also loving pears, sweet potatoes, peaches, avocado, apple, carrots and zucchini. He's coming around to broccoli and cauliflower. We also introduced meat and he's had chicken and pork BBQ and loved them both.<br />
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He also has gotten his pincher grasp down and can get puffs into his mouth with no problems (his favorite puffs are sweet potato flavor). He eats a slice of toast for breakfast that we cut into strips - he sucks on them until they are soft enough to swallow...it's quite hilarious to watch. Honestly, there's really no food we put in front of him that he won't eat at this point and it's really cool to see him try all these new things. Still taking 4 or 5 bottles a day of formula (8 oz at a time).<br />
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<b>Sleep:</b> Sleeping at night like a champ...we do bedtime around 6:30/7:00pm and he sleeps through until typically around 6:00am. Sometimes a bit earlier, sometimes later. He naps well on the weekends (we loosely do the EASY method so he's usually taking 3 naps a day). Naps at daycare are still all over the place, but he has so much fun there, so I think he just doesn't want to miss out on anything (FOMO!)<br />
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<b>Personality:</b> He continues to be a pretty intense, serious guy but is definitely becoming more smiley and giggly, which I love. He's started with a bit of stranger apprehension (he got a new teacher at daycare and apparently wouldn't let her hold him for over a week!) and takes a while to warm up in new situations. When we go somewhere new, he sits and takes everything in for a while before becoming his crazy, explorer self. But he has started this new thing where he gives us "kisses" and it seriously melts my heart. He also loves crawling over to me or Jake, pulling up so he's standing in our lap and then cuddling his face into our neck - it's pretty much the cutest thing in the world.<br />
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<b>Other Development:</b> He finally has 1 bottom tooth that has popped up and the other one is starting to come through as well. His babbling has increased, but not really saying any words at all. We are starting to hear more consonant sounds ("duh, guh") vs. vowel sounds ("ah, oh, eh") so I guess we will be hearing dada pretty soon. His teachers at daycare have started teaching him sign language and we are hoping to continue that at home for basic signs (more, all done, etc.).<br />
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Basically, when I think I cannot love this little boy anymore, he just becomes so much more fun, cuddly, interactive and all around awesome that my heart pretty much explodes on a daily basis. 7 months is my favorite age so far, but I know I'll be saying that in about 2 weeks when he turns 8 months. LOVE him!<br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-76788460939533568352013-01-02T07:18:00.001-08:002013-01-02T07:18:36.391-08:002012 in ReviewSo 2012 was the most amazing, rewarding, crazy, challenging, fun and wonderful year of my life. It flew by in a blur and I cannot wait to see what 2013 has in store for my little family. Here's a quick recap of what we were up to the last 12 months...<br />
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<u><b>January:</b></u><br />
We celebrated knowing that the <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/01/its-boy-old-wives-tales.html" target="_blank">baby was a BOY</a>! I started brainstorming boy nursery ideas. We started taking our hypnobirthing class. My bump had a massive growth spurt:<br />
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<u><b>February:</b></u><br />
We 100% <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/02/whats-in-name.html" target="_blank">decided on a name </a>for baby boy. I got a <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/02/anatomy-of-nursery.html" target="_blank">very clear idea of what I wanted for the nursery</a>, we started by clearing the room and I convinced Jake to paint navy and white stripes. We decided to do more day trips while we still could and took a trip out to Mt. Vernon (George Washington's home): <br />
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<u><b>March: </b></u><br />We turned a <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/03/nursery-progress-step-1.html" target="_blank">closet in our basement into my offic</a>e, which is still one of my favorite spaces in our house. The <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/03/yikes-stripes.html" target="_blank">wall stripe painting</a> in the nursery happened! My wonderful friends threw me an amazing baby shower<br /><br />
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<u><b>April:</b></u><br />I celebrated being <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/04/32-weeks.html" target="_blank">8 months pregnant</a>. I <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/04/skirting-issue.html" target="_blank">sewed the crib skirt</a> and almost lost my mind in frustration. The <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/04/current-state-of-nursery.html" target="_blank">nursery was 90% done</a>. We went to an amazing engagement ceremony for good friends from college and I got to catch up with girls I hadn't seen in forever, including my friend A who was due 2 weeks after me (and ended up having her son 4 days after I had P!):<br />
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<u><b>May:</b></u><br />
We got some interesting news that <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/05/irony-is.html" target="_blank">baby boy was breech</a> and I started doing anything I could think of to get him to flip. I finally gave up and <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/05/final-countdown.html" target="_blank">accepted the c-section</a>. Surprise - <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/05/interesting-turn-of-events.html" target="_blank">he flipped all on his own</a> the day before my scheduled c-section! My <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/05/scenes-from-due-date.html" target="_blank">due date came</a> and went without a baby. We took a walk on my due date and documented my huge bump:<br />
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<br /><u><b>June:</b></u><br />
The month kicked off with our <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/06/introducing.html" target="_blank">precious baby boy arriving</a>! We <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/06/settling-in-as-family-of-3.html" target="_blank">settled into being parents</a> and didn't get much sleep. We had <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/06/newborn-photos.html" target="_blank">newborn picture</a>s taken of Preston. Jake had his first fathers day:<br />
