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Six Months: Happy Birthday, Henry!
Oh, Henry, you are pure joy! You seriously bring immense gladness into our hearts.You changed so much from 5-6 months. You are essentially crawling! I say “essentially” because it’s more of an army crawl, but you can get anywhere you want to go, and quickly! You love to crawl all around your room (and over obstacles like pillows), and you even crawled from your room, down the hallway, through the dining room, and to the very back of the kitchen.
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You’ve also started pulling up into a standing position completely independently. Although you can sit for short periods of time by yourself, you really have no use for it. -
Baby Food Party
These days, I’m trying to find as many ways possible to leverage the power of community to save money. Our babysitting co-op has been great for that. I’m able to get free babysitting for Henry by babysitting my friends’ babies.
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I recently had the idea that I could save time and money (and have fun!) by coordinating a baby food making party. I sent out a message to the gals from my prenatal yoga class and six of them expressed interest.We’re going to get together on a Saturday afternoon (sans babies) and make a whole bunch of homemade, organic baby food. Since baby food can be frozen for up
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Montessori Weaning Table: The How and Why
Henry is officially eating solid foods! I chickened out and couldn’t give him juice drops when he was two months old like his Montessori guide recommended. He has a dairy sensitivity. Further, the pediatrician recommended not to give him anything before four months. Around three months, Henry started watching us eat with so much focus and attention. At four months, he started grabbing our water glasses and bringing them to his mouth. We finally couldn’t resist it anymore and decided to start following his lead. He took to it right away. He loves eating anything (rice cereal, avocado, sweet potatoes, banana) and he enjoys drinking out of his glass. … Read More
