It's Fall, why are we still sweating?!

The past few nights Julian has slept HORRIBLY due to teething (molars). But, I'm not too bothered by it because for the past couple WEEKS he's been sleeping great!! When a family chooses to breastfeed and co-sleep, they're basically choosing to have a baby/toddler who nurses frequently at night. I know that's not always the case, but it is the norm. I don't regret that decision one bit.

Julian is now 17 1/2 months old. It may have taken 17 months, but I'm happy to say he is now almost sleeping through the night, going to down easily, napping for 1-2 1/2 hours straight in the pack n play and also starting the night out in his own bed. He's letting me pat his back to get him to sleep and he's cuddling instead of nursing right before he drifts off into sleepy land. It has taken a lot of patience, yes, but it was definitely worth it. Bed time still takes 30 min to an hour and I'm still the only one who can successfully do the bed time routine with him, but I feel good about the progress we have made. We're still nursing because I enjoy it and he still needs it. So, it's a win-win situation.

Having a toddler in the home is...interesting/trying/delightful/exhausting/exciting. :) It's so fun watching him learn and grow. His vocabulary is booming, although his words are only intelligible to the trained ear, aka, his mommy and daddy. For example, "shish=fish" "wawa=flower" "chi=cheetah" "gahr-garh=tiger" "raf=giraffe" "baah=bear" "ba=ball" "hawa=hello" "ba-ba" is a sippy cup of cow milk (because "milkeys" are for nursing") and he also says "mama" and "dada".

Alongside being a wife and mother, I've also doing my own business called "Jewel Kade". I became an Independent Stylist a few weeks ago because I wanted to earn a little income, try to be more social and I REALLY love their jewelry! It's really hard to not buy everything in the catalog. ;) So far things are moving slowly, but I know the first year is always the toughest. I just need to stick with it and not get discouraged. Check out my catalog here.

I hope you all are able to enjoy this loooong summer! 90's in October?!?! Oh, California, you clearly did not get the "Hey, it's Fall!" memo. Take a hint...we all want to wear our sweaters, boots and drink hot Pumpkin Spice Lattes without sweating.