So who else has Julie Andrews’ voice in their head now? “These are a few of my favorite thiiiiiiings...” (for those of you raised in a house that didn’t want musicals, that is from “The Sound of Music”). Okay, enough blog karaoke. I thought I’d do a little round-up of some of Eleanor’s favorite things, which–of course–are not special baby...
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Back to StoreWe’re having a . . .
First off I have to thank Caroline at Coeur de La Photography. We had an absolutely wonderful time taking these photos a few months ago. I would absolutely recommend her for your family photos, wedding photography, engagement photos . . . if you need a photo I would recommend. She and her husband (can they be any cuter?) were so great...
Eleanor – 11 Month Update
Well, I realize this would make more sense to do at her 1 year mark, which is only a couple (eeps!) weeks away, but oh well. I feel like writing about my baby girl. Oh Eleanor, where to begin. Let’s start with sleep. I blogged about sleep in the early days. A lot. As in here, here, here, here, here,...
And the award goes to…
We just got back from a long weekend trip to Disneyland for my niece’s 4th (!!! I can’t believe she’s already 4!) birthday. I’ll post more about the actual trip later, but I wanted to check in with a quick note. I discovered The. Best. Airport changing area today. Actually I will expand that to the best public restroom changing...
Camping by Jackson (as told to mom)
In early August we went on an overnight camping trip. It was in some ways easier than our previous trip when Jackson was 8 months. And in other ways much harder. Here’s how it went from Jackson’s perspective. Basically the moral of the story is that we all survived. Like last year we hiked in about a mile or so...
Baby Transport
(E on a borrowed car) Living in the city, I am mostly out with baby sans car. Because of this, I declined on the baby bucket/infant car seat so our options when out and about are stroller and baby wearing/carrying. Here is what we have found works best: For 0-6 weeks (ish): the Moby wrap. I love the Moby for...
Eleanor’s Favorite Toys
Eleanor (9 months) is pretty easily entertained by any new object that she encounters, but often she quickly seems to tire of them. I have compiled a list of items that seem to be her go-to favorites (at least for the last few months): 1) Käthe Kruz Rainbow Baby Grabbing Ring Doll This is actually a hand-me-down from Eleanor’s cousin,...
Sweet Moments
It’s past 1am and I just got back into bed from Eleanor’s room. She started crying, and I went to tend to her. Now, we don’t ways rush to her rescue, but a busy schedule lately and a last minute trip home for Brandon (family emergency, everything is thankfully fine now) has left E a little out-of-sorts lately. Anyway, back...
Our Travels, Part I
(yes those are my knees, yes I’m wearing pants/shorts, and she was actually a lot happier than she looks here) Alright, so I posted before we left that I was stressed out over what to bring/what not to bring, etc. for our first extended trip with Eleanor. I’m here to report back on what we brought and how it worked...