Sarah Tries Solid Foods

Okay, here's a fun little bloggy blog.  Sarah has officially tried solid foods ~ yikes!  I really wanted to wait until she was older, but I also told myself from the start that I wouldn't set hard developmental dates or timelines.  At her 4 month check up the doctor said it was up to us if we wanted to start her on solids.  She is still only eating about 5-6oz at a feeding.  She's never drank a full 8 oz in one go.  Plus she's been sleeping through the night since 8 weeks, so obviously she's getting all the nutrition that she needs.  But the doctor also mentioned that we have a very smart girl on our hands.  She said most 4 month olds are not as aware of the world around them as Sarah is.  And seriously, yo, the girl is on top of it!  So I mentioned to the doctor that Sarah seems really interested in people food.  She watches us eat, opens her mouth when we take a bite and can get pretty fussy if she's not eating too. The doctor chalked that up to her being so aware of her envirnment and not a sign that she's ready.  But, she said if we wanted to give her some cereal that we could try it once or twice a week. And gradually introduce veggies and fruits.


Well, that news made me thrilled (I was so sure that she was going to tell us to start solids regardless)!  I am in no hurry for her to grow up.  She's growing and changing so much as it is!  Anyway, her doctors appointment was on Tuesday, and on Thursday we were over at my mom's house for a family dinner.  After dinner we had some homemade peach cobbler.  Yummo!  Well Sarah, in true Sarah form, watched me eating my dessert.  She watched every spoonful with baited attention.  So when I was finished I thought I'd play with her a bit and put my spoon up to her mouth just to see what would happen. Now, again, there was NO food on the spoon, but I'll be darned if her little mouth didn't open and she mimiked eating.  I did this a couple of times with the same result.  Okay, so confession, one time there was a spot of melted icecream on the back of the spoon ~ you know like when your spoon is resting in the bowl and theres that little tiny spot.  Well she licked that spot and started smacking her lips.  She hasn't smacked her lips since she was newborn and wanted to eat.  But, she was very clearly telling us that she wanted to try people food... and I just opened the door for her to know it was coming.  Oh! And we are trying to teach her baby sign and I swear she was trying to do the sign for "more".  Again, smart baby!


So I went to the store and bought her the little bowls and spoons and some organic rice cereal.  I was shaking my head the whole time, because I really don't want her to be ready yet, but she was telling me she was ready...  After I got them home and cleaned up, I was showing Mike her eat reflex with the empty baby spoon, and she lunged right for it.  Then she started smacking her lips again.  So I put a drop of water on there so she would think she's getting something and she took it like a pro... *sigh... I guess it really is time.  So this past Sunday on June 10th we made some baby food for her to try.  I fed her a 4oz bottle and an hour later, after a short cat nap, we introduced her to cereal.  Here is the video of that first feeding:



So it didn't go exactly like I thought, I think she may need more practice and time.  But it let me relax a bit because she's not going to be demanding cereal now (which was a fear on mine).  But maybe once a week or every other week we'll let her sample cereal.  I hope you enjoyed the video.  There is also a part two to this that is on my facebook, but somehow I managed to delete it from the video camera so it's only on facebook and I don't know how to get it anywhere else to share it.  So if you're my friend, you can check it out there, if you're a vistor to the blog who's not my facebook friend, sorry charlie.  Happy Tuesday everyone!

San Francisco Video/Photo recap

Here's the scoop with this video... I should just leave well enough alone... but I have to say something here because UGH! I'm just so frustrated with editing it.  So first off, I am not a video type person and this just goes to prove it!  It took me so long to get this edited the way I wanted it and insert nifty little title slides and whatnot, find the perfect song and get the whole thing to run in the perfect amount of time.  So I finish it upload it to YouTube only for it to be blocked worldwide for copyright infringements.  Now, obviously the song I wanted to play in the background was copyrighted and I put links to where you could purchase it should you like it, and clearly stated in the credits the song stats.  But that is clearly not enough.  Okay, I'll just delete it.  I don't want a lawsuit over this slide show.  So then I noticed that YouTube has it own nifty little video editor with hundreds of songs you can use for free.  So I was like okay, I'll just use one of theirs because let's face it, a slide show of still pictures is bor-ing!  So I took off the credits and song from my video and re-uploaded it.  But the YouTube editor stinks!  I constantly get errors and it's not easy to work with.  I'm shocked I even got a song to play on it from their editing tool.  So there is a song playing with it, and it is a song I picked out of their library...  But it's not how I would've wanted it to be should the tools be working properly.  (And yeah, I guess it could be user error on the YouTube tools, but seriously, errored out EVERYtime!)
Anyway, here is the video, imagine the song starting later and lasting until the end and the pictures matching up to the proper parts of the song... I hope you enjoy!




