If you are searching for 11 month old baby milestones real life reviews online, you will quickly find plenty of sterile medical looking checklists detailing fine motor skills, weight charts, and recommended sleep hours. While those medical checklists might be helpful, they don’t give you the full picture of what living with an 11-month-old is … Read more
Setting up a minimalist dad’s emergency car kit for your baby is one of the best ways to avoid getting caught short when you are out and about with a baby. When you become a parent, it is easy to fall into the trap of over packing. You see online guides telling you to keep … Read more
I am not sure how much longer I can keep calling our daughter “the baby”, we are getting super close to toddlerhood! One of those huge developmental milestones happened yesterday: her official first day at nursery. Even though we booked her place months ago, the reality hit as a bit of a shock to the … Read more
Compared to just a month ago, our daughter has undergone a massive developmental surge. Between 7 and 9 months, her progress felt steady and she was growing bigger and stronger, but she wasn’t quite putting all the pieces together. Suddenly, everything seems to have hit her at once. Understanding these rapid 10 month old behaviour … Read more
We decided to try chair method for sleep training a 10 month old because having baby fall asleep in our arms for every nap and bedtime just wasn’t sustainable anymore. She’s getting too big and it’s taking longer and longer. With our daughter also going through a brutal sleep regression, we committed to a 5-day … Read more
Establishing a predictable 10 month old bedtime routine can feel like running a daily military operation. Taking roughly 30 to 40 minutes to wind down gives our daughter a clear signal that the day is ending. Depending on how smoothly we execute the bedtime routine, it usually dictates how much sleep we all get that … Read more
When it came to preparing dog for newborn life, we knew our 5-year-old Jack Russell terrier Benny was going to experience a massive shift. He’s full of energy, bright, and very much used to having all our attention. We knew that bringing a baby home would be the biggest shift to ever happen to his … Read more
This isn’t a review. This isn’t a helpful “5 tips to fix sleep” post. I normally try and do a bit of SEO for these posts, but this is none of that. This is just me venting. 10 month sleep regression is awful I. Am. So. Tired. What’s even more annoying is that she’s being … Read more
If you’re currently sitting on Google at 11 PM searching “9 month old showing no signs of crawling,” take a deep breath. Two weeks before turning 10 months old, our daughter was showing absolutely zero interest in moving across the floor. I was genuinely convinced she was going to skip crawling entirely. Then, literally overnight, … Read more
A few days ago, I wrote an honest post about the challenging 9-month-old behaviour changes we’re currently battling, from changing mat escapes to baby biting. But parenting isn’t all backaches and battle-cries! For every chaotic moment at this stage, there’s an absolute golden milestone that makes you stop, smile, and think: “Yeah, this dad gig … Read more
Let’s be completely honest for a minute: 9 to 10 month olds are chaos. We love them to bits. Watching them learn new skills and hit milestones is incredible. But some days, their new habits leave you standing in the middle of the room rubbing your aching back, asking: “WHY?!” Between learning to crawl and … Read more
Is your dog getting fat from baby food dropped under the highchair? You’re not alone. The moment our 9-month-old daughter started sitting in her highchair to eat solid food, our dog’s life changed forever. Throwing food is just one of the many challenging 9-month-old behaviour changes we’re dealing with right now. A few months into … Read more
How often should grandparents babysit? First off, it completely depends on your family. If your parents live more than two hours away, regular childcare just isn’t realistic. I can’t tell you what you should do, but I can share what is working for us right now. For our family, the answer is 2 to 3 … Read more