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A little bit of Life Lately...

It's November 9th, and it baffles me to think that next week we will be halfway through the month of November. Time goes so quickly! 

I wanted to share a few things about life lately at the Brisel household. 😊

We recently transitioned Jack to sleeping in his crib all night long, rather than in the crib or bassinet in our bedroom. He has had a few rough nights of sleep, but for the most part has done really well. Maybe it's because Dustin works overnights, but I really miss Jack's company in our room at night! I know he is much more comfortable in his crib though - there's a lot more room to spread out. 😉

Sammy had a dentist appointment this week for his regularly scheduled cleaning. The dentist found that Sammy is already getting his six year old molars (one is completely through, the other is on it's way through)...and Sammy just turned 5. There was a period of about 2 weeks that Sammy really struggled sleeping at night (no sleep seems to be a theme at the Brisel house 😂) and I'm guessing that was when his molar was coming through. Poor buddy! 

Jack is starting to practice sitting up, and is getting pretty good at it! He can sit up for a few seconds unassisted. You can tell he is really concentrating when he sits. It's pretty hard work. 😉


We put our Christmas tree up this weekend and did some decorating. I know it seems early, but Dustin works pretty much every weekend between now and Christmas - plus, we needed some twinkle lights in our lives. 😉 Jack loves to look at the tree and Sammy is so excited about the upcoming season. 


I've done a little shopping for Christmas, but I need to kick it into high gear. Pretty soon this is going to be the reality at our house. Haha! I don't love to be a last minute shopper. I like a lot of time to be really thoughtful about the gifts given, and I absolutely LOVE wrapping them. My favorite thing is to turn on a really great Christmas movie, pour a little glass of something tasty, and wrap gifts. 

That's all for today...see you back here tomorrow for Friday Favorites! XX

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