Journey into Parenthood Part 1-Things I love for Bringing up Babies

My journey into parenthood has been a recent one but I am enjoying ever second of it! Some parts of it have been much easier than others, but I am so thankful for all that I've learned a long the way. There have been so many useful tools that have helped me so much in the process of learning how to take care of an infant. God has been so gracious to show me these things through the wisdom of seasoned mothers and very intelligent authors. I want to share just a couple of these with you.  

Baby Wise: I don't know where I would be without this book. The foundation of this book, (Feed, Wake, Sleep routine) is what got my little cupcake sleeping through the night by nine weeks.  It works people!!!  Now, little Lily had allergies that got her way off track, but after we got those under control she went right back into her habit of sleeping through the night and now sleeps a solid and consistent 12 hours a night and also takes two 2hour naps a day! Now, every baby is different and every baby will establish a routine that works for them. However, I love this book  because it teaches babies how to sleep, its really that simple. The book complicates it a little but like anything you just take the meat of it and toss out the bones.  I don't practice every single thing in the book, nor do I necessarily agree with it all but I do agree 100% with the overall concept of giving a baby security by implementing a daily routine.  I found that Lily thrives on a routine, she loves knowing what is going to happen each day and she loves to sleep!!! Which is a such a blessing, because like the book teaches, happy and rested baby=happy and rested momma! I want to share more on implementing Baby Wise and the basics of it  in future posts so be on the look out for up-coming posts if you are interested in it or want to learn more about it. I would also LOVE to chat with anyone about anything I post about, I am an open book and would love to answer questions or just to swap great information with other mommas!

BabyWise Blog:

Chronicles of a BabyWise Mom- This website has helped me so much, it is written by a Christian mom who loves Baby Wise and has a ton of great advice! My sister and this website were my constant resources for answers to questions that I had on a daily basis. I highly recommend this website, check it out, I put the link above in blue!

Alba Un-Petroleum Multi-Purpose Jelly:

Alba Un-Petroleum 

This stuff is awesome!!! I use this on everything! It is all natural and organic and very affordable! I actually use this as my face moisturizer at night but Lily was constantly breaking out in rashes and eczema because of her food allergies so I thought I would try it out on her.  I put a thin coat over her rashes and literally in days her rash had completely vanished.  Also, I've never had any luck with diaper rash creams, they are just full of junk so I tried this out instead and it works like a charm! This stuff is cheaper than those fancy creams and it works so much better and its all natural and organic so you can't beat it!  If you would like to try it out, I have included the link up top in blue...

Praise Baby:

I love this DVD set! It is the way we start our morning, when Lily wakes up and eats, then I pop one of these DVDs in and she gets on her blankie and watches a couple of songs while I awaken myself to the world! I am not a morning person, I love rising early but it takes awhile to get my motor running, after my first cup of coffee I am a little more in tune with reality. It also starts our day praising and giving glory to God, I love this because it teaches them from a young age that our days should be spent giving honor and praise to our God because He is worthy and so deserving of it!!!

That is all I have for today, I have many more but I didn't want to put you all to sleep with them all. I will do another "favorite baby things" post here soon. Remember, I am new at this blogging thing, so it will take me awhile to get the hang of it, bear with me! lol....

• Grace Moment for the Day- "You then, "my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 2:1 

"Christ has grace without measure in Himself, but He has not retained it for Himself." (Charles Spurgeon's Morning By Morning.) Christ's grace is immeasureable and is flowing from the Glorious work that He did on the cross for all who would believe. The riches of such mercy bid us to draw near to Him and drink from this ever flowing fountain of grace to pardon us, strengthen us, cleanse us, quicken us, and restore us. Thank you Lord for this marvelous grace that was given to us through Your Beloved Son, Jesus Christ who took the wrath that I deserved and paid the debt I should have had to pay. May we live our lives today in light of what Christ has done on the cross, and draw near to the throne of Grace, He bids us to come and drink of His fountain of Grace!!!

In Christ,

Cait Graham