Theres not a lot "new" with us, we're just busy settling into a routine over here. I work mornings Monday thru Sat, and Zane works the rest of the day/late night, so our days start early and end late and are busy with work. I think for this reason going down when Oliver does in the afternoon is a real necessity for me.
Right now Oliver is doing better at home in the morning since he's adjusted to taking the bottle I leave for him, which is hugely relieving on all of us. It is awesome as well to no longer be "wasting" milk every day. Glory hallelujah.
Car trips/grocery store runs are getting better but really touch and go and we usually avoid them and have Zane pick up groceries. We DID make it to church last week, but we left as soon as Oliver saw all the people (and royally and loudly lost his s***.. so did we and in our moment of exhaustion decidedly committed to not doing it again.. not kidding) however he did really good the last time we were in a group so we'll try again this week with our chins up and coffee in hand.
I am simultaneously looking forward to preparing for the next season, and holding on to this one as much as I can, soaking up everything I can from it.
The next season..
Winter and Spring will include planning for overall positive long awaited changes in direction for our family, for which we are both anxious and excited.
Also later in the Winter or Spring (whenever he's ready after 6 mo) I'm planning on starting Oliver on BLW. I'm very excited for the whole process, especially at the prospect of him continuing to primarily nurse, so I think it will work well for our family. We'll be using the bone broth in the beginning, which I'm excited about because we can start trying it in the cold months, and we can all have some. :) I'm also curious to see if it will help with teething.
I'm looking forward too BLW, warmer jammies, holidays and change. Dreading sick season with a young baby in the house.
I'm holding on to today too, though. Oliver has a doctors appointment on Monday. It's not pediatrician ordered, it's just a perk of new babyhood, but I don't plan to miss it because these appointments are what keeps us in the "new" baby days before they're gone. They are part of our long-complicated-special baby story in my memory. ♡
