11.5 month update

well, its been a while! this kid is non-stop these days. the second he opens his big brown eyes he's crawling towards an outlet or has my glasses. the computer is pretty much unusable when he's around and i hate blogging from my phone. 

i cannot believe my baby is going to be 1 in just a couple of weeks! i thought i would be sad, but honestly i'm pretty excited! newborns are so beautiful and tiny, but i wouldn't trade this age to go back to that again. he's just too cuddley, too fun, too funny! i'm so looking forward to the toddler years (give me a few months and i know i'll roll my eyes at that line while cedar lies on the floor mid temper tantrum.)

we haven't weighted him lately but jeez, he's getting up towards that 30 pound mark. he's nearly 3 feet tall- seriously, he's huge. he has 6 teeth! he isn't walking yet, but crawls a million miles a minute, can more holding onto things like nobodies business and has been standing for a few seconds on his own. he's pretty happy crawling, and i'm definitely not worried about it. he's a little chatterbox! he can say "mum-mum," "dad-dad," "bama (grandma)," "all done," "bananan," and "up." he says "b" for our cat berlin, and birds. he loves birds! his favorite book is "i am a bunny" and we read it at least twice a day <3

he's difficult and needy, and whines and cries a lot but he's got a wonderful, bizarre sense of humor and we love him to bits.

Wordless wednesday

Diptic Tuesday

Finally realized a big part of cedars distaste for food is it not being warm enough! I had bought some organic baby food which required heating and he loved it! So today I blended plain Greek yogurt, a banana and some blueberries heated it up and he loved it so much, he had seconds!

Sink Bath!

 

 

 

co-sleeping

we never started out planning on co-sleeping, but as with a lot of plans and ideals we had before Cedar was born, it became obvious after he was born, that he had other plans, and sleeping alone in a cradle was not one of Cedar's plans. so far, our tiny double bed has been sufficient for the three of us, but at nearly 2.8 feet long and as squiggley as a worm, it has become a feat to get a good nights rest for us.

so last week, my mum took a quick pop over to the mainland to pick up a bed for Cedar from Ikea for an early birthday present to him (us)! we chose the Ikea Gulliver cot (vs. the cot with a side that is removable). with a mattress pad on top, it is the perfect height to fit flush against out mattress and boxspring on the floor! so far we have all been sleeping much better, and Cedar is much happier having two beds to hog versus just the one. 

our co-sleeping must haves:

1) Cedar's bunny "Tumnus" - from Jellycat

first thing we ever bought him, we slept with it until he was born so it would smell like us. it keeps him company until we come to bed

2) Ikea Gulliver Cot

gives us room to enjoy our sleep!

3) Candela nightlight - Oxo
just enough light to find your way around in the dark, or change a diaper. the base has a small light and no exposed electrical so it is safe for kids. it automatically lights up when lifted from the base. we love this light.

4) Baby Blend essential oil mix - Eco-Me

trying to create a relaxing environment for a baby is tough enough, but for three people, sometimes you really got a work at it, so we always try to have baby essential oil either in a diffuser or we put it in our humidifer - which is another thing we really rely on for a good resnt. (we don't always use this brand but i do like this company)

she also picked up one of the new Ikea quilts! i LOVE this one. it isn't up on the site yet, but it is adorable. its a woodland scene with a stream, fish, foxes, owls, a frog, hedgehog and ants. it makes a cozy blanket and a great playmat as well.

here are some examples of other people using the gulliver cot as a side car cot. happy c-sleeping!

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Wordless Wednesday

Diptic Tuesday

Squirrels! While at the park the other day a man was kind enough to toss us one of his peanuts to lure a squirrel over for Cedar. Cedar managed to maintain his excitement long enough for the squirrel to snatch it out of Erik's hand and then proceeded to whole body wiggle with joy. And the squirrel stashed his treasure away.