Another milestone

   It's funny how as babies grow we get excited when they reach that next milestone but at the same time it's really bittersweet. Case in point, I was ready for Harrison to stop nursing because it was getting really hard for me to pump at school. But as soon as we were done, I was sad and wished I could go back to it. (Next baby I'm aiming for more than 9 months... Just so you know..) 

Bye bye bottles!

  Our next big boy step was packing up the bottles. I was SO looking forward to this because I detest washing them. I've tried putting them in the dishwasher but I swear they get a film over them and they take forever to dry afterwards. When I hand wash them, I feel like the entire kitchen is wet when I'm done. So yes, at the end of May we packed all eight of them up. Now I'm sad again. Not that I want to go back to bottles, but this means Harrison really is a big boy. He's FOURTEEN months! (On a happier note, the sippy cups have replaced the bottles and can be just as annoying sometimes!)

My sippy cups are the coolest!!

   Other things packed up? The crib bumper, mobile and valance - we needed a heavy duty curtain to block out the summer rays! The baby clothes newborn - 12 months are packed and sorted by size. (I'm OCD on that.) Our basement shelves are turning into a baby wonderland. If anyone needs to borrow anything, I bet I have it!

   The next thing I'm excited to pack up? The changing table pad, diaper genie and diapers!! Think of all that new room we'll have. I'm undecided on the rocking chair and ottoman. If we took it out that'd really free up some real estate. Maybe by then another baby monkey will need it... Who knows. One day at a time. 

Momma of a bottle free big boy!

~Emily