Sleep

I've been reading Dr. Marc Weissbluths' "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" for the millionth time. My copy is SO tattered! Anyway, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE it! It breaks down the first 4 months of a newborn's life into weeks, which is fantastic! So Allie is just about at the right age to start teaching her how to fall asleep on her own. So after she's been awake for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, I swaddle her and put her down. She's been falling right asleep with NO crying. She goes to bed right at 7 every night and only wakes up once to eat. Within a month or so, she'll be right on the same schedule Cam was for his first 2 years of life....Bed at 6:30, Wake up at 7, Nap at 9 and nap at 1. Awesome!!!!

I can't wait to read this!

"Dr. Laura Schlessinger just released her 16th book, “In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms,” in which she unapologetically urges mothers to remain at home instead of juggle a career and motherhood. "

Allie's Room

So by June, Allie will finally have her own space....I'm horrible at interior decorating, but I do want to do what I can to make it cute for her. I can't decide on a color scheme though, so vote on the poll. We don't have much money (ok, we really shouldn't spend ANY money) to make her room cute.....so any cheap (or free!) decorating ideas would be great! I'm obviously going to have to purchase some bedding....and I mostly want her walls to be covered in pictures of people who love her, like Cam's room. So luckily frames and printing photos is pretty inexpensive. Thanks ladies, you're the BEST!

Toddler Lunch Ideas

I need some good lunch ideas for Cam. Thanks.

Baby Legs

I LOVE these!! I wish I had known about them when Cam was crawling though because his knees used to be black at the end of every day! I have been looking at getting some for Allie for weeks and I finally caved and did it. And I LOVE THEM!! Allie looks adorable in hers! I'll take some pics of her soon. They're pricey....but I figured I'd get lots of good use out of them since they fit kids of ALL ages!

If you're interested, check out http://www.babybintz.com/ or http://www.babylegs.net/.

Dolled Up!!

I just ordered Allie this red bow from LUV THE HAIR:

I also ordered these Baby Legs and another cute binkie clip from BABY BINTZ:

And finally, these crib shoes from LITTLE FINGERS & TOES:

It Finally Happened.....

We put Cam to bed tonight, just like every other night. About 20 minutes later, he opens his door and comes out all proud of himself and said "I got out all by myself." DANG IT!!!! We calmly put him back in bed and are crossing our fingers that this isn't the end of our luxurious, calm evenings.
So question.....when you did move your kids into big beds, how did you teach them to STAY there?? We'll probably end up buying a childproof doorknob....but knowing him, he'll figure it out after a day or two! I absolutely refuse to get up with him before 7:30 in the mornings, so I'm not looking forward to this change!