milestones Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/milestones/ Wed, 12 Oct 2016 07:50:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.7 56460141 10 Months of Sam https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/10/04/10-months-sam/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/10/04/10-months-sam/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2016 07:40:30 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71104 Welp. Sam is officially 11 months old in two days, so it’s fitting that we only got around to taking his 10 month photos today {ugh}.  Seriously though…  Miss G is in school from 9 until 3 and you’d think I’d be able to get all sorts of things done during the day, but honestly,… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/10/04/10-months-sam/feed/ 12 71104 Pierced https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/07/19/pierced/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/07/19/pierced/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2016 05:26:57 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70740 Gracen’s been talking about having her ears pierced for ages now, but being the sometimes cautious, emotionally sensitive kiddo that she is, she didn’t actually want to go through the process of getting them done.  She loved the idea of being able to wear pretty earrings, but it wasn’t enough for her to take the… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/07/19/pierced/feed/ 5 70740 Gracen Gets Glasses! https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/19/gracen-gets-glasses/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/19/gracen-gets-glasses/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:45:56 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70160 After being flagged during the vision screening routinely done in Kindergarten classes, Miss G and I recently visited an optometrist for a more in-depth eye exam.  Though our optometrist did suspect that Grae was farsighted in at least one eye, he had us com back for a second appointment several weeks later, just to be… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/19/gracen-gets-glasses/feed/ 8 70160 Five Months of Sam https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/05/five-months-of-sam/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/05/five-months-of-sam/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2016 23:19:12 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70126 I feel like we’ve had such a big month this month.  First off, we seem to have hit a huge turning point as far as Sam’s overall comfort and happiness is concerned, which has been a total game changer.   I guess I didn’t come right out an say it, but the first two months… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/05/five-months-of-sam/feed/ 5 70126 Smiley Sam https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/03/19/smiley-sam/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/03/19/smiley-sam/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2016 03:15:11 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70056 This little man…  He’s become so social and smiley recently and I’m just soaking it up.  Every night before bedtime we sit and chat together.  I tell him things and ask him questions and he fills in my pauses in conversation with the sweetest little coos and sounds.  I’m so lucky to get to be… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/03/19/smiley-sam/feed/ 3 70056 Bath Time for Bubba https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/13/bath-time-for-baby-boy/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/13/bath-time-for-baby-boy/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:59:47 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69465 Another day, another first for our little NICU babe.  Tonight, at 38 days old, Bubba had his very first bath. He wasn’t sure about it at first, but as soon as he adjusted to being in the warm water, it was like this sense peace came over him, leaving him perfectly calm and content while… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/13/bath-time-for-baby-boy/feed/ 2 69465 Gracen Meets Her Baby Brother https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/11/11/gracen-meets-her-baby-brother/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/11/11/gracen-meets-her-baby-brother/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:26:32 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69400 Today Miss G met her baby brother for the very first time.  Admittedly, it wasn’t the first meeting I’d imagined in my mind, but she didn’t seem to mind one bit.  Her thoughts? ‘Mama. He’s so tiny and cute that he looks just like a doll… But he sure doesn’t feel like a doll. He… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/11/11/gracen-meets-her-baby-brother/feed/ 1 69400 Telling Miss G She is Going to Be a Big Sister! https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/19/telling-miss-g-she-is-going-to-be-a-big-sister/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/19/telling-miss-g-she-is-going-to-be-a-big-sister/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:12:14 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69010 Oh my goodness… I can’t tell you how excited I was to finally tell Miss G that she was going to be a big sister!  I actually found out that I was pregnant very early on this time around {thanks to feeling horribly before an upcoming girls’ weekend away in Abu Dhabi}, but because we… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/19/telling-miss-g-she-is-going-to-be-a-big-sister/feed/ 2 69010 The Kindergarten Transition {& what we’re doing in order to have happier, easier school mornings} https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/14/the-kindergarten-transition-what-were-doing-in-order-to-have-happier-easier-school-mornings/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/14/the-kindergarten-transition-what-were-doing-in-order-to-have-happier-easier-school-mornings/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:58:26 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=68979 Truth be told, Gracen doesn’t always want to go to Kindergarten.  In fact, many mornings she doesn’t, which sort of breaks my mama {and teacher} heart.  Especially since I know we could have easily done a very organic version of homeschool kindergarten this year and filled our days with hands-on explorations, outdoor adventures, and all… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/14/the-kindergarten-transition-what-were-doing-in-order-to-have-happier-easier-school-mornings/feed/ 3 68979 Yearly Handprint Canvas {Year 5} https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/06/yearly-handprint-canvas-year-5/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/06/yearly-handprint-canvas-year-5/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:50:56 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=68858 Though more than a month behind schedule, we finally got Miss G’s fifth yearly handprint canvas done and hung on her bedroom wall today.   {this post contains affiliate links} The process is pretty self-explanatory, but you can see more here  {when Miss G turned two} and here {when she turned three}.  To make them, we use 8-inch square… Read More

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