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    Shane Thomas: Eleven Months

    January 2, 2019

    I can’t believe that my baby is almost one years old! I already miss little baby Shane! Let’s take a look back really quickly to see just how little he really was…

    Omg so small and precious!

    Okay, now back to Shane’s ELEVEN month update!

    What color are your baby’s eyes now? Hazel/Brownish. If you look closely, in the light they look hazel but if you look quickly they look brown.

    What makes your baby laugh? Shane is super silly and thinks it’s funny when he or someone around him sneezes. He also still loves when we try to “get” him. He laughs every time.

    What noises does your baby make? He “talks” all day. He makes a ton of noise and sounds while he’s playing.

    In what way is your baby moving? Shane finally started crawling with his belly off of the ground. He also started walking along furniture too!

    OUR DAILY SCHEDULE:

    • 7:30am- Wake up + nurse
    • 8:30am- Eat breakfast
    • 9:30am- Nurse + naptime
    • 11:00-11:15am- Wake up + nurse
    • 12:30pm- Lunch time
    • 2:00pm- Nurse + naptime
    • 3:30pm- Wakeup + Snack
    • 5:00pm- Nurse
    • 6:30pm- Dinnertime
    • 8:00pm- Nurse + Bedtime
    • 10:00-10:30pm- Dreamfeed
    • 3:00am- Dreamfeed. (I am planning on dropping this dreamfeed around Shane’s first birthday. I am trying to make sure he gets enough milk, as I am attempting to wean him off of all of his formula.)

    What teeth does your baby have? Still only his bottom two. It looks like his top four are starting to come in though.

    He loooves his puppy!

    Favorite toy or Thing to Play with: The remote or anything that is not really a toy! 😉

    How is your baby sleeping at night? We finally moved Shane to his own room this month. It was a little bit sad for me. I’m actually still getting used to it. I loved having him right next to my bed. As I mentioned in my last update though, he wasn’t sleeping well at all and I was ready to try just about anything to get more sleep. Turns out he slept way better in his room so we’ve stuck to that. 

    What new tricks can your baby do? Shane started waving when someone says hi to him. I’m pretty sure he says hi back sometimes, but I’m still unsure because he won’t ever repeat me if I ask him to say hi.

    I can’t believe the next update will be his one year update! I wish he could stay this little forever!

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    Shane Thomas: Ten Months

    December 12, 2018

    Finally getting all caught up… here we go!

    What does your baby love getting into? Shane loooves getting into everything he shouldn’t be. He loves trying to eat our dog’s food. 🤦🏻‍♀️

    Our first time eating out with Shane

    Your favorite thing about your baby’s personality:  I love how happy and playful Shane is. Everyone always mentions how happy he is.

    In what way is your baby moving? Shane is crawling all around and pulling up to stand on everything.

    What foods are your baby’s favorites? Shane’s absolute favorite food right now is yogurt. He will always eat yogurt. He also really likes bananas like his daddy.

    What new tricks can your baby do? He learned to clap and give kisses this month! I can’t even explain how adorable it is when he gives kisses. I’m sure you know very well if you have your own baby. It’s just the best!

    How is your baby sleeping at night? This has been the worst night for sleep since he was a newborn. He wakes up anywhere from 3-6 times a night! 😴

    This picture was staged but sometimes Shane and I would fall back asleep together. I miss those days!

    What noises does your baby make? Shane babbles all day. He likes to say dadada a lot.

    What does your baby dislike? Shane has started to dislike being in the car. I’m not sure if it’s because he’s bored or is uncomfortable in his car seat or what it is.

    Shane loves music just like his dad. When we play music he dances and it’s the sweetest thing.

    What is your baby’s relationship like with his cousins? How do they interact? He hasn’t noticed his baby cousin too much yet. He’s only been around him a couple of times. There was one time though where Shane did notice him and kept wanting to touch him.

    What is your baby’s relationship like with his pets? Shane loves his puppy so much. We are in the process of teaching him to do nice to her still but he loves following her around.

    Shane had his first Halloween this month. He was a hedgehog! The cutest hedgehog ever if you ask me!

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    Shane Thomas: Nine Months

    December 12, 2018

    I have fallen super, super behind on Shane’s updates but as I mentioned before, I want to get these up even if they are late just to have them to look back on. I’m going to be posting his nine and ten month updates today. On Friday I will be posting his eleven month update because he turned eleven months old today!!

