Hey guys! Happy Friyay! First, I hope everyone reading this is healthy and having a good day at home. I can’t believe my baby is 9 months! I wanted to share with y’all my 9 month old schedule (which is all over the place! LOL), my exclusively pumping journey at 9 months, and what it’s like being with a 9 month old in quarantine. I hope this blog post (AND video included!) can provide some entertainment for you and if you have any questions or tips, please leave them below!
Click here to watch the video!
schedule –
My baby, Milo’s schedule has changed more than ever. I feel like from newborn to 3 months there really wasn’t much of a nap change. The same with 3 to 6 months. But holy cow, 6 to 9 months is a HUGE change.
His naps have been all over the place. One day he only napped in 30 minute increments!
However, as I’m typing this, he’s currently taking his second nap in his crib!! So this phase will pass momma’s, I promise!
My only real tips for this is don’t cling so close to having a schedule. When your baby starts to yawn lay them down or rock them to sleep. That has been working great for me, and he’s kind of started creating a schedule all on his own!
Exclusively Pumping
Never did I think I would become so passionate about this topic. I have made multiple videos about my personal journey, I will leave linked down below.
Click here for my pump journey!
Click here for DIML with 6 month old!
Click here for DIML with 3 month old – Exclusively Pumping!
I currently pump 3 times a day.
5:30 am
1:30 pm
9:00 or 9:30 pm
I am pumping about 27 ounces a day and Milo is eating 20-27 ounces. I do have close to 400 ounces of breast milk frozen in the freezer. He is drinking one of them a day.
I currently have a count down on my phone for my days left of pumping. I plan on stopping on his birthday – June 19th, 2020!
Quarantine
Quarantine over all isn’t much different for me than normal every day. I am a working at home / stay at home mommy. So our schedule hasn’t changed much.
However, I do miss running errands with him, I’m worried how he will react next time we go to church (since it will be months since his normal church routine), I miss being able to go and visit my family in Tennessee.
Let me stop and take a moment… If you are reading this and currently serving in a job that is helping our community – thank you! Sincerely, thank you!
New things that I have been trying to add to our schedule since being on quarantine are : more Facetime talks with the grandparents, going on a walk, sitting on the porch, going on a drive, moving from room to room more for different activities.
We’d both go stir crazy if we just stayed in the living room. 😉
There are several other things I go over in the video: his favorite toys, cosleeping, and more! Scroll up and watch the video if you want to see more of our quarantine day. Or click here! 😉
I hope this blog post and video can give you some encourage and ideas for dealing with this time we are currently going through.
I am so excited for Milo as he is learning new things. I am also a little worried about the world he is going to grow up in. I guess that’s all a part of being a momma! ;).
Again, I hope you have a happy fri-yay! And thanks again to those serving us in our community!
~Gracefully Fashionable Britt
