Parenting

Waylen: 12 Months!

Somebody pinch me! My itsy bitsy little baby is not little anymore. (And okay, I guess at 8lbs 2.5 oz he was never thattt itsy bitsy.) I’ve blinked and Waylen is somehow a year old already! These days Waylen is constantly talking up a storm and getting into some serious mischief. He still loves to… Continue reading Waylen: 12 Months!

Parenting

Waylen: 11 Months

ELEVEN MONTHS!!! The countdown until Waylen’s first birthday is officially on! CRAZY! This last month Waylen has mastered crawling up the stairs, still pulls himself up on everything, and loves walking along the back of the couch. Seriously though he’ll spend 45 minutes entertaining himself on the couch. Ha he still isn’t walking or standing… Continue reading Waylen: 11 Months

baby led weaning, Parenting, Recipes

BLW: Recipes 

Alright I've been getting a bunch of messages asking what I feed Waylen so I've decided to step you through some of our go to dishes. Now Waylen seriously eats everything I offer him -- he's a pig-- but these are his absolute favorites! Protein Waffles:  1 ripe banana 2 eggs 1/8 t baking soda… Continue reading BLW: Recipes 

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Baby Led Weaning: 3 Months In 

The difference between how Waylen ate at 6 months versus now is seriously insane! I was amazed at how coordinated he was then but now it's an entirely different story. He now uses his pincher grapse, he's SO good at chewing everything, he rarely misses his mouth, and has even started opening his hand to… Continue reading Baby Led Weaning: 3 Months In 

Life

•Aunt Flo•

Alright so here's my warning, this is a TMI-ish post. If you're a guy and reading this post, you'll probably want to skip it, so scroll on my friends ha. I'm about to talk a taboo girly thing that boys tend to shy away from. Like tampons. Okay. So you're all gone, right? Last warning! … Continue reading •Aunt Flo•

Parenting

Waylen: 8 Months

Eight months! EIGHT FREAKEN MONTHS!  I'm not sure what's happening but time is seriously flying by! Every day I look at Waylen and am amazed by how old he seems!  In this last month Waylen has made some huge strides. He loves standing and playing with his activity cube and although he cannot pull himself… Continue reading Waylen: 8 Months

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Baby Led Weaning: 1 Month

We are knee deep in Baby Led Weaning and are seriously having so much fun! It was a little nerve racking at first but Waylen has proven to me again and again that he is totally ready for all these finger foods we're giving him. He chomps and chomps away and rarely ever gags on… Continue reading Baby Led Weaning: 1 Month

Parenting

Waylen: 7 Months

Gosh 7 months seems SO old! Where did my squishy little baby go???? We are officially closer to his first birthday than we are to his birth! How weird is that?! Waylen is now around 19 lbs and seriously gives momma an upper body workout. Carrying him in his car seat? Yeah right! It's so… Continue reading Waylen: 7 Months

Parenting

Sleep Training

After two months of bad sleep and then two days of horrible, awful, TERRIBLE 30 minute increments of sleep we finally caved and started sleep training and I am SO glad we did. Now a little bit about Waylen before training... he loved being swaddled but we just transitioned him into a sleep sac, he… Continue reading Sleep Training