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Dear Peanut – I can't believe we are the eleven month mark! Time has really flown by. You are constantly moving, cruising along furniture like nobody's business, and will most likely be walking before your first birthday. ♡♡♡ ELEVEN MONTHS SLEEP Sleep has been all over the place lately.  Blame it on teething, growing spur, quarantine? Not sure, but we are trying to hang in there. Naps are ok, nights on the other hand... let's say you are still waking up a few times.   EAT The older you get, the more you are into food. If you see us eati[...]

Dear Peanut - I lied, this was the hardest photoshoot.  You are a crawling monster! On the go as soon as we set you down.  It is so hard to keep you still for a second, which tells me you are going to be a handful as soon as you learn to walk. ♡♡♡ TEN MONTHS   SLEEP You are a great napper. You nap 3-4 times a day and they can be as quick as 40 minutes or as long as two hours. However once nighttime comes, that's a whole different story. EAT Blueberries, strawberries, and avocado are your current obsessions.  Yet, your favorite thing to chom[...]

Dear Peanut - at 9 months, your little personality is shining through.  You are a curious little boy who knows what you like and dislike and you are not shy to let us know. You are fully standing and crawling now, which made this photoshoot the hardest one yet! You would not sit still, every time we set you down you would just crawl away. ♡♡♡ NINE MONTHS SLEEP We are experiencing the 9 month sleep regression (or so that's what I'd like to think) and it has been ROUGH. You started to sleep through the night a couple of days but it didn't last long[...]

Dear Peanut - at 8 months you sit up perfectly and can crawl your way around the house. You are not the best sleeper but you are the best eater. You are drooling like crazy and put everything and anything in your mouth, yet no teeth are in sight. Dad can get the best giggles out of you, Mama is your “off switch” if you’re fussy, and Luna just loves to give you wet kisses. ♡♡♡ EIGHT MONTHS   SLEEP You are a great napper. You nap 3-4 times a day and they can be as quick as 40 minutes or as long as two hours. However once nighttime comes, that'[...]

Dear Peanut - you love food! You went from only wanting breastmilk to devouring everything we put in front of you.  You are also growing up too fast. One day you are learning how to sit up by yourself, the next day you are ready to start crawling. Soon enough you'll be running marathons. ♡♡♡ SEVEN MONTHS SLEEP Your sleep during the day is pretty good.  You take a quick nap on the morning car ride and then 2-3 naps at daycare.  However once the sun goes down, you turn into a different little boy.  It starts with the car ride home.  You used to[...]

Dear Peanut - you've had your first taste of something other than breastmilk (avocado) and after a few tries you are OBSESSED! (just like Mom) You've sorta mastered rolling from back to front but only do it when nobody is watching, and you can finally sit up by yourself.. but only for a limited time before you tip over. Happy half birthday buddy! ♡♡♡ Six Months SLEEP At 6 months, you finally slept through the night! Unfortunately, it only lasted a couple days.  You got sick again, this time with a nasty cold and cough that had you waking up every[...]

Dear Peanut - Everyone at daycare adores you, and why shouldn't they? You are such a sweet and happy baby. Always smiling! You are discovering the world around you and get easily distracted.  You love being held (not really picky on who), and you prefer to nurse over bottle. ♡♡♡ five months SLEEP According to your teachers, you are such a good sleeper. You go down easily for naps and always wake up with a smile. I'm not quite sure what happens to that little boy when we come home because I can't say the same about your night sleep.  You are stil[...]

Dear Peanut - You are a such a curious little boy! Always on the lookout for new sights and sounds.  You are also smiling all the time now, and have started to giggle for real too! Oh.. and that hair of yours? It has become your signature style. ♡♡♡ four months 15 lbs 8 oz | 16.34 in SLEEP Well, where do I start? Sleep training went down south the moment we stepped foot on the plane.  When we got to China you were too jet-lagged to fall into a sleep routine, and once you adjusted to the time change, it was time to come home. We tried sleep trai[...]

Dear Peanut - 90 days in and you have officially graduated from the newborn stage. Time flies! Currently your favorite pastimes are laying on Mom and Dad's chest or playing on your activity mat.  You love reaching for the toys above, and also enjoy being rocked to sleep. ♡♡♡ three months 15lbs 4oz || 24.84 inches EAT You are double your birth weight, buddy! At your doc's appointment you measured to be in the 80-90% percentile in both height and weight, which means you are healthy and strong, and our breastfeeding journey is well on track. Yay![...]