6-12 Month Must-Haves

Photo of an 8-month old infant with a bear playmat, with white text reading "6-12 Month Must-Haves"

Late infancy is a magical time – babies become little mobile communicators. It seemed like every day, Jamie was learning a new skill! Along with this magic, though, come some unique challenges. Eating and play become much more involved (and messy!), teeth start popping through, and early communication isn’t quite enough to actually understand WHAT your baby actually wants. Today, I’m sharing my 6-12 month must-haves: all the products that helped me survive 8 teeth in one month, our first plane rides with a baby, and the introduction of solid foods!

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Odds & Ends, vol. 3

It’s been a minute since I posted last – I’ve been too busy enjoying summer and a very busy toddler to spend much time blogging – but I’m back with a few links to share. We have a few home projects in the works (our pantry, powder bathroom, and master bedroom), which I’m excited to post about once they wrap up. In the meantime, here are a few things I’ve been loving.

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Cake Pan Pizza

We’ve been making this pan pizza recipe regularly for the past few months and it is SO good. A few changes we make (because I’m high-maintenance when it comes to pizza): use two 9” cake pans instead of a cast-iron pans, add an extra 10g water to the dough, and use room temp butter and then olive oil to coat the pan. We typically do only a 4hr first rise and 1hr second rise (rather than the 8+ hours the recipe calls for), and it’s been totally fine.

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