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Creative Ways to Entertain Baby (and keep mom from going crazy)

By sunshineandholly on August 26, 2013

Summer days are LONG. I swear, everyday I get exhausted from chasing Graham around and I look at the clock and it’s only 8:55am! I think, “What the hell are we going to do all day?!” Here’s a few ways I keep Graham (and Mama) entertained.

Go to Bass Pro to look at the fish.

Visit Daddy for lunch and play with his calculator.

“Cook.” (Especially helpful for when you are visiting friends who don’t have kids. Instant toys.)

Take selfies with your phone.

Fill an empty tissue box with washcloths and go to town pulling them all out.

A tablespoon or two of flour. This gave me enough time to cook dinner AND whip up a dessert.

Walk around the house…for hours…stooped over like this. No wonder my back is killing me…

Walk at the park. One of my fav things to do!

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Graham is 10 months!

By sunshineandholly on August 24, 2013

Graham – I can’t keep up with these posts! We’re busy planning for your first birthday party, which is a week away!

Here’s what’s new in your 10th month:

Crawling!!!!! Yes – you are mobile. And such a busy little guy! You’re getting into everything now. Keeping me on my toes.

You’ve started rolling around at night and now you love to sleep on your stomach.

We’ve cut back on the paci – you only use it at night.

You celebrated your first 4th of July.

You played with a play kitchen for the first time at your buddy Carter’s house. I know what you’re getting for Christmas. 🙂

You also had your first ride in the Ergo on my back. You liked being able to see better than when I wear you on the front.

You are trying your best to repeat words. At 10 months old you learned how to say teeth. We started brushing your teeth every night. You’ve got 8 of them now!

We’ve been saying colors and shapes to you and you’ve said “yellow” a couple of times. Your little voice is so cute.

You got your first pair of real shoes. You love your new kicks and have been trying to say “shoe.”

Getting you to go to sleep at night is becoming an issue. You can fight sleep like there’s no tomorrow! We’re trying some no-cry solutions, but they haven’t been very successful…

You love to eat and you love to feed us bites of your food. It cracks you up. You’re pretty much done with purees unless they’re in a pouch. I make a lot of finger foods for you (organic veggies, meat, cheese and fruit) and you’re also trying more and more of what we’re eating.

Still loving bath time, but now that you’ve learned to pull up, you’ve been trying to stand up in the tub. Slippery baby!

You’ve also been barking a lot – Lacey and Jack have taught you well. 🙂

Love you, my Busy Boo. My little Mister Mister!

Beach Baby!

By sunshineandholly on August 3, 2013

We just got back from an awesome family vacation at the beach.

It was Graham’s first time in the ocean!

We had so much fun – many wonderful memories were made.

The Best Decision I Ever Made

By sunshineandholly on July 23, 2013

About two months ago, I made a decision that would forever change my life for the better…

I got a maid service.

I know what you’re thinking…
“Wow – she must be rich.” (No, we’re not.)
“Doesn’t she only work part-time? She only has one kid. She has plenty of time to clean!” (I know, I know!)

Y’all.

It is SO worth it.

They come every other week. I still pick up millions of toys, do countless loads of laundry, load-unload-load-unload-load-unload the dishwasher, vacuum tumbleweeds of dog hair daily and sweep up puffs and Cheerios that are scattered all over the floor.

But to know that I don’t have to do the deep cleaning that my house needs is so…freeing!! I was really starting to feel dragged down by all the cleaning. And a dirty house bothers me so much more now that I’m home…in it all day.

And on the days when the maids come to clean – when I get home from running errands and my house looks like something out of a magazine…ahhhhhh. Such an amazing feeling.

I know it’s an extra expense and I’m blessed that we are able to afford it.

But I’m so happy I did it!

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