You may think that bringing a baby outside isn’t going to do much, but the outdoors can offer them a lot of health and developmental benefits. The Nature Conservancy’s write-up on getting kids outdoors explains that time spent in nature can strengthen their immune system, heart, and sensory development. Traveling outdoors with your baby can be an amazing bonding experience (plus get both of you out of the house), but things can quickly go south when the fussing and crying begins and you aren’t prepared for it. To have the best outdoor experience for both you and your baby, bringing these essentials…
Henri’s Birth Story
This birth story certainly looks a lot different to Leonie’s Birth Story. It’s much more complicated, complex and stressful. But in the end we were given Henri Hans so it was all worth it. Bare with me as I feel like we need to start a couple of weeks before the birth… And be prepared, it’s a long one. On Thursday, November 18th, I started having a pain on the top right side of my stomach. I figured baby was just up against my ribs so I really didn’t think too much of it. It also wasn’t anything super painful,…
Baby F is a… Donut Gender Reveal
We are so excited to share that we found out Baby F’s gender recently! We did the Sneak Peak gender test at 10 weeks and then later had it confirmed by ultrasound when I was 15 weeks. I had the results emailed to me and I cried when I opened the email. Ultimately, I only want a happy and healthy baby. But it was so exciting to find the gender out and sharing the surprise with Manuel. A couple days after we found out, we shared the news with our families. And since Leonie and I were back visiting the…
Leonie’s First Year – A Recap
I can’t believe I am even writing this…. Leonie is going to be 1 year old on Sunday! Where did the last year go?! I feel like the year just flew right by. She grew and developed so much, and we loved getting to spend so much time with her! Here is what happened over the last year, all were written on the day that she hit the new month! Read Leonie’s birth story here! 1 month old: This past month you have brought us more joy and happiness then we could ever imagine!You love:– Grunting and making noises– Going…
Baby Easter Basket Idea
I think getting to celebrate “firsts” with a baby is so much fun! This weekend is Leonie’s first Easter and today I wanted to show you the Baby Easter Basket Idea that I put together for her. Baby Easter Basket Idea I found the basket for really cheap at Aldi. It is a small felt basket that I am sure we can use in the future for other Easters or for hunting eggs. It is the perfect size for kids under 4. Next I added a pink bunny sweater that I found at H&M. Here it is normally still pretty…
