Mornings with bébé

I am totally a morning person.  I enjoy waking up early.  On good days, I wake up at 5:30AM to workout or its my work time.  I try to sneak in a little “me” time before the house wakes up.  The morning is also my favorite time with Jaxson.  He always wakes up with a giant smile on his face and its an automatic mood booster!  Sometimes John and I argue about who will go in his room to see him first. I usually win. 🙂

Part of a good morning is also a good routine. I’m certainly not even close to perfect at keeping a morning routine for us, but when we do, everyone is in a good mood.  Of course, our days vary quite a bit with activities and just by the nature of having young child, but overall our routine is pretty simple.  

Jaxson is only up for less than 2 hours before he takes his morning nap {he still loves those!} so I try to focus on 100% of my attention on him.  Even if dishes and laundry are piling, emails overdue and I haven’t showered yet, I try not to let the stress of the day’s responsibilities override the joy of cuddling and hanging out with my little dude.  

We also couldn’t survive the mornings without some staples like his favorite toothpaste or books.  Here is a glimpse into our morning and some favorite vices….

7AM: Jaxson wakes up and the day officially begins for us.  By 7:05 is already drinking his milk. Once I hear him stirring in his crib, I grab his milk and have it ready for him. We transitioned him cold turkey to a sippy cup at 12 months.  However, it took us trying MULTIPLE sippy cups to finally find one that he would drink out of.  I figured out that he didn’t like the hard spouts so I found the NUK Active Cup with silicone spout.  He transitioned into this super easy! I bought 4 to rotate and have a spare.

7:30AM: By now he’s finished his morning milk and we’ve probably had some good morning laughs with Daddy while he gets ready for work. You might have noticed I don’t change his diaper right away. I use to when he wore diapers that were a little harder on his skin. But recently I’ve found Bambo Nature.  As soon as you open the package and feel the diaper, you can feel the difference against the rest.  It doesn’t leave marks on his skin from his constant movement, or chafe on his thighs where the elastic part stretches and touches his skin.  I am a total fan!  And best of all, they are natural and eco-friendly.  None of that stuff I can’t even pronounce. The type of products I like in my home! And best of all, they absorb pretty well so no leaks in the morning!!

7:45AM:  Even if I haven’t had a chance to brush my teeth in the morning, Jaxson does!  He actually gets excited about it.  He loves his Orajel toothpaste because it has a picture of Elmo and taste fruity.  He really just wants to eat it, but hey, its a start to good dental hygiene. 🙂 We actually got his toothbrush at this Whole Foods type store in Edinburgh a few months when we were traveling because we forgot to bring one for him, but I have heard great things about Baby Banana brush or Oral B.

8AM: Now its reading time!  He loves his “baks” so we make sure sure to read his favorites like Dr. Seuss’s ABC, Sophie La Giraffe and Bright Baby Touch & Feel Books.  We usually only go through a couple pages in each book before he wants to move on to another {hello, no attentions pan!}, so we go through quite a few.  Hopefully soon, we’ll be able to read some endings.  

After reading time, we have a light breakfast like yogurt or fruit, and its just playtime before I start seeing those sleepy cues and he’s out by 8:30 or 9AM.  Seriously naps are the best!!

Hope you’re enjoying your day!

xo, Lydia

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