Um about this video, we went to my brother's wedding in the bay area of California back in April.  We kinda used his wedding as an excuse to have our first family vacation.  We weren't there for that long, but we made the most of it with jam packed days!  Sarah and Haley both traveled marvelously and we couldn't have asked for better weather while we were there.  The wedding was beautiful and I am so excited that Jen is now apart of our family.  I wish her and my brother (otherwise known as Team JH2) all the happiness in the world!

I hope I never forget... 4 Months

You are 4 months old now!  Such changes have happened in the past month! Here are some of the things I hope I never forget...

• The discovery of voice.  You've been cooing and making noises for a long time now, but recently you've figured out that you are making the noise.  It's so much fun to hear your vocal experiments.  Also, you've started saying consonates.  I've heard a few "M" sounds, so maybe momma will be your first word...
• How much you LOVE toys with squeakers in them.  Seriously kiddo, you love the squeaker noise.  I don't know if it's because you think your toys are talking to you or if it's just the noise, but you heart them!
• The thrill you get out of your swing.  Gone are the day when you would nap in your swing, but since we've sat the seat up and rotated it to move in a more traditional swing motion, you love swinging and playing.
• The way you want someone/anyone to watch you play.  You're so social little one!  You can be happy playing just about anywhere as long as someone is watching you and talking to you.  Although, sometimes mommy can get a couple of minutes when you talk to your mobiles.  (Which you still love!)
• The way you're sleeping like a big baby in your crib all night long.  It's like you were waiting for your crib.  You knew almost instantly that it was your bed and have been happy to sleep there ever since.
• Your drooling up a storm.  We thought you might be teething, but the doctor told us you weren't... It's cute mostly, but you can soak an outfit, burp cloth, or shoulder in no time!
• Drive by cuddles.  Yes, little smarty, you've figured out how we put you to sleep and have been resistant to sleep a couple of times.  You still want to cuddle, but hate to miss anything, which results in drive by cuddling.  You put your head in for a few minutes them pop it up suddenly.
• How early your bedtime has shifted.  You are no longer a night owl.  Bedtime happens between 9-9:30 (I'm sure earlier if mommy could get it together and get you home sooner to get ready).  You've also stopped napping good (you only sleep for 45 min. at a time), but we're trying to get that back on track.
• Your sweet smile.  You no longer rest or sleep in crowds.  You can't nap until you've smiled at everyone in the room or area.  I have to separate you from crowds so you'll settle for a nap.  My little socialite!
• How much you love being outdoors.  You love to sit on the big swing at Gammy's house.  In fact, you'll usually stay out there until you nod off to sleep.  You love looking at trees and feeling the breeze.  An outdoorsy stroll is right up your alley.
• The way you need to hold my hand in the car.  You hate car rides, but are able to tolerate them with your pacifier and my hand.  I love feeling your sweet hands holding mine.
• The way you still love to kick your little legs all the time.  You're so muscular already!  We dream about what you'll do with those kicks... Soccer? Dance? Karate? Track and Field? Maybe nothing? Time will tell...
• The way you still fit into 3-6 month clothes and size 2 diapers.  You're a little too long for some of the 3-6 month sleepers (the brands that run small) but in those brands you can still wear the onsies and shorts/pants/skirts.
• Your cute little hands.  You've gotten pretty good control over your hands now, but still have a hard time getting things into your mouth, which you are inevitably trying to do now.  You also like to bring your hands together and look at them.
• Your cute little feet.  You've been grabbing your feet more often and are tickled pink if we kiss your toes when you show them to us.
• How you hate tummy time still.  I honestly don't think you're going to get over this anytime soon.  I think you'll learn to crawl from the sitting position.  You throw a temper tanturm after every tummy session and are mad for awhile (and will tell everyone about it).
• How good you are at standing.  The doctor said you stand like a 6 month old!
• That you still wake up happy.  You usually take a minute or two to yourself before letting us know you're awake, but you always have a sweet smile for us when we come get you!
• Your facination with the world around you.  You no longer get overwhelmed by everything.  In fact, you love looking at everything and meeting new people.

