Britt Summary of Month 19

Britt Summary of Month 19

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Britt lived her 19th month of life (she was 18 months old) from June 6 through July 5th. It was SUCH a wonderful month having both of my babies at home with me all day!!! Here's all about Britt! Morning Nap:  The BIG thing from this month was dropping Britt's morning nap (you can read about the whole experience HERE ). It took a little bit of time to adjust but really was a smooth transition. What wasn't so easy? Finding things to fill that big chunk of time with her awake! I am glad I waited as long as I did to drop the nap. Typically with my kids I jump to the next thing rather quickly and probably before they are fully ready for it. This causes them to take longer to adjust and makes those transitions more of a hassle and tougher on our family as a whole. By waiting until I really thought Britt was ready to drop the morning nap, it made the entire thing easier for everyone, especially HER!!!  Words:  Britt added these words this month: light, hot, cake, happy ...

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Miss Personality

Miss Personality

Monday, September 2, 2013

When I got pregnant with Britt I wasn't sure how a second baby would fit in with our family. My main concern about adding more children to our lives was that I wouldn't be able to get to KNOW each child as an individual the way I have been able to know Kye. I mean Kye and I had a solid 2 years and 9 months of quality time.  Would I ever feel like I know my other children as well as I know him? Even once Britt got here that was still a concern I had. Life with two is a little lot crazier for sure and it takes a special effort to make sure to get quality time with each child.  I feel that I may not get as much alone time with Britt as I did with Kye at this age, but I def feel like I bond with her and KNOW her. She has developed into her own  personality much sooner than I remember with Kye. Maybe it's because she has an older sibling she tries to copy? Or maybe it's because I have Kye to compare her too so I notice the things that are "her" since I com...

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