Two days ago happy baby hit the 2 year mark. I can't believe it has been two years. As happy parents reflect back on the last two years it has been an amazing, joyful journey. We have begun to raise an amazing happy baby who is now a toddler and still happier then ever. What makes her happy? I have to say what we have done to parent her has done the job. Has it been easy? Not always but we are figuring it out along the way and we truly believe that what we are doing is for the best for her. So back to her being happy. What makes her happy? Well, we started off with routines for her. She has always had specific nap times that have changed as she has gotten older, and a bed time that she goes to bed at every night. Now you may think...I don't want to alter my life but isn't it worth it? To have a baby that has consistent routines, gets the important sleep she needs, and always wakes up happy is worth it. What has it done for our lives? We work around her schedule. Now we are at the 1 nap a day beginning at 1pm. So we do all our main fun from when she gets up until about 12:30. That is plenty of time to get in a lot. For the night times...does it pose a challenge for us that she goes to bed at 7:30 every night. Sure it does and there are times we have to decline on invitations from friends. However, there are times we do go out and take her and it may be enjoying a happy hour with friends and getting home in time for bed time...or bringing the pak and play and putting her down at someone else's house while we enjoy some adult time. Again...yes it is challenging...but well worth it to have a happy baby.
As I continue with this blog, I will share our trials and tribulations that we go through as we continue to raise our daughter and the choices we make. I would love to hear what you all think out there and what you have done! I'm very excited about this blog and can't wait to continue to share our experience with all of you out there. What we have done has been tremendous and was worked very well for us. So we hope we can give you ideas out there and receive ideas. Again, looking forward to hearing from you all!
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