But mostly, baby girl, I hope I remember to slow down and enjoy life with you.  I'm not a picture taker, but I try to remember to get some first moments...  I'm incredibly proud of you and love you with all me heart!!

~Mommy

Here are some photo's of you this past month:

First Pool Experience

First time at Zoo, you met a dinosaur!

You enjoying your swing after breakfast



You and Daddy at Mommy's Company Picnic



Sweet baby crying, See?  You're still cute!

I'm 4 Months Old! (Don't mind the spit-up)

Those Things That Make Her... Her

So many blogs, so little time...  All babies are unique and have their own personalities and quirks.  You know, those things that make her... her and not someone else.  So today let's talk about car rides.

Sarah hates car rides.  HATES them!  It's so funny because I try to make it home before Sarah's bedtime so we can do our nightly routine, but sometimes we cut it close.  Inevitably, when it's one of those situations where Sarah is tired and I say we have to leave I get the same comment: "As soon as you start the car, she'll fall right to sleep". At which point I usually smile politely and don't comment... because no one believes that not all babies like the car.  In fact when Sarah is tired is when car rides can spiral out of control and stay that way.  Let me clarify,she doesn't like them anytime, but she's less equipped to handle them when she's sleepy.

Now I have never pulled the car over to soothe her when she's throwing a fit. I've been trying to teach her that just because she can't see me, doesn't mean I'm not still there (she does great if someone is in the backseat with her... most of the time).  So I talk to her, sing to her, pat her head.  Anything I can think of to reassure her without stopping the car.  Why? Because I don't want Screaming = Mommy Stops Car.  Of course, if there is a reason to stop, I will. Like if she gets sick or is hurting or something...  but usually it's just her throwing a fit.  And through this trial and error I've figured it out.

My view of Sarah in car.
(The car was already parked when I took this picture)

Sarah NEEDS two things in the car to be happy, or er tolerant.  She needs her paci and to hold hands.  Yup, I'm that mom rolling down the street with my arm cocked at the weirdest angle because my daughter needs to be holding my hand.  Sometimes she needs a finger for each hand, sometimes she needs for me to hold one hand, either way, she's happy with a hand. A lot of times she'll pull my hand to her face so I'm touching her in 3 places.  I let her decide.  But that is the trick.  The kid loves skin!

So here's what I do: I clip her paci tether thing to her car seat so I can find it one handed.  Then when we start going I wait to see how long she can go without fussing (I'm giving her room to adjust and be okay on her own).  Then when the tears start, I give her the paci and my hand.  (Side note: I hate trying to find her mouth when driving, I feel like I'm randomly patting her face until I find it, usually when she starts licking me.)  Anyway, we ride like this until we get to where we are going or she falls asleep.  There are times when I have to let go and pull my hand back for safety reasons, such as it's a tricky road to navigate or blind curve, safety comes first. But depending on the length of removal she may or may not be okay.  Also Lord help me if she does fall asleep and then wakes up in the car... that's a cry storm that won't stop until she's out of the car, in where ever we're going, and out of her seat. 

But this is the stuff that makes her Sarah.  My Sarah. And I wouldn't change it about her.  No 30 minute screaming car ride would make me want to change her (okay it might pass through my mind briefly... but I still wouldn't want it to be different). She's a social baby, never wants to be alone. This includes car rides, so we hold hands. My arm may be on fire and start to lose feeling, but if her little fingers squeeze tighter, I'm not letting her go.  I love my sweet girl and would do anything for her!  So I do what works for her :D. Happy Thursday!

Baby Sleep... Issues

I don't know what to title this post exactly... But it's another one of those confession blogs.  I don't want to say we're going through sleep training, because that doesn't feel right.  Maybe you could call it sleep readjustment.  So confession:  Sarah sleeps in her car seat.  Gasp!  I know, I know!  A car seat is NOT a bed.   But in our defense there is a reason...  Sarah had really bad acid reflux when she was 4-6 weeks old.  She would cry that "I'm-in-pain-do-something-help-me" cry every time we tried to lay her down.  Newborns have very sensitive little parts and her little tummy just couldn't keep all that acid contained.  We took her to the doctor multiple times, we tried baby Zantac, pro-biotic's, changing her formula (multiple times) and she got the Mylicon drops fairly often.  But we eventually found the right formula for her and stopped giving her any other sort of medication.  Okay, she still gets the gas drops occasionally, but that's not because of reflux.  But the reflux lasted a couple of weeks.  Back to the point of this post... 