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:<br /><u><b>July:</b></u><br />
Preston turned <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/07/one-month.html" target="_blank">1 month old</a>! He celebrated his <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/07/happy-4th.html" target="_blank">first 4th of July</a> by attending his first party (and looked very festive in his patriotic tie!). He became a <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/07/smiley-6-weeks.html" target="_blank">smiley and fun</a> little guy. We took our first overnight trip to Jake's parents river house in Virginia:<br />
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<u><b>August:</b></u><br />
We got <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/08/thoughts-on-cloth-diapering-so-far.html" target="_blank">comfortable with cloth diapers</a>. P turned <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/08/2-months.html" target="_blank">2 months old</a>! I enjoyed <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/08/one-of-those-days.html" target="_blank">snuggles with my baby bo</a>y. I <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/09/i-dont-think-i-was-one-of-those-women.html" target="_blank">started back at work</a> and Preston started daycare on the 27th (and we all survived - but it still sucked!). Preston had his first visit to the pool and seemed to like it:<br />
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<u><b>September:</b></u><br />
Preston turned<a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/09/3-months.html" target="_blank"> 3 months old</a>. I talked about a "normal" <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-day-in-life.html" target="_blank">day in our life</a>. Preston got <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/10/baptism.html" target="_blank">baptized</a> (and I was very late with blogging about it!). We took another trip to the river house and enjoyed the sunshine and fresh air:<br />
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Preston turned <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/10/4-months.html" target="_blank">4 months old</a>. He dressed up as a <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/10/trick-or-treat.html" target="_blank">fish for Halloween</a> (and fell asleep during the Halloween parade at daycare). We visited a pumpkin patch and Preston wasn't quite sure what to make of pumpkins:<br />
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Preston turned <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/11/5-months.html" target="_blank">5 months old</a>. He started <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/11/food.html" target="_blank">eating solids</a> and we had a fun and messy adventure. We celebrated our first Thanksgiving as a family:<br />
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<u><b> December:</b></u><br />
Preston turned <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/12/6-months.html" target="_blank">6 months old</a> (and became super mobile baby who is into everything!). I talked about our <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/12/sweet-dreams.html" target="_blank">sleep training success</a>. Preston met Santa and <a href="http://www.mylifeinpink-kim.blogspot.com/2012/12/jolly-ol-st-nick.html" target="_blank">wasn't a fan</a>. We had a wonderful first Christmas with our very curious little boy!<br />
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<br />Bring on 2013!!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-38440275713996172172012-12-23T06:33:00.000-08:002012-12-23T06:33:06.581-08:00Merry Christmas!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Christmas Card this year (with the name blurred out) - I'm completely in love with P's expression. He was looking at my mom who was trying to distract him while my dad took the picture. </td></tr>
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I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! I can't wait to see my little man's face on Christmas morning as he rips into his gifts and then gets to play with the wrapping paper, boxes and ribbon!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-30254767846849878652012-12-20T05:32:00.003-08:002012-12-20T05:32:39.394-08:00Jolly Ol' St. Nick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Preston met Santa last weekend. I think the pictures say it all. </div>
Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-90797265916547872922012-12-15T08:39:00.001-08:002012-12-15T08:39:10.462-08:00There are really no words. Just praying for all the families affected by this horrible tragedy. <br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-13059554758279419972012-12-13T08:03:00.000-08:002012-12-13T08:03:57.356-08:00Sweet Dreams<span style="color: red;">Disclaimer - I know sleep training is a touchy subject. I am not a sleep expert, a baby expert or a doctor but I'm sharing our experience in case it helps anyone who is dealing with sleep issues. I talked to our pediatrician about starting sleep training and I also read several books on the topic so I felt educated and informed before we started. Every parent should handle their babies sleep habits how they see fit and do what works for their family - every baby is so different and I believe a babies personality and temperament is a big factor in sleep and sleep training. </span><br />
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So I will start by saying that Preston has always been a good sleeper. We totally lucked out on that one - it was nothing we did or didn't do from the beginning...he just slept well pretty much since we came home from the hospital. Of course, there's always times when he would be fussy and wouldn't want to go down for a nap or at night, but in general, baby boy likes to sleep! (takes after his momma on that one!)<br />
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Since we didn't have any sleep issues and P started sleeping through the night on his own around 8 weeks, I honestly didn't think we would ever have to sleep train. Why would we need to sleep train a baby who is such a great sleeper? Well pretty much exactly at 4 months, Preston decided to go on a sleep strike. They call it the "4 month wakeful period" or "4 month sleep regression". Whatever you want to call it, it hit our house HARD. I think really we had been spoiled with such great sleep that it made it really hard for us all (Preston included) to deal with and we had a difficult time with the lack of sleep.<br />
