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Life with Luna: Little Sleepy Head

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One of the scariest things when you are a mom is that something could happen to your baby. I remember not being able to sleep anywhere but right next to Luna in her Rock ‘n Play – and half of the time, I didn’t sleep – I just watched her to make sure she was breathing. I’d like to say a lot has changed since then, but I often find myself staring at the baby monitor like a crazy person to make sure her chest is rising and falling. Yes, I am an anxious mom, but I am so happy we have moved on to the phase in Luna’s life where she can sleep on a pillow and I do not fear for her life.

This cued for me that I had to begin the “cry it out” method. I know this isn’t for everyone, and I thought it wouldn’t be for me either (despite recommending it at my day job constantly to parents). One day, I was so sleep deprived and aggro, that I decided it was time. Luna cried for 23 minutes before she laid down and fell asleep. The following night, it was 11 minutes. The next, 8. The one after? ZERO. And what’s the best part? She has slept the entire night ever since. My husband and I feel refreshed and are starting to feel even normal at times.

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What has helped little Luna feel even more comfy in her crib are her Little Sleepy Head pillows. They are made in the USA by a small family company and are hypoallergenic, which is great news for all those with sensitive skin (basically all babies)! I also love that the company donates to The Michael Hoefflin Foundation for Children’s Cancer with a percentage of each sale, and provides pillow donations as well for each child they help.

I have noticed that she loves to snuggle it and falls asleep quicker. She also really digs the dinosaur design we chose for her – you can see her pointing them out in the photo above! So if you are having some difficulties getting your little babes to sleep at night, or are going to introduce a sleep-related transition (whether it be cry it out or the move to a toddler bed), give one of these a try! Little Lu and I will be cheering all you mama’s + dada’s on with the help of a promo code – MYDEAL15. This will allow you to get 15% off of the whole collection. That includes both sized pillows and all of the pillowcases!

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And in case no one has told you recently, you are doing a GREAT job! 😉

 

 

 

Disclosure; Little Sleep Head gave me products in exchange for this blog post and review. However, all opinions are my own.

Life with Luna: Brave Girl Boutique

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In my continued search for awesome geeky baby threads, I often stumble on cute onesies, but it is so difficult to find nicer geeky items. When I visited Megacon Tampa Bay last month, I was completely floored to find exactly what I had been searching for. Brave Girl Boutique offers fandom-inspired dresses, skirts and accessories that are one of a kind, and I instantly fell in love. I purchased both a peasant-style dress and tank dress that were Doctor Who-inspired (of course), and I loved chatting with owner, Jesse. Her peasant style dresses are meant to be worn off-the-shoulder, but Luna had different plans. What I love the most is that she can grow into this style. As Jesse mentioned, as she gets older, the dress can be worn as a tunic top, so it is a special piece that will be part of her wardrobe for a long time.

 

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I can’t wait to continue shopping from this boutique and build Luna a fiercely feminine fandom wardrobe (say that 5 times quick!). With the holidays approaching, definitely check out Brave Girl Boutique for all the petite geeky ones in your life!

Headband; Cat + Jack for Target
Sneakers; Payless
Monster Flats; Baby Gap {no longer available}

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Disclosure; This post was not in collaboration with Brave Girl Boutique. I simply love their products and wanted to share with you all (I mean, can you blame me?).

Halloween: Gotta Catch ‘Em All!

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This year was the first year Luna was old enough to actually trick or treat. Last year she was a fresh-out-of-the-oven newborn, so we just took pictures at home and called it a night. However, this time Luna was able to drunkenly totter around my friend’s neighborhood, and it was so much fun! Although it was still a short night for us (strict baby schedules and all that jazz), we made sure to make it worth it and went all out with our family costumes!

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Hello Kitty Cafe Truck: Miami

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The Hello Kitty Cafe truck made its way to Miami this past weekend and for a split second, I thought I wasn’t going to be able to go! I just registered Luna in daycare (sniff sniff), and they were holding an open house the same day and at the same time I was going to be visiting the truck. I had to adult at that moment and chose having Luna meet her teachers and classmates over kawaii time. But! Luna was in such good spirits after such a long and busy day, that we decided to take our chances and head over there in the early evening. It was such a great decision!

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