The Hatching Hen

One of the very exciting reasons that I've been absent on here is that I've been working on opening an online shop with my sister-in-law! We just launched The Hatching Hen yesterday and we are having so much fun! We were blown away by the response that we received from all our friends and family. Thank you to everyone who liked, shared, and bought our stuff!!! We are so grateful!

The story behind the shop is that Rebecca wanted to find something to keep her and Line busy while the other two girls were napping. She really was drawn to the idea of making teething necklaces, for obvious reasons because they are AWESOME; but also because Line loves to make jewelry and is very creative when it comes to stringing them together. A few weeks later we were doing a photo shoot together and decided that this was something we wanted to do as a team. I have been making braided pacifier clips since 2013 when Charlie was born and all four of our youngest have been using them since birth. They are seriously a lifesaver and I love the way they look. I was very excited to expand the colors of the leather suede and think they look better than ever!

The teething necklaces are seriously amazing. If you have teething children, you need to head on over and buy one now! I never had one with Charlie and I am wishing that I would have known about these before. These necklaces are made with a mixture of natural wood and 100% food-grade silicone beads so they are so great for babies to gnaw on when they are pushing through some teeth. Pip has been pushing through her fourth tooth and she grabs this thing as soon as she's in reach. Holding her is 10x easier because she has something to play with rather than my hair. Much more enjoyable for me :)

This is new territory for the both of us and we are loving it! So head on over to the shop and take a look at what we've made! You can also follow us on Instagram.

These necklaces and pacifier clips in action!

Charlie loves to help model the necklaces too :)

Schedule Schmedule

I enjoy a good schedule. And Charlie had been keeping to his for the past few months rather well. Sure, there were a few days where he wouldn't nap as well or want to eat a little early, which is fine. But for the past few days he has been nowhere near his normal schedule. He has been eating every 2-3 hours (which he normally goes 4 hours between feedings) and he only sleeps for half of his naps. And I must admit, it frustrated me more than anything when he wasn't doing what he was supposed to be doing. But then I realized that he is a baby and he is growing and that he's not doing it on purpose. I know that sounds silly and VERY obvious, but it took me a few days to get it. So, here is to letting him be on his own schedule if he needs to be!

This is what makes me happy :)

He has been non-stop chewing on everything and anything he can get his chubby little hands on. But, still no sign of teeth (when are they going to show themselves?!?).