Eleven Months with Baby L

There’s just no telling how far we’ll go with this month’s princess theme being Moana! We dressed up as Moana, Maui, and Hei Hei to celebrate our girl at the parks!

These are some of the updates and lessons we learned from this past month:

Don’t Get Too Comfy
Just when I thought I had things figured out, life has a funny way of letting me know not to get too comfortable yet. It’s like we’re starting all over again with the teething process which means solids is a toss up and that leads to waking up more often for feeds in the middle of the night. At this point, I’m just trying to get enough sleep to get through the days in a decent mood.

It Really Does Take a Village
Life is getting busier, and the amount of planning it takes to figure out childcare is starting to multiply as well. I’m grateful to both sets of our parents for oftentimes jumping in at the last minute to help with babysitting so that Kev and I can still have the time to chase our dreams.

Being Present is Harder Than It Seems
I feel bad that I’m not 100% present all the time - I love hanging out with Baby L, but I’m also constantly overstimulated from just about everything and I know that I’m also her main source of entertainment most of the day. I find myself dissociating as a way to regulate my anxiety, but I’m also cognizant that my daughter deserves better attention from me… and that guilt doesn’t really go away.

Birthday Party Planning
I’ve been doing my best to find the energy to plan Baby L’s first birthday in between everything else going on, and it’s been hard. I’m still in denial that I’m going to have a one year old in a few weeks but somehow, some way we will make it happen!

xo,
Keshia