    STATS: Weight: 16.13lbs (8th percentile) Height: 27.3in (10th percentile) Head Size: 42.86cm (4th percentile) Our little guy ❤️

    In what way is your baby moving? Shane is army crawling super fast!

    How is your baby sleeping at night? This month has been a little tougher. Shane has been waking up a lot and just wanting us to hold him while he sleeps.

    What new tricks can your baby do? Shane will fake sneeze if we sneeze at him first. It’s just about the cutest thing in the world.

    What is your baby’s favorite thing to do? Shane loves exploring new objects or places. If I give him a new kitchen utensil that he’s never seen before, he will play with it contently for 20-30 mins.

    Which teeth does your baby have? He has his two bottom teeth. I forgot to mention in his last update that he finally got his bottom teeth! Yay!

    Favorite book: Dear Zoo

    Describe the love you have for your baby: I can’t even begin to describe my love for Shane. His is my whole life, I love getting to stay home and take care of him. I’m the luckiest person in the world to be the one to spend all day with him. I wish I could protect him from everything. I can’t stand to think of anything bad happening to him.

    Some fun facts from this month: 

    • Shane started crawling this month!
    • He loves playing with Noelle (our dog) now that he can crawl over to her.
    • He is constantly babbling dadadada all day long.
    • Shane got his first cousin this month. His cousin Devin was born!
    • We took our first beach trip with Shane. I blogged about that here, in case you missed it! It was an awesome day. Shane loved the beach.

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    Shane Thomas: Seven Months

    September 11, 2018

    Okay so Shane officially turns eight months old tomorrow so uh this is a little bit late. Oops. Better late than never though I guess. I did update in his baby book and take pictures on time so at least the information is on time. 😉

    I am going to be using the information that I recorded in Shane’s baby book for this update.

    STATS: I don’t know exactly how much Shane weighs but I know he’s growing right on track still because I weigh him every once in a while and keep track of how much he’s gaining.

    Shane laughs when… when we act like we are going to “get him”. He gets slightly scared and laughs so much. He’s also quite ticklish so he laughs when we tickle him as well.

    Sleep + Schedule: His sleep and schedule is just about the same as last month. If you missed that post, you can check it out here. The only difference is that he has dropped a nap and also a bottle. He generally only naps twice a day and takes three 2 ounce bottles of formula.

    What do people point out about your baby? How happy he is, how big his eyes are, and how much he looks like his daddy.

    Us at Lake George 🙂

    New Trips We’ve Taken: We took our first family vacation to Lake George this month! Traveling with a baby is quite the experience though. Shane did great on the car rides both to and from Lake George. (It takes about 3 hours to get there.) Although it’s quite interesting taking care of him when we aren’t at home.

    Does your baby have any teeth? Nope, still nothing!

    Solids: Shane still absolutely love eating. He’s had many new foods this month although I don’t know exactly which ones because I haven’t been keeping track.

    That’s all for this month! Check back soon though because his 8 month update should be up shortly. This next month was a big one!

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    Shane Thomas: Six Months

    August 7, 2018

    Welp guys I’ve dropped the ball this month on blogging. Something I have not blogged about yet is that Tommy and I are starting our own furniture business through Etsy. This is honestly the reason that blogging has been taking a backseat. We are trying hard to get the shop up and running as fast as possible so every bit of free time I’ve had has been working towards that.

    To be honest for the first time ever, I’ve reconsidered if I even wanted to keep blogging, but for now I definitely want to. Even if that means for a while that I am only about to get one or two posts up a month. I think eventually I will be able to blog more often – when Shane doesn’t need me quite so much.

    Anyways, speaking of Shane, let’s jump right into his update! Oh and also, I decided to change up the format of these updates. That was another reason why I haven’t blogged, the format I was using I didn’t like so it made me not really want to do these updates. I have been filling out a baby book for him so I am going to use that as a format for these as well.

    STATS: At Shane’s six month doctor’s appointment he weighed 14 pounds 10 ounces (5%). He was 26 inches tall (20%) and his head size was 16.5 inches (11%). He’s just a little guy like his daddy and I.

