Mumma.
Family.
I can't wait until you're in these photos too, jelly bean.
Love, J x.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Christmas 2013 in picture form
Family.
I can't wait until you're in these photos too, jelly bean.
Love, J x.
Ideas for baby's room
Purchases that still need to be made.
Help.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
December the 8th, 2013.
I felt you kicking me not long after midnight. I was in bed trying to sleep because I was upset when I first felt it. Kick kick kick. It felt more like a tap, really.
You already know how to cheer me up and I'm so grateful for you.
Love, mum.
You already know how to cheer me up and I'm so grateful for you.
Love, mum.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Get to know me: my pregnancy/ parenting plans so far!
Smoking/ drinking during pregnancy:
I’m not a smoker and I rarely drank prior to pregnancy so I won’t be doing either now. I know a lot of women enjoy an occasion glass of alcohol here and there in their pregnancy but I will not be doing that.
Eating “no no foods”:
I have eaten foods that I know I shouldn’t of during my pregnancy. When it comes to ham and whatnot I always forget that I’m not allowed to eat it unless it’s heated. It always slips my mind but I’m working on it. As for everything else, I try and stay away as much as I can.
Bottle or breast:
I plan to breastfeed on demand with my baby. I will also use a breast pump so Kody can feed our baby as well.
Disposable or cloth diapers:
We have ordered 18 Charlie Banana cloth diapers and we plan to order 18 more. We are really hoping that they work for us. If they don’t and we have the spare cash, we will probably buy Bumgenius cloth diapers. But of course, if they don’t work out we will use disposables.
CIO method:
We will not be using the CIO method, especially for the first few months of our baby’s life. We will do our best to meet our baby’s needs, no matter how trivial they may be.
Spanking:
We do not plan to spank our child. We plan to discipline our child by using time outs, taking away privileges, etc. The only time I can ever see myself putting a hand on my child is to swat their hand away from something (like a hot stove) but we most definitely plan to use other forms of discipline first.
Circumcision:
Although Kody prefers circumcision, we have ultimately decided against it for our child unless it’s medically needed. I’m really glad Kody agreed with me on this.
Used/ brand new things:
When I found out I was pregnant I told Kody that the only way I was going to do this is if we were 100% able to give our child the best of everything emotionally, physically, financially, etc. I want everything to be up to date and as safe as can be. Both of our families have challenged us on this and try to force second hand things on us and it annoys me to no end. Of course I don’t care if anyone has used things for their baby, but I know that we can give our baby the best of everything so why shouldn’t we?
Child harnesses:
Before I got pregnant I hated seeing children strapped by harnesses because it just didn’t look right to me. However, now that I’m pregnant I would much rather my child on a harnesses than running away and possibly being hurt or kidnapped! However, Kody really doesn’t like child harnesses and would rather hold our child’s hand whenever we go out so we have decided against it for now.
If I think of any other topics I will update this or make another post entirely, but for now this is all I can think of. :)
By the way, just because I won’t be doing something or don’t personally like something doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m disagreeing with your parenting choices/ that I’m judging you/ that I dislike you/ etc. In most cases I believe that you do what’s best for your baby and no child’s needs are the same. There are a few topics that I will disagree wholeheartedly with but for the most part I will keep them to myself.
I’m not a smoker and I rarely drank prior to pregnancy so I won’t be doing either now. I know a lot of women enjoy an occasion glass of alcohol here and there in their pregnancy but I will not be doing that.
Eating “no no foods”:
I have eaten foods that I know I shouldn’t of during my pregnancy. When it comes to ham and whatnot I always forget that I’m not allowed to eat it unless it’s heated. It always slips my mind but I’m working on it. As for everything else, I try and stay away as much as I can.
Bottle or breast:
I plan to breastfeed on demand with my baby. I will also use a breast pump so Kody can feed our baby as well.
Disposable or cloth diapers:
We have ordered 18 Charlie Banana cloth diapers and we plan to order 18 more. We are really hoping that they work for us. If they don’t and we have the spare cash, we will probably buy Bumgenius cloth diapers. But of course, if they don’t work out we will use disposables.
CIO method:
We will not be using the CIO method, especially for the first few months of our baby’s life. We will do our best to meet our baby’s needs, no matter how trivial they may be.
Spanking:
We do not plan to spank our child. We plan to discipline our child by using time outs, taking away privileges, etc. The only time I can ever see myself putting a hand on my child is to swat their hand away from something (like a hot stove) but we most definitely plan to use other forms of discipline first.
Circumcision:
Although Kody prefers circumcision, we have ultimately decided against it for our child unless it’s medically needed. I’m really glad Kody agreed with me on this.
Used/ brand new things:
When I found out I was pregnant I told Kody that the only way I was going to do this is if we were 100% able to give our child the best of everything emotionally, physically, financially, etc. I want everything to be up to date and as safe as can be. Both of our families have challenged us on this and try to force second hand things on us and it annoys me to no end. Of course I don’t care if anyone has used things for their baby, but I know that we can give our baby the best of everything so why shouldn’t we?
Child harnesses:
Before I got pregnant I hated seeing children strapped by harnesses because it just didn’t look right to me. However, now that I’m pregnant I would much rather my child on a harnesses than running away and possibly being hurt or kidnapped! However, Kody really doesn’t like child harnesses and would rather hold our child’s hand whenever we go out so we have decided against it for now.
If I think of any other topics I will update this or make another post entirely, but for now this is all I can think of. :)
By the way, just because I won’t be doing something or don’t personally like something doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m disagreeing with your parenting choices/ that I’m judging you/ that I dislike you/ etc. In most cases I believe that you do what’s best for your baby and no child’s needs are the same. There are a few topics that I will disagree wholeheartedly with but for the most part I will keep them to myself.
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