Life with Kids : The Séamus Weekly

Oh sweet Séamus these weeks just keep getting better and better. Y'all that have been reading for a while and know me know that I LIVE for mobile babies...walkers are my favorite but I'll take what I can get. Life is so so good when the babes hit this more interactive, mobile, discovery phase. I know lots of people think I'm crazy but seriously it is just theeee best!! Little Man is also 7 months old and I just adore him so much!

Eats: now that he's got a taste for the solids that is what he wants!! He is quite adventurous and I'm thinking that we might have to do this whole baby led weaning thing...which I honestly have know idea what that even means. What I do know is that he prefers nibbles over pureés. He's tried lots of new foods this week and I even introduced fruits so...there you go! He loves french fries, peas, beans, refried beans, pizza crust, banana, puffs, rice, and yogurt melts. Honestly we've introduced a plethora of new foods, I don't think that I'll be able to keep track much longer. All that said, he is still a major booby boy. He is still waking at night for nursing sessions and he has a tooth that is almost there, so I am sure that is why he is wanting extra comfort.

Sleep: even with his nighttime sleep interrupted, he sure is getting some zzz's in. I am working on getting him to settle down at naptime on his own (so that will hopefully translate to nighttime) and peeked in on the monitor one day. I had to do a double take because just 5 minutes before he was sitting in his crib and then...folded in half. I couldn't help myself, I just had to go into his room and see if my suspicions were correct and yes they were. Please look closely and note his toes in the first photo 😍😂.

Goes: oh my word we went to so many places! Out to eat a bunch of times, to the pool a couple times, to visit Ellie at school, to gymnastics, and the library too. As usual my little oily babe was ready to go wherever, whenever and aside from some frustrations getting back into the car seat again he was quite the pleasure to do a bunch of running around.

Does: he sits in the shopping carts now...so I am sure to spray them down with Thieves and will start bringing my Thieves wipes with me too. He is sitting, rolling, and crawling. Blowing bubbles and raspberries, loving the pool and baths, and will not stay still on the changing pad. He squeals and shrieks (thanks to Finnley I'm sure) and just has the best little disposition. He smiles and coos and giggles and plays all by himself. Sometimes I'll be watching him as he is just sitting there and then he'll get a huge smile on his face and reach out for a toy and I just have to wonder...what goes on in a babies mind for them to just get so excited over something they've been staring at for 10 minutes??

Mama: Oh my heart I love this little boy! He is for sure keeping me on my toes and getting into so many things. I am feeling more and more confident in motherhood and am just loving where we are. I've also been super busy this last week of February with my business making sure to reach out to my people and support everyone on my team. I am so grateful for the relationships formed and community gained through doing this business and connecting with like minded women is so so good for my soul. I am loving the self development that comes along with this business and I just cannot express how grateful I am that I get to do this and share it with all of you!! I cannot imagine what life would be like without the emotional support of our oils and know that they are a huge part of why we are all doing so well in this season.

Sisters: not to sound like a broken record but they are both completely obsessed, Finnley continues to push the boundaries of what is considered "gentle" and Ellie has been carrying around little man more than I care to share. Both of them love being big sisters so much that I am doing my best to not only nurture their bond and relationship with each other but also together with Séamus and individually with him as well. Ellie got to be Student of the Week this last week and it was so fun helping her create her poster. She also had Grandparent's Day and Papa drove over to spend a lovely lunch and recess with her too. Finnley is still doing great at Preschool and is just blossoming when we're out and about and I am just so grateful for our Magic Unicorn Oil roller, without it Finnley would still be in her shell and not enjoying all of the goodness this life has for us.