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I didn't feel comfortable with sleep training at 4 months (some books say you can start that early - again, personal decision) so we just sort of dealt with the multiple wake ups each night. He wasn't waking up to eat (he dropped his night feedings around 8-9 weeks) - it was mainly a development thing. He could do so much more at that point (roll, scoot, etc.) and he couldn't really get himself back to sleep when he would wake up. Our routine was to go in when we would hear him wake up, soothe him, put his paci back in, rub his head and settle him down. We would go in as soon as we would hear him (typically he'd just be "talking" at that point, not crying) because we didn't want him to get to the point of crying. Some nights we would do this 1-2 times and some nights, we would do it 5-8 times.<br />
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After a full month of this (and us feeling like zombies), I downloaded 2 sleep books to my Kindle - "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0345486455/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355411691&sr=8-1&keywords=healthy+sleep+habits+happy+child" target="_blank">Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child"</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Solve-Your-Childs-Sleep-Problems/dp/0743201639/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355411723&sr=1-1&keywords=ferber+solve+your+child%27s+sleep+problems" target="_blank">"Solve your Child's Sleep Problem"</a> I read both and I liked aspects of each of them. They both have a lot of similarities in terms of the techniques - the Ferber books is a bit more clinical but I was glad that I read both books. I also talked to my pediatrician, who agreed that since Preston wasn't waking to eat and had met several other developmental milestones, we could try to get him to self-soothe to see if that would get him to sleep through the night again.<br />
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So right after he turned 5 months old, we dove into sleep training. I was nervous, scared and honestly, sort of dreading it. This is the general plan that we followed:<br />
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* Stick to a bedtime routine and earlier bedtime. We start bedtime around 6:00-6:15 most nights. He gets a bath every other night. After the bath, we do lotion, overnight diaper and pj's. He gets his bedtime bottle in the chair in his room and during the bottle, we read 2-3 books. We turn on the music on his sound machine (he's starting to recognize that music is "bedtime music" so he associates it with going to bed). <br />
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* After the bottle is finished, we do a few minutes of cuddling, but we stopped rocking/bouncing him until he is asleep/drowsy. That was the biggest thing that we changed - we now put him down pretty much wide awake. He's usually in his crib by 6:45-7:00pm each night.<br />
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We did a graduated soothing method - 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc. So after we put him down, if he starts to cry, we wait 5 minutes before going up to soothe him. We don't pick him up if we have to go in - we typically rub his belly or head and sometimes put the paci back in if he needs it. We stay in his room for 30 seconds. After that, the next time he cries, we wait 10 minutes and repeat the soothing. If needed, we would then move to 15 minutes before going in.<br />
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The first night we tried it, he cried for 5 minutes so I went up, soothed him and got him calmed down. But then after I left, he started crying again and I was getting upset (we turned the monitor all the way down but you could obviously still hear him crying - I almost had to go outside). However, he only cried for another 8 minutes - literally I was standing on the steps counting down until I could go up and he stopped and fell asleep. So the first night, we had a total of 13 minutes of crying with having to soothe him one time. And guess what - he slept through the entire night that night with ZERO wake ups. It was crazy and totally unexpected! We all woke up with big smiles on our face that morning!<br />
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The second night Jake had to work late, so I was on my own and REALLY nervous. I did our routine and put him down. He cried for 3 minutes...and then stopped and was fast asleep! I didn't have to go up at all - I seriously stared at the monitor and couldn't believe that he soothed himself so quickly. Again, slept through the night and woke up at 6:00am the next day super happy and smiley!<br />
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By the 3rd night, he didn't cry at all after we put him down - he rolled around in his crib, talked a bit and went to sleep. And he slept through the night without waking up once again. <br />
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The biggest thing is so much happier he is now in the mornings - he wakes up in such a good mood because he's not sleep deprived anymore. Actually, we're all feeling much better and most rested, which is important for all of us!<br />
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It's been about 6 weeks since we did the sleep training and P does wake up sometimes in the middle of the night, but we do the 5 minute, 10 minute soothing and most the time, he's able to get himself back to sleep fairly quickly without us having to go in. Bedtime is very easy now - he doesn't cry and gets himself to sleep within 5 minutes most nights. We also do the same thing for naps on the weekends and he is taking 2-3 good naps (about 1.5-2 hours each) so I'm calling sleep training a success!<br />
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It was hard and I think if he had cried for longer than just the 13 minutes the first night and 3 minutes the next, I probably wouldn't have been able to handle it as well. But the biggest thing I took out of it was that self soothing is possible and it does help to put him down wide awake so he's able to fall asleep on his own. Obviously no one wants their baby to cry, but in a controlled manner and done correctly, I think it can help and definitely was a positive thing in the long run for all of us. Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-29826841706542339622012-12-11T11:25:00.001-08:002012-12-11T11:25:57.715-08:00Slow down little boy!Crawling is no joke! In the last 3 days, Pres has learned to go from sitting to all fours and then takes off crawling. Not really ready for this!<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-Pack-Fresh-Feeder-Colors/dp/B000GK5XY2/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1354887746&sr=1-1&keywords=mesh+feeder" target="_blank">Mesh Feeder</a><br />
