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My baby is FIVE months old today!! How did this happen? Where did the time go?!

It is wild how quickly this crept up on us. I already thought time flew, and now here I am with a baby who is almost half a year old! She is the sweetest stinkin’ thing these days!!

I am still tracking her days in a sort of half-assed way. I’ve been keeping track of her naps and feeds lately in hope of getting her to sleep through the night (baby sleep is like quantum physics, there are so many variables!!). Plus I make note when she does something new like big belly laughs or I let her taste something (yesterday was 🍍 and she LOVED it).

Mamas (&daddys &caretakers) Please send tips for how to make time slow down a bit 🕰. And also recommend your favourite baby feeding accounts (BLW or otherwise) because this girl is starting solids!

Thanksgiving looks a lot different for us this year, as so many are saying. It has truly been a lesson in gratitude. And also in recognizing that sometimes joy comes with other opposing emotions and that’s okay.

We’ve been sad not to share the birth of our baby with family and friends, but so happy to bask in slow mornings and keep all the cuddles to ourselves.

We’ve been anxious about hubs’ work being unstable, but we’ve had priceless time together with our new baby. He never would have gotten to spend so much time with Ella otherwise. And lucky me - he’s had so much hands on experience and never declines to do a diaper change.

We’re so sad Andrew’s family isn’t here visiting from Australia right now, but loving keeping in touch so often via chat and FaceTime.

We’re missing social time and hugging friends, but we’re not having as much FOMO being stuck at home, and actually loving it because we’ve got out sweet girl to keep us entertained!

Here’s to a year of big highs and big lows. We are so grateful for our health, the food on our table, and the roof over our heads. We are so fortunate. Happy thanksgiving from our fam to yours ♥️

Make a cute baby ✔️
Instill defiance ✔️
My work here is done.

HAH just kidding it’s bedtime.

Big shoutout my hubs these days...

I’m sorry you’ve taken a back seat to baby. And at the end of the day my tank is empty and I don’t have much to give.

I’m sorry for not making dinner OR cleaning it up, and leaving you to do both.

I’m sorry for nagging you about s**t that you don’t nag me about when I do it. And that the house is a disaster a lot of days.

I’m sorry for not having the energy to have any engaging conversation even though a few hours ago I was desperate to talk to another adult about anything besides ABCs.

Thank you for never holding any of it against me. For tolerating my mood swings and always telling me I have nothing to apologize for, even when I do. Thank you for telling me how lucky you feel, and how lucky Ella is to get to call me Mama. Thank you for still making me belly laugh even when I’m sour. Thank you for being my rock when I’m at my lowest and my biggest cheerleader when I have something to celebrate.

I know Dad’s get a lot of praise for standard parenting - the stuff that is just expected of Mom’s and that they never get recognized for because it’s just part of our day-to-day. But I also know that dads DON’T get a lot of recognition they deserve, because so much of their support and effort isn’t seen or felt by anyone but us Mama’s.

Today is a great day to thank all the dads, partners, and father figured who help us Mamas be our best selves (or at least give us a fighting chance)!

Give your hubs a shoutout below if you share my sentiment ✨