for months I was telling Ryan I didn’t want to celebrate my birthday. And I do say that every year knowing that Ryan would most likely do something for me anyways just because that’s the kind of man he is. the reality is, I just grew up longing to be celebrated instead of being told “Christmas and your birthday is the same”. I was longing to feel special on my special day. I’m by any means someone who glamourizes my birthday but because of you, I feel special. I feel longed for. And I feel celeb

When it comes to toddlers who are still not sleeping through the night, I start by asking parents how they might be unintentionally reinforcing those wake ups. My method of gentle & responsive sleep training is totally possible with toddlers, but it’s mainly about everything you do leading up to sleep & preparing them mentally than what you do when you actually lay them down, although that’s important too. Toddlers crave control, but once they get it, they actually feel very insecure and overwhe