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We got one of these from a friend who's daughter "outgrew" it and I didn't think much of it. Then teething started kicking out butt and I decided to try putting an ice cube in it to see if that would help P's sore gums. He LOVED it - I think the combination of the cold ice plus the texture of the mesh feels amazing on his gums. He gets 1-2 ice cubes a day in this thing and get so excited when he sees me pull it out and open the freezer. We haven't tried any food in it, but I plan to put grapes into it soon so P can chomp on them. <br />
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<a href="http://www.childrensplace.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category_10001_10001_-1_392001_newborn_24101%7C132925%7C392001_newborn%7Cboys%7Csleepwear" target="_blank">Zip Up Footed PJ's </a><br />
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I know people have different preferences on zipper vs. snaps for jams. We are a zipper family. It just so much easier, especially when he's wiggly or super tired and about to have a meltdown. The only downside is that his whole lower body and belly has to come out to change his diaper (vs. the snaps that you just open the bottom of), but we still prefer the zipper ones for their ease and quickness.<br />
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We especially love the Stretchies from Children's Place because they fit P well and hold up - plus they are normally always on sale and have cute prints. I went a little crazy ordering Christmas ones.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crane-Adorable-Gallon-Cool-Humidifier/dp/B0046AECHM/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1354889060&sr=1-1&keywords=crane+humidifier+dog" target="_blank">Crane Humidifier (we have the dog one)</a><br />
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Unfortunately, P has had a nasty cough this month, combined with a stuffy nose. We started using the humidifier at night and it really helps to keep his nasal passages moist so that I can suck out the snot (using our <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nosefrida-The-Snotsucker-Nasal-Aspirator/dp/B00171WXII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354888213&sr=8-1&keywords=Nose+Frida" target="_blank">Nose Frida</a> - LOVE LOVE LOVE that thing! Gross, but so effective!). It's quiet, easy to fill with water and adorable. <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Sprout-Chair-Green-Walnut/dp/B003AM8CM8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354887436&sr=8-1&keywords=oxo+tot+sprout" target="_blank">OXO Tot Sprout Highchair</a><br />
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It's a pricey highchair (I started a "highchair fund" to budget for it) but I LOVE it and P spends a lot of time in it and seems to love it too. I wanted a highchair that was easy to clean and didn't have zoo animals or some other sort of gaudy baby print on it.<br />
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We have the green one and it matches our dining room/living room decor perfectly - Ha! The foam pads are velcro so you can easy remove them to wipe or rinse them down.<br />
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The tray is easy to get on and off with one hand and fits into our sink to rinse off as well. It's just a great highchair. The only downside is it a bit heavy since the bottom is wood and it doesn't fold up, but that doesn't really bother me too much.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Playtex-First-Gripper-Trainer-Colors/dp/B004E2H3PA/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1354890963&sr=8-10&keywords=straw+sippy+cup" target="_blank">Playtex Lil' Grabber Straw Sippy Trainer Cup</a><br />
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We gave P a sippy cup around 5 months and I literally bought Target out of every single cup they had so we could find one that he would like.That turned out to be pointless because the second we handed him this straw sippy cup, he was in love! We don't even use any other cups really because he just loves the straw one so much. I was surprised that he knew to suck and got some water even the first time that we tried it. <br />
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I've also heard/read that the straw sippys are good for mouth/jaw/tongue development because they use different muscles and teach them how to suck. Literally, the sippy cup might be his favorite thing right now - he is totally obsessed! <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/SleepSack-Micro-Fleece-Wearable-Blanket-Large/dp/B004G8QN3A/ref=sr_1_18?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1354888323&sr=1-18&keywords=Sleep+Sack" target="_blank">HALO Sleep Sacks</a><br />
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Now that it's almost winter and much colder, we love the fleece sleep sacks for nighttime and naps. In the earlier fall, we were using the cotton ones. P has learned that when we lay him down in his crib and start to zip him into one of these, it's sleepy time. In the mornings, I normally find him chewing on the ends of the sleep sack, which is pretty much the most adorable thing ever. We have at least 6 sleep sacks and I wouldn't mind have a few more - because of the chewing, we don't tend to use them more than 1 night before they need to be washed!<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Skip-Hop-Brush-White-Orange/dp/B001JDMVD6/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1354888601&sr=1-1&keywords=skip+hop+brush+and+comb+set" target="_blank">Skip Hop Hare Brush and Comb Set</a><br />
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It looks like Preston doesn't have much hair, but that's only because his hair is white blonde - he actually has quite a bit! And it's super crazy and all over the place (the sides are really long and stick out like Albert Einstein hair. And the top is still coming in so it stands straight up and looks like a huge cowlick)<br />
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Even though his hair is really fine, we found that brushing it several times a day (usually first thing in the morning and then after his bath) really helps to keep it from looking too crazy. This brush is really soft and SUPER cute - I love seeing it sit on his shelf. Total splurge item, but we love it. <br />
