Gracias!

Thanksgiving was a success! We had about 40 people over and tons of food. Baby J did great, except he was not up for napping with all the excitement. In honor of Thanksgiving day & my love for lists, I decided to type up some things I am thankful for.

1. Coconut creamer (my fave)

2. My husband. He worked SO hard to get everything ready for Turkey Day. He is always there when I need him.

3. Online shopping. I love it. It makes my life easier. And with free shipping, I mean, come on!!

4. My awesome girlfriends. I have the best. You shouldn't even argue. As one of my favorite band sings, "Oh I'm a lucky man, to count on both hands, the ones I love..."

5. Lysol wipes. Let's just not go into my craziness, but they make me feel a lot better.

6. I'm thankful I have a job that provides free benefits for my entire family.

7. My family. It's huge. It's not perfect. It's loving. It's always there for you.

8. I guess, my dogs. I do love them. I'm not sure I am thankful for them, but they are looking at me right now. So they are peer pressuring me to add them.

9. Baby J's walker. Really, it is the best. And it is perfect for our house.

10. Last, but certainly not least, BABY J. Awe. I am so, so thankful for my little boy.

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9 months

Well, our little dude is 9 months. 3 months from being a 1 year old. Crazy & sad. He is really crawling & getting into everything. He likes everything that could hurt him: cords, remotes, outlets, the oven, oh and he likes to put everything in his mouth. Which scares me all the time. One of his newest things is pretending to drink out of a cup. He takes a deep breath and then "drinks" nothing... He is so funny.

Oh, and he cut his top two teeth this week. They look super cute. I know I say this every month, but I really do think 9 months is my favorite age so far. He is so much fun. I just love him!

Crawling

The babes is for reals crawling now... and is into EVERYTHING!!!

Sleep

My munchkin is not a great sleeper. This weekend I decided to try CIO (cry it out) again. I had tried maybe a month ago and he got so worked up, so fast, I thought NO WAY. How do people do this?!?! Then on Friday, we both desperately needed some good sleep, so I decided to give it a try. I told myself that I would not let him cry more than 10 minutes. I put him down when he was sleepy. He cried for 7 minutes and then... Then he slept from 10pm to 5:30 in his crib without a peep!!!!!!!!!! It was glorious. Last night, I tried again, he fussed for over 10 minutes so I got him. When I picked him up, I realized he wasn't even that worked up. He wasn't hot & didn't even have tears. He was just screaming b/c he knew I would get him. Because he has ME trained! I failed.

I don't think CIO has to be so extreme, but I do think it works for some babies. I think, I may have one of those munchkins....