When the reflux started, we quickly learned that we needed to keep her propped up.  I was still on maternity leave during this and would end up just holding her while she slept.  But then we discovered that she would sleep in her car seat.  Now Sarah has never liked riding in a car.  She is just not that baby who is soothed by car rides.  In fact she's usually upset the whole ride.  So it was shocking to us that she would sleep in her seat.  But she slept very soundly in there.  It gave Mike and I some relief and we told ourselves it was just until she could handle sleeping on her back again.  Well, and I'm sure you other new parents can relate, we were pretty scared to move her from the one place she could get decent rest.  So even after the reflux was under control we continued to put her in her seat when she went to bed.  Plus, it was really handy to check on her at night because we just put her right beside our bed by the bassinet.

But, as all babies do, Sarah grew.  And it was quickly getting to the point that she wouldn't be comfortable in her seat.  So we started sleep readjustment.  Basically, every time she would fall asleep during the day I would lay her down to sleep on her back.  At first, she woke up every time I put her down.  Then, she would sleep for maybe 20-30 min.  Then it grew to 45 min. to now when she'll sleep for an hour or two.  Sarah has been sleeping through the night since 8 weeks.  Literally, the night before I started working again was the first night she slept straight through.  I guess she just knew mommy needed her sleep that night.  Now this will sound horrible, but we only did her readjustment during the day when we were up and it didn't matter if she woke right up.  But at night, we would still put her in her seat to sleep.  It's just so hard to give up that nice long sleep once you get it back.  Especially because she usually didn't get a decent amount of sleep until then with us changing up her routine.

Before, Sarah sleeping in her car seat

Well she has been napping really good on her back and side during the day now.  And she has started to let us know that she is ready for her crib.  She would wiggle and stretch and get very restless in her seat until we would pick her up and lay her down flat.  Only one slight problem...  She outgrew her bassinet during the time she was sleeping in her car seat.  Poor thing barely fit and honestly that little pad in there was hard as a rock, I don't blame her for hating it.  I tried to pad it with towels and blankets, but it just didn't work for her.  So we did the only thing we could, we let her stay in our bed last week.  Not the whole night mind you, but around 3 AM when she would wiggle and stretch and fuss (trying so hard not to open her eyes and admit she was awake) we would put her in our bed.

So last week?  Last week I got little to no sleep.  I just don't sleep well with a baby in bed with me.  I was scared of rolling on her (even though I made sure I slept in ways that would not allow that to happen) and was very aware of her presence and generally stayed in a state of consciousness.  Plus Sarah may not be mobile yet, but she sure can wiggle her way over until she's touching you.  Girl loves to be touching skin in her sleep.  So I had to hold her hand or touch her head in some way.  Awkward sleep much?  Well not sleep so much as awkward rest.

Anyway, my mission this weekend was to get her crib set up.  I'm sure I annoyed Mike more than once with my persistence that this needed to be accomplished this weekend.  I didn't care what it took.  It was happening.  So we did just that.  We picked up her crib from where it was being stored took it home and realized there were critical parts missing.  Oh well, I didn't let that stop my mission.  I put that crib aside.   Put Sarah down for a nap, told Mike she was sleeping and I'd be back.  I went to a couple of stores to find the right crib.  I needed a classic crib, white in color, that didn't take up a bunch of space, and was in stock ready to carry.  I found it at Babies R Us.  I happened to have some coupons with me, so I got it for under $100.  Score ~ can't beat that ~ right!?!