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The past few months, Preston has really started to take an interest and shows a preference to certain toys, so here's my list of toys that are P tested and approved!<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jellycat-Puppy-Tails-Book-8/dp/B004J3X312" target="_blank">Puppy Tails Book</a> - he loves rubbing the tails all over his face and the crinkle noise that the book makes<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rhino-Toys-81031-F-Oball-Rattle/dp/B00188XW26/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354889407&sr=1-1&keywords=OBall+Rattle" target="_blank">OBall</a> - easy for him to grab onto and it's helping him with crawling because he is constantly chasing it when it rolls away<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Ocean-Wonders-Soothe-Seahorse/dp/B0083IXKYY/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354889448&sr=1-1&keywords=Glow+Seahorse" target="_blank">Fisher Price Soothe and Glow Seahorse </a>- He gets mesmerized by the glowing tummy and loves to grab on to the fins on the sides of the seahorse<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Einstein-Take-Along-Tunes/dp/B000YDDF6O/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354889486&sr=1-1&keywords=Baby+Einstein+take+along+tunes" target="_blank">Baby Einstein Take Away Tunes </a>- He recently started loving this toy - he loves the beads on the handle and pushing the button to play the different music <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bright-Starts-Grab-Stack-Blocks/dp/B004G8QSYO/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354889526&sr=1-1&keywords=soft+stacking+blocks" target="_blank">Bright Starts Grab and Stack Blocks</a> - His favorite thing to do with these is to have me stack them and then he attacks it and makes them fall. Such a boy already! <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sassy-Crib-and-Floor-Mirror/dp/B002J4U8M0/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354889568&sr=1-1&keywords=baby+mirror" target="_blank">Sassy Crib and Floor Mirror</a> - Pres likes to look at himself in the mirror. Like, alot. He just loves this mirror, plain and simple. <br />
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Any other baby items that we should know about??<br />
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<b>(Disclaimer - I was not compensated for these reviews or given any of these products - these are just things we use and love on a daily basis!)</b></div>
Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-72326870014994690642012-12-04T08:28:00.000-08:002012-12-04T08:28:07.226-08:006 months!(Is it wrong that I'm proud of myself for getting his 6 month post up 4 days after his birthday? Ha!)<br />
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So just like that, my tiny baby turned 6 months old on the 1st. And he's not my tiny baby anymore. We were dealing with a small cold this week, so I took him to the doctor and he now weighs in at 17lbs exactly (still 50%) and is almost off the charts in length at 28.5" (98%). If you follow me on Instagram, you know that we purchased a convertible carseat on sale (Britax Marathon for $139!) on Cyber Monday and plan on moving him into the big boy seat after the holidays - I can't believe he's only 1.5" away from being too long for his infant seat. <br />
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After my freak out over how I couldn't possibly have a baby who is half a year old, I did Preston's monthly photo shoot and had to recruit Jake to help me with keeping this little man from moving all over the place so I could actually get some good shots. The theme of month 6 - ON THE MOVE! Our running joke is that P is into "rock and roll" as he basically can't sit still or in one place for more than 3 seconds at a time. He's either rolling across the room or up on all fours, rocking like crazy.<br />
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And then right at 5.5 months, he took off and actually crawled for the first time! We had a few weeks of belly scooting leading up to that but one night when Jake was working late, P decided he REALLY wanted to get Spencer who was chewing her bone in the living room. So he just decided to crawl over to her. Cue me screaming and calling Jake to freak out to him. He still probably scoots more than he crawls at this point, but having a crawling baby is crazy! <br />
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<b>Likes: </b>Crawling/scooting, sitting up and playing with toys, eating (we are LOVING BLW!), putting everything in his mouth, his exersaucer, trying to pull up on things (mainly me), Spencer the dog (BFF's for life, I swear), grabbing our faces/hair, going on walks and just being outside in general, Sophie the giraffe, his sippy cup, puffs<br />
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<b>Dislikes</b>: naps at daycare, diaper changes first thing in the morning, sitting still, laying on his back, burping (yes, still)<br />
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<b>Milestones</b>: Ummm pretty much everything! It's just mind boggling how fast he learns and does something new. This month he mastered sitting up, continued scooting, started crawling, started drinking from a sippy, eaten about 8-10 different kinds of foods (we'll be starting with more variety now that he's 6 months). Every day is so fun because we never know what he will do next!<br />
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<b>Personality:</b> I've really noticed this month that his personality is starting to develop more and more. He's a pretty intense little guy - he is very determined and will stare at a toy or object tying to figure it out for a long time. His curiosity is crazy - basically he just wants to be in the middle of everything and experiencing everything he can. He loves to babble and "talk"to us and his toys. In the past week, he has gotten SO smiley (which makes me happy because we used to have to work really hard to get him to smile) He also seems more aware of us and interacting with us when we talk and play with him. You can tell he understands some things we are telling him and wants us to show him and teach him about certain things. He may be staring to recognize his name a little bit too because he will turn his head if we say "Preston". It's just so awesome how much fun he is!<br />
