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My Baby is Starting Daycare!!

11 Saturday Jan 2014

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Our little boy is starting daycare next week. Cue tears.

I’m pretty tortured by the idea of him going. On one hand I know he is going to learn so much and have fun with the other children. But on the other hand, I feel like I’m going to miss out on so much and miss him so much.

I was supposed to be starting work in March at my previous job but I was laid off so that means I will be home with him at daycare until I find a new job. At least I will be able to drop him off late and pick him up early until I find new employment.

I know being a working mom is going to be a tough transition. I worry about the amount of time I am going to be able to spend with him. If its a 9-5 job and Jack goes to bed at 7, I probably will only have an hour or so in the evenings with him. That just doesn’t seem enough does it?

And then how do you find time to workout? Going to the gym has always been a big part of my life. I doubt I will have time at lunch since I’m hoping I can work through lunch to get off early to get home to my husband and baby boy.

I would love to hear from other moms and dads on how they manage to work, workout and spend quality time with their family. It seems impossible!

The Land of Firsts

24 Thursday Oct 2013

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Watching our baby develop and hit different milestones has been such an amazing experience. So many little things can get you excited or just plain make you laugh or smile.

The first social smile
The first cooing
The first time he grasped a toy
The first time he laughed
The first time he rolled over
The first tooth
The first diaper blowout
The first time he peed on himself or us
The first time he crawled
The first word (“momma” even if it was accidental)
The first time he pulled himself up
The first time he said MOM and meant it

There are so many firsts to look forward to and enjoy when you have a baby. I can’t wait for so many more to come.

What was your favourite first?

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Introducing a Lovey

05 Thursday Sep 2013

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With the ongoing process of sleep training and trying to get Jack comfortable in his crib and to be able to self soothe, we felt introducing a lovey might be able to help. I don’t remember growing up with one but Dave had a blankie that he used for years. With Jack at just over 5 months, it seemed like now would be a good time to make that introduction.

I did some research and found the Aden + Anais security blankets. At 16″x16″, they seemed like the perfect size. Breathable fabric with a soft satin trim.  We settled on the ones with the monkey’s on them:

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I washed them as soon as we got home and had intended on sleeping with them that night so they would smell like me but Jack was having a particularly tough time going to sleep that night. I left his room, grabbed the blankie and gave it to him. Within minutes he was asleep curled up on his new blankie.

If the connection continues with it, then I will go buy another pack of two and make sure that I wash them all at the same time and try to rotate them in so we don’t have one falling apart too fast.

I know Jack could want to carry that blankie with him wherever he goes which could potentially be a nightmare. I see blankie falling in puddles and in the grocery store etc. But I have read that you can set rules with respect to a lovey and have it only a bedtime thing which is what we are going to try to do.

I would love to hear of other parents experience with loveys. What was your child’s? How did you introduce them? How did you wean them off of it and at what age?