Embracing the Big Sister Role

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It’s no secret that my kiddos are not far apart in age, which means that Elouise had barely entered toddler-hood when a baby came into our family. Since she was so little it was difficult to really, truly prepare her for the new addition in a way that she could rationally process ahead of time. Sure, if you asked her where brother was she would point to my belly but I’m sure she had no clue that she was about to lose out on mama and daddy’s constant undivided attention. That meant that the transitional process when brother came home from the hospital required extra time and a whole lot of grace. Luckily she never expressed any disappointment or frustration with Sullivan being around, in fact mostly she was unaware or indifferent. Still, we had to get creative to help her feel involved. One of my favorite ways to help her embrace her big sister role is letting her help with feeding Sully his Dr. Browns bottles.

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Sullivan Gray: 6 Months

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I can hardly believe that half of a year has flown by. He has given us less sleep than we’ve ever had but more smiles than we could have hoped for. He really, truly is just the happiest little guy. He’s easy going, personable, and shares a smile with anyone who talks to him (or he thinks is talking to him lol). We really are thankful for our little man and the dynamic he’s added to our family.

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Still Sleeping Sound with Owlet

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Yes, that title says “still” because I posted about this little baby before. To be clear I’m talking about the Owlet not Sullivan, because obviously that little dude has been all over my blog posts lately. Well, the Owlet smart sock is maybe one of the most genius baby items on the market. Anything that can add to the peace of mind for a parent is a must have in my opinion and believe it or not, it just got better. They just released a brand new, updated, more efficient, and even smarter sock.

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Sullivan Gray: 5 Months

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First of all I’d like to say that it is getting harder and harder to get a non-blurry photo of this little guy. He is on the move at an impressive rate. I can’t believe that next time I am writing one of these I will have a 6 month old, which is basically a 1 year old, which is essentially a toddler. AH! I’m getting ahead of myself. When I look at him though, I do not see a 5 month old, he looks about the same size as most 9 months old, it’s bananas. This month has had a lot of high highs and some pretty low lows, so I’m going to talk a bit more about those because gosh darn it, sometimes you just have a rough month and it’s okay to share about it.

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Sullivan Gray: 4 Months

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What a difference a month makes. Seriously though, he is into a whole different stage of baby-hood and it’s blowing my mind. Currently he’s undergoing an enormous developmental leap (please tell me that you have the Wonder Weeks app?) and it’s so fun to watch him discover new things ever day. Since he’s really getting into grabbing and chewing, toys have now started to become relevant to this little guy. He has a few things that he loves so I’ve rounded up some of our current favorite items and linked them at the bottom of the post. First, here’s a little update on our little chunky monkey.

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