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<b>Diet/Food:</b> He typically eats 5 eight ounce bottles a day and then we try to feed him real food twice a day (breakfast and lunch - he's wiped out by the end of the day so we don't do food at dinnertime). The foods he's tried so far are: sweet potatoes (loves), butternut squash (eh), broccoli (really not a fan), green beans (sort of eh about them), cucumbers (loves - mainly the coolness on his gums), carrots (eh), pears (OBESSSED - hands down his favorite), bananas (loves), avocado (likes it, but he may have had a reaction, so we are holding off for a few more weeks) and pureed peas (on a loaded spoon that he feeds himself - LOVES!)<br />
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He also eats puffs like crazy - he's not great at picking them up yet, but loves to try and is so excited when he gets one in his mouth. He's also obsessed with his sippy cup. We ended up trying a few different kinds and he took to the straw sippy the best. So he has water in a sippy and daycare recently tried putting some formula in the cup and he was able to get down almost 6oz at a time. So we're working on formula in the sippy more often (at least for daytime feeding - I still want him to have bottles in the morning and at night)<br />
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<b>Sleep:</b> I still need to write up my sleep training post, but let's just say - we are back to being a well rested household! Sleep training is no joke but the end result was well worth it. He typically goes down between 6:30-7:00pm and then is up for the day between 5:30-6:00am with no middle of the night wake ups (except in rare instances, which is totally fine with me!). His napping is still sort of random - especially at daycare because he hates to miss out on anything. On the weekends, we follow a very loose EASY (Eat, Activity, Sleep, You/Mom) schedule and can usually get 2-3 pretty good naps out of him. <br />
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This month has seriously been one of the most fun and exciting in my whole life, just watching how much he's learning and discovering. He seems so big and grown up to me, but at the same time, he still will let me snuggle and cuddle him every once in a while too. I can't wait to see what the next few months have in store for us! Love you little man!<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-45135461263920556252012-12-03T11:36:00.001-08:002012-12-03T11:36:19.490-08:00Mom StyleI loved my maternity clothes - is that weird? Who doesn't love jeans with an elastic waistband and being able to wear yoga pants daily with no judgement? I also liked belting sweaters and cardigans over my bump and adding cute accessories so I felt good even when I was big as a house.<br />
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But I am pretty happy to have my "old" body back...or really my new "mommy body". It's a little different than it was before and that's totally ok. I doubt I'll be rocking a bikini at the pool this summer, but I'll be hunting this spring for some cute tankinis to chase Pres around the pool with. <br />
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Since I was pregnant over the winter and was in maternity clothes this time last year, I've been on a major shopping spree for cute holiday outfits for Christmas and all the holiday parties we will be attending this month. I want to look put together (working from home in my pj's has me craving getting dolled up on the weekends when I can!) and stylish, but still comfy to chase my now-mobile baby boy around.<br />
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Here's a few things I've purchased lately that I'm really loving for cute holiday looks:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Britta necklace in Red (Bridier Baubles) - this basically dresses up any outfit and I love the red!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm wearing this GAP dress belted with tights for Jake's work holiday party in a few weeks - love the color and fit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GAP plaid ruffle button down - for Christmas day with jeans and flats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This GAP sweater is great because you can dress it up or down - the stripes of the sleeves are sequined! Good for a more casual holiday party with jeans</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOFT cable knit sweater - super comfy and soft. The color is a great neutral and it also has a slight sparkle which makes it great for night time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got these grey cords for $19 from Old Navy and I've already worn them a ton - great for when you need something besides jeans but don't want to be super dressy</td></tr>
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What are you wearing this holiday season? <br />
<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-15482804672859755842012-11-21T05:45:00.005-08:002012-11-21T05:46:02.550-08:00Food!About a week ago, we started solids with Preston. I had fully intended to wait until 6 months but I tried giving him a nice cool cucumber spear to chomp on for his teething gums and he was obsessed! So we started a bit early and so far, it's going really well. We are doing <a href="http://www.babyledweaning.com/" target="_blank">Baby Led Weaning (BLW) </a>which basically allows the baby to feed themselves from the start and lets them decide what and how much to eat. You start giving them actual food (instead of purees) and they nom on it for a few weeks and then eventually start actually eating and swallowing. <br />
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Since Pres was 5.5 months when we started, I figured we have a little bit of a learning curve before he figured out the stuff on his tray was food and he was supposed to put it in his mouth. Umm no - he totally dove in and started stuffing everything we offered in his mouth. He's not actually swallowing too much right now, but that's totally fine. He's exploring textures and tastes so he learns about food and decides what he likes. <br />
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We are also doing a little bit of purees in the form of a "loaded spoon" (which is one of the concepts of BLW). We put a little bit of puree on a spoon and hand it to him and he puts it in his mouth - no more of us playing "airplane" or trying to shove a mush into his mouth for him. He is VERY into the spoon and feeding himself. It's pretty hilarious to see him feeding himself and of course, it's super messy! But I'm really loving this stage!<br />
