So far E hasn’t been terribly interested in the monarchs caterpillars or butterflies. He’s looked at them and I think is more entertained at how much I like them! He’s held a caterpillar and poked one 🙄 enough to irritate it but do no damage. They are now beginning to emerge from their chrysalis’. I put one on him today and by far that’s the most Interaction he’s had with them all together. Of course it got loose in The house. I was able to quickly capture him so we could release them in the wild.
I have enjoyed doing this, this summer. I may or may not do it again next year. It will be heavily dependent if we have travel plans or not. And if E has more interest. It really is time intensive. That doesn’t mean I won’t ever do it again just that I don’t see my self committing to the indoor reading EVERY year.
If I don’t bring them inside again next year. I will look into at least netting my milkweed to help boost their survival rate.
Anyways down to the good part pictures!
was one of those gifts I thought about returning. But OH so THANKFUL we didn’t. This is a lifesaver. We keep a pretty quiet house so any noise is something E heard and still hears. We take this on all of our trips too, older houses seem to carry more sound and when big groups of family get together noises seem to be plentiful. This brings him a little home comfort and peace for all. 
(adorable one with a fox and an owl 
) which is also wonderful and quite the arm saver. It was nice to be a
ble to keep our newborn close everywhere while he was sleeping. This is where he slept on some of his first trips too. Not only are they cute but they aren’t super huge, they keep your baby at an incline and almost cuddle them, which is apparently awesome for colicky babies and babes who have a little reflux.
Recommended to us by our pediatric doctor to help with little E’s eczema. And apparently mine and also the hubs. Neither of us knew we had eczema until E came along. You take care of yourself so much better when you have a child! Just to add I’ve never had any problems other than dime sized patches, my whole life that my mother explained as dry skin and that I needed to moisturize better. The husband hasn’t ever had any problem until these last couple weeks, and the Aquaphor has helped him tons!
tiredness and I DO believe it. However, these seemed to cure our hiccups and they are all natural. Plus this brand doesn’t need to be stored in the fridge because it doesn’t mold, like some of the others on the market. The original is fennel flavored and not terrible tasting, yep I tried it. They also have 
, 
, and drops for 
, which we haven’t tried but if the problem should arise for a future child I not hesitate to try this brand.
. I love that you can leave the 
in the car add another for your husband or grandma or nanny’s vehicle so there is constant swapping and readjusting! You can buy it all separate or as a trio but we do love how it maneuvers and has couple cup holders and a basket down below for all those extras you need for baby! Or you know if you decide to take off your jacket or need a spot for a picnic blanket.
. So I was able to pump directly into most of his bottles, which was great. Although, now they have some sort of 
bottle (feel free to tell me more about them if you’ve used them)! They also now have them in colors, 
, 
, 
. And for those of you who prefer 
over plastic they carry them in glass too and you can buy them with or without silicone sleeves as seen below!
, 
, and 
wide mouth nipples.
was awesome. Some people swear by the Aden + Anais brand and they have some super adorable sets with prints like this 
I may get roasted for adding this but honestly I think this brand is softer than the Aden + Anais swaddles but that could just be the ones I felt and not consistent to all of their swaddles.
but I have fallen in love with our grey one. It has a nice amount of pockets and isn’t too small or too big and has a couple spots for bottles or cups. It also now comes in 
, what they call 
, 
, and a cute colorful 
pattern.
is why we only usually allow them for milk, at home and supervised. He is actually proficient at drinking out of glass cups. Yeah my MIL just thought it was crazy watching him drink out of a baby glass the other night while we Facetimed. The Munchkin cups are our on the go and less supervised drinking glasses!
ow how much you were losing into pads. Plus is saves money on 
(this is the kind I preferred to me they felt less noticeable, and one thing as a new mother I had no idea I’d need right away), only thing is you have to buy more 
to store that extra milk in but thats a good problem to have! I will add I wish I would have had 2 so I wasn’t constantly washing and drying them in the beginning but I made it work with one! 
Muddling Mom 
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