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My Must Haves for 6-9 Months

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I've already shared my must have baby items    for newborns but what about for slightly older babies? Here are the things that I recently can't live without! Zipadee Zip  I didn't understand the need for this at first so just stay with me! When little babies start to roll over it's unsafe to keep them swaddled at night because with their arms all snuggly wrapped they may not be able to roll back, it's a SIDS risk. So when Brooks started rolling I tried to 'arm train' him: train him to sleep with him arms free. You unswaddle one arm for a couple nights, then the other and they get used to it. Wasn't that easy with Brooks and he would claw at his face relentlessly. I could tell he still needed some comfort so I switched him to a Love to Dream SwaddleUp 50/50. That worked for a bit but I don't think he enjoyed his arms being stuck up. Cue the zippy. At 4.5 months in comes the zippy or as I call it his squirrel suit/ starfish suit. I sa...

Summer Dump

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WITHOUT prompting, ask your husband these questions and write EXACTLY what they say. What is something I always say?      Dan shut up What makes me happy?      Brooks  What makes me sad?       When all the oreos are gone  How tall am I?      5'4 What's my favorite thing to do?       Lounge… go to the Zoo What do I do when you're not around?      Take videos of Brooks What makes you proud of me?       Everything  What is my favorite food?      Dessert What is my favorite restaurant?       It used to be Olive Garden but that’s not it anymore because you live in Texas…Chuys? If I could go anywhere, where would I want to go?       DA MOON. Hawaii Do you think you could live without me?       Do I think I could or do I want to? I could but it would be difficult ...

9 Months

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Growth Clothing 6-9 months, 9 months Diaper size: 3 Height 29 in (76%), Weight 18 lbs 14 oz (36%), Head 44.5 cm (35%) Says dada, mama, bababa Creeping on the furniture Getting into everything! Has 3 bottom teeth and cutting his first top tooth Likes Swimming Hiking Licking airport windows (ewwww) Yogurt, Cheerios, pasta Pulling hair Dislikes Being left alone (he'll crawl after me crying, 'mamamama') General This kid is giving me a run for my money! He crawls so fast and is interested in things he's never cared about before: chords, fireplace, outlets and every piece of dirt or bug on the ground. Right now I can always hear when he's going to get into something he's not supposed to. He does this excited hard breathing as he's crawling as fast as he can, it's hilarious!  As most of you know we went to Boise for a week and it was such a good vacation. I was also very happy to see Brooks warm up to my parents r...