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Pictures of my messy boy!<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-50194521668978288272012-11-14T06:37:00.002-08:002012-11-14T06:37:38.958-08:005 Months!I'm a slacker mom this month because we're almost 2 weeks away from Preston's 6 month birthday, but I do want to make sure I do his monthly posts (even if they are super late!) so I can look back on these when I'm sending him off to kindergarten and crying my eyes out. <br />
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The 5th month was a little challenging for all of us, as my previously super wonderful sleeper continued his "sleep strike" so we're all feeling the effects. (Spoiler Alert - I will be doing a post about sleep training soon, as I finally bit the bullet and we "trained" the little man to work on developing better sleep habits)<br />
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Anyways, back to month 5...<br />
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<b>Likes:</b> Sitting up on his own (he can sit up unassisted for about 20 minutes at a time now!), trying to crawl, watching the kids in his daycare class, putting every.single.thing. he can find in his mouth, when I sing crazy songs when he's laying on his changing table, holding his bottle by himself, gnawing on a piece of ice in his mesh feeder, his exersaucer<br />
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<b>Dislikes:</b> Sleeping (especially naps at daycare), Teething, when a bottle is finished, burping (seriously, will he EVER like to be burped? When he's 14 and burping up a storm at the dinner table, I will remind him of how he used to flip out when we would burp him as a baby)<br />
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<b>Biggest Achievements:</b> Sitting up on his own! Little boy is obsessed with sitting - he is only happy when he's on his belly or sitting. It's crazy how fast he seemed to get strong enough to keep himself up. <br />
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<b>Challenges:</b> SLEEP! So the 4 month wakeful period has lasted into 5 months. My sweet boy who used to sleep 12-13 hours at a time is still waking up 5-8 times a night. Putting him down at night is fine - he goes down easily typically around 7:00pm. Then he has nights where he wakes up at 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am and he likes to start his day at 5am. Umm yeah. It doesn't happen every night like that but it's making us all sleep deprived.<br />
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I know it's a combination of teething and development but it still sucks. We don't go into soothe him when he wakes up unless he really starts crying/screaming. But I always wake up as soon as I hear his little noises over the monitor and then I lay there watching on the monitor while he talks to himself and rolls around his crib. He typically does this for up to 45 minutes and then is usually able to get himself back to sleep.<br />
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However, the whole cycle starts over 10-15 minutes later! So basically from 2am on, none of us sleep. There are a few times he does actually start to cry, so then we go in and soothe him, give him a paci and help him get back to sleep. I know it could be a lot worse, but the lack of sleep is making us a bit crabby over here!<br />
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<b>The Good Stuff:</b> Even though we aren't feeling super rested, Preston is SO MUCH FUN during the day that it makes me forget about all that night owl stuff. He is such a curious little guy - he wants to be in the middle of everything...grabbing, staring, observing everything around him. He loves to play in his exersaucer and can now easily spin all the way around to play with every toy. He loves tummy time and scooting on his belly - he can get all the way across the room with his army crawl/scooting. It's just so crazy to watch him figure things out - you can literally see his brain working pretty much 24/7. I love it!<br />
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<b>Stats:</b> We went to the doctor on his 5 month birthday for a formula issue and he's weighing in at 15lbs 4oz and he's 27" long. Still looooooong and skinny just like his dad! He's also wearing 6 month clothes, but we may need to move up to 9 months for footy pj's because he's so long.<br />
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He's started with a really cute laugh and giggle when we do certain things. He loves to play "airplane" with Jake or stand up on one of our laps and bounce up and down. He also loves to touch our faces and stick his hands in our mouth. I really cannot believe he will be 6 months in about 2 weeks. I'm so excited for the holidays with baby boy!! <br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-14540882896902258502012-10-31T11:56:00.003-07:002012-10-31T11:56:47.943-07:00Trick or Treat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-71042044941664142202012-10-22T07:26:00.000-07:002012-10-22T07:26:00.909-07:00BaptismI'm super late in blogging about this, but we held Preston's baptism
back in September and it was a great day. We did it at J's families
church and it was so special to be able to do it there - it's the same
church that Jake was baptized in over 30 years ago! We had a small
luncheon at my in-law's afterwards and everything came together nicely. I
was sort of nervous of how P would do with sitting through an hour and
half church service but he was seriously an angel! Luckily the actual
baptism was at the very beginning of the service and then he literally
fell asleep in my arms for the rest of church!<br />
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Pictures from the day... <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the service to get started and sitting up like a big boy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting with the Pastor before the church service began</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practicing the "water dip"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 3 of us before the service</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the Godparents and Pastor as the baptism started</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baptism prayer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the ceremony, the Pastor walked Preston around the congregation and he LOVED it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presenting P as a baptized Child of God!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the ceremony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The table set for the lunch before the party started</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cupcakes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the cupcakes - complete with cross toppers from Etsy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">God Bless Preston banner on the fireplace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cake and Food</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With my BFF K, who is Preston's godmother! And she's pregnant with a baby girl!! (aka Preston's future wife!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love these two boys!</td></tr>