    New Foods: oatmeal, strawberries, and sweet potatoes

    How does your baby like solid foods? Shane looooves eating solids. He particularly likes eating sweet foods, like most babies I believe. It’s been really fun feeding him new foods and seeing his reaction to them.

    Sleep: Shane has always been a decent sleeper. This month he has started wanting to stay up and play for an hour or two in the middle of the night, which has not been fun. 😅(Only on some nights, thank God!)

    Does your baby sleep through the night? I have been avoiding this question on the blog (and in real life if I’m being honest) because I may be one of the only parents who doesn’t want Shane to sleep through the night. Say whaaat?! I KNOW. But there is good reason for it. So Shane is mostly breastfed, but also gets about 6-8 ounces of formula a day. If I cut out his nighttime feed then he would need about 4-6 more ounces of formula a day, which honestly is totally fine. But my goal has been to provide as much of his daily milk as I can so that means I will dreamfeed him in the middle of the night so that he can get that extra amount of breastmilk. I know there many be some people who won’t understand this but then again I know that there will be some people who will. It’s just personally a sacrifice I do not mind doing for Shane and I actually love that I am able to do, so for now it works for us.

    DAILY SCHEDULE (24hr: food + naps):

    • 8:30-9:30am: Wake up, nurse, take the dog out, play while mommy eats her breakfast.
    • 10-11am: Nurse, 2 oz bottle of formula, nap
    • 12-1pm: Wake up + nurse + 1-2 oz of solids sometime before next nap
    • 2-3pm: Nurse, 2 oz bottle of formula, nap
    • 4-5pm: Wake up + nurse
    • 6-6:30pm: Nurse, 2 oz bottle of formula, nap
    • 6:30-7pm: Wake up + 1-2 oz of solids sometime before bed
    • 8:30pm: Nurse, 2 oz bottle of formula, down for the night
    • 12:30-1:30am: Nurse + back to sleep
    • 4:30-5:30am: Nurse + back to sleep (sometimes right away, sometimes it takes about an hour)

    Just keep in mind this is a pretty rough schedule. Sometimes Shane doesn’t want to take his last nap, sometimes we are very busy and only get around to giving him solids once a day, sometimes he only takes an hour and a half nap. But for the most part this is the schedule we follow most days.

    Does your baby have any teeth? Nope! Still waiting on our teeth, which is A-Okay with mommy. 😉

    LOVES: His puppy, being in water, his mommy, and eating!

    Describe your baby’s temperament and disposition: Shane is such a happy baby! But he also knows what he wants and definitely lets us know what that is too.

    Favorite toys this month: This turtle toy, Skip Hop activity table, + this teether. (affiliate links)

    That’s all for this month friends! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

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    Shane Thomas: Five Months

    June 27, 2018

    It’s about time for Shane’s five month update! (Since we’re two weeks late 😅.) This month everything finally seems to feel even more normal. Let’s jump right in!

    Size: I do weigh Shane at home but I don’t have his exact weight for when he turned five months old. He is still in 3-6 month clothes and moved up to size 3 diapers.

     

    Sleep: Shane is a pretty decent sleeper. He takes 3 naps during the day and wakes up around 1:30-2:30am and again around 5:30-6:30am. During his first two naps he usually wakes up halfway through and we have to rock him back to sleep but he will usually sleep for about 1.5-2 hours. His last nap of the day is usually around 20-30mins.

     

    Loves: Mommy and daddy, playtime, his puppy, and being held in his carrier on mommy.

     

    Hates: Being tired

    Milestones:

    • We have lots of fun milestones from this past month! We went on our first plane right this month to Florida to visit my grandparents. Shane did so well on the plane both times and also did well while in Florida. His sleep was a bit disrupted but nothing too terrible. He got to meet my grandparents for the first time and it was so special! I was going to just add the pictures for the trip into this months recap but I was just looking through them and decided I’m just going to do a separate post on our trip since I have more pictures than I thought!
    • We also started solids this month! So far Shane has tried bananas and avocado and I can’t tell if he loves them or not haha. He doesn’t show too much of a reaction but he does keep opening his mouth for more so it seems like he likes them. It’s been so fun to feed him and I can’t wait to keep introducing new foods to him!

    So that’s about it for this month! I cannot believe how much he’s grown! Where did my baby go?!

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