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And being able to take Preston on fun fall activities makes it even better!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-4178537201987426792012-10-12T06:20:00.003-07:002012-10-12T06:20:57.916-07:00Hello Lover...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was a <i>very</i> lucky girl and got the most amazing Birthday present this year - and my birthday isn't even for 2 more weeks! Jake surprised me with this beauty last night and I was literally speechless. He gave it to me early because he knew I wanted to take some good fall pictures of Preston - we are heading to the pumpkin patch with the little man tomorrow and you better believe this sucker will be coming to capture the cuteness!<br />
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So while I have NO idea how to use it, I look forward to playing around with it and hopefully getting better with taking good pictures. Any tips would be greatly appreciated - every single picture I took with it last night was with the flash HA! I might actually have to read the manual!<br />
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Happy Friday!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430787193275678942.post-30254253005029643652012-10-05T18:51:00.000-07:002012-10-05T18:51:06.443-07:004 months!Preston turned 4 months old on the 1st of this month - why is time flying by so fast?!?! 4 months has been the most fun month yet, but I'm sure I'll probably say that about every month/year from here on out!<br />
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<b>Likes:</b> Laughing, Tummy Time, his bottle, his hands, his feet, his lovey blanket, making really loud shrieking noises, talking to himself in his crib in the morning, watching the other babies in his daycare class, his exersaucer<br />
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<b>Dislikes:</b> his carseat unless we're moving, burping, taking naps at daycare<br />
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<b>Milestones: </b>Rolling over! Baby boy rolled belly to back for the first time on September 14th and has continued to do it pretty regularly during tummy time. Also, Preston is LOVING tummy time all the sudden, so when he does roll from his belly to his back, he gets pretty upset when he realizes he's on his back! I have a feeling that back to belly rolling may be right around the corner. It boggles my mind that we have a mobile baby!<br />
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He also *really* wants to sit up! And he can actually do it for a few seconds before toppling over. We are using the Bumbo quite a bit and I just ordered him a high chair, so that should make him happy since the recline on his bouncy chair is starting to frustrate him. <br />
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<b>Sleep:</b> I'd say that the 4 month sleep regression has officially hit us, as baby boy abandoned his wonderful sleep habits and has had several nights recently of waking up 5-6 times. Yikes. I will say, when he wakes up, sometimes he is able to put himself back to sleep (score!) and the other times, we simply have to put his pacifier back in and hes back to sleep right away. So it's not like we're spending a ton of time awake, but getting out of bed 5 times in one night makes for a tired mama.<br />
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I think the sleep regression has really hit naps harder than night time sleep - P just does NOT want to takes naps anymore. He just hates to miss out on anything during the day while he's at school, so sometimes I pick him up from daycare and his teachers give me his nap report and there's three 15 minutes naps on it. Yeah, not good! Usually on weekends, I can get a few pretty good naps out of him - I think because it's quiet and there's not as much stimulation at home.<br />
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We also just recently ended the swaddle addiction and baby boy no longer requires being wrapped up like a burrito! He's sleeping arms free in just a sleep sack, which is awesome.<br />
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<b>Schedule</b>: P is eating 5 bottles a day, which are 6oz each. We have moved bedtime way up to between 6:30 and 7:00pm. If he ends up staying up any later than 7:00/7:15pm, we typically have a meltdown due to being overtired. He normally wakes up between 5:30 and 6:30am. Again, he's a fairly predictable little kiddo in terms of when he eats, which we are still really thankful for. Now if we could just get back on a nap routine, we'd be set!<br />
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<b>Stats: </b>At his 4 month appointment on October 1st, he weighed 14.7lbs and was 26" long. He's in the 50th percentile for weight and 95th for length. Super long skinny man, just like his dad! He's staying on the same growth curves that he has been on since birth, so he's growing exactly like he should be!<br />
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Generally, Preston is a pretty chill, happy little dude. But if he is unhappy - he will definitely let you know! He has had his fair share of meltdowns this month, generally stemming from being tired. But his happy mood outweighs his crankiness most days, which is great. He is super curious about the world around him (as evidenced by the photos from his 4 month photo shoot!) and loves to just take everything in. <br />
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It's been so much fun to watch how much he's grown and developed this month - it's crazy that he's so into everything. He can reach out and grab any toy you put in front of him, even laying on his belly, he can sort of scootch himself up to grab toys. He loves to look at books and is obsessed with anything that has a pattern, especially anything Jake and I are wearing. I love that you can see his brain working in overdrive pretty much all day. He is an amazing little boy and I'm so thankful that we get to watch him grow.<br />
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I seriously love this boy more than words can describe!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428732119310251364noreply@blogger.com3