Now, another nugget that goes with this story, Mike gave me the hardest time because I borrowed my dad's truck to pick up the crib that didn't end up working.  He ragged on me because he got the whole thing into his Toyota Carrolla.  Making me feel, oh I don't know... stupid.  Anyway, I had his car when I bought her crib.   It's not a big crib, no bigger than the other one we had.  But wouldn't you know it didn't fit (Ha!).  It was about an inch too long.  Drats! Okay, I'll run home and get my car and come back.  Only, my car was dead.  And I lent my jumper cables to my boss and didn't have them with me.  Okay, run to the store to get some... Are you kidding me!?!  They are sold out?  Hmrph, okay on to the next store.  You get where this is going.. On and on until I finally found some at the grocery store (The grocery store!?! Who knew!).  About this time my sister calls me (I called her earlier to see if she could come help me pick up the crib).  So now I'm in a predicament... do I do the whole jump my car off or do I just let her help me and jump the car later?  Yes, I did the easy thing let her help.  We met at the bottom of our apartments and went back to the store.  Crib slid right in, and we were off.  Success!

Back at the apartment, Mike and Sarah are hanging out.  Once I got home I realized that her crib sheets were sitting at his mom's house (Long story, and this is long enough...).  So I sent him on a mission to pick those up.  Because once I get this crib set up, she's sleeping in it!  Plus Mike is not the handiest of men, I love him to pieces, but his creative mind just doesn't work that way.  So me and my sister were going to put it together.  Only Sarah decides wake up and be a fussy fusserton.  So my sweet wonderful sister put her crib together while I tended to baby.  She did a fantastic job!  When Mike got back I helped, but that was really only to put the last two pieces on it.  TaDah!!  Sarah has a crib!  Her own little bed to sleep in!  Yay!!!

I got out her bedding set, which was sitting in the bottom of her closet just waiting to be used.  Put all the pieces on it (including the clean sheets Mike brought back) and stood there just looking at her crib.  It was a magical moment, half sad, half giddy.  I mean I never got to put her nursery together because she's been sharing our room and until we move (another long story) she's going to be with us.  But this made it like her own little corner of the world.  Plus she's outgrown her bassinet, her very first bed ever.  There's just something about your baby outgrowing clothes or her bassinet that is so sad.  I mean I'm so happy she's healthy and growing, but every time I pack something away I get this twinge of "she's not a newborn anymore".  She's still little, don't get me wrong, but she's not a newborn...

Last Night. Sarah sleeping in her crib

So the first night, we put her to sleep in her crib, she slept soundly until about 3 AM, when she woke up terrified.  I mean that "where am I there's something very wrong" cry.  Hello, this is a new bed, in a new place(ment) and she didn't recognize where she was.  So it took a little while to settle her down and get her back to sleep.  And because we hadn't moved her bassinet out yet, we let her sleep in her seat one last time...  Last night, however, she slept all night in her big baby bed.  She woke up once, but since everything was moved out, we didn't give her the option of her seat by the bassinet.  The bassinet is gone (well packed away ~ but to her, it's gone).  She was a little restless, I think she was searching for my hand or skin.  But other than that, she did great!!  Hopefully tonight will go even smoother as she gets used to being in her bed.  And that, my friends, is our story of sleep readjustment.  We're still working through some things, but I think we're nearing the end of our journey to get Sarah into her crib.  We probably won't get a good night's sleep this week, but as she learns that this is where she sleeps, it'll get easier.  This is a really long post.  Thanks for sticking it out if you've read this far and feel free to ask me questions if you have any...

Things I didn't know I needed...

Okay, so as we all know, I am a first time mommy.  As such, there are definitely things I didn't know I needed prior to having my little one.  I have a couple of friends and family members that are entering the realm of mommyhood, so I thought I'd do a post about some of the stuff I didn't know I needed or thought was over the top, but has been really really helpful.  So here are a few items every new mom needs and they are also great baby shower presents if you are shopping for someone else:



Munchkin Warm Glow Wipe Warmer

Wipe Warmer:  If asked before having a baby if I thought I needed one of these I would have said heck no!  We received this as a baby shower present and it has been heavily used.  When Sarah was a newborn, she screamed anytime we had to change her diaper.  Newborns HATE to be cold, so being able to use a nice warm wipe really soothed her and made diaper changes less traumatic.  Also, I've read reviews about how these can dry out wipes, but the instructions say to add 1/2 cup of water anytime you refill it.  I always add the water and haven't had that problem.  So if buying this as a gift, I would get a cute measuring cup to keep nearby so you don't have to run to the kitchen every time you refill.

Kiddopotamus Changeaway Portable Changing Kit

Travel Changing Pad:  Okay so I thought the el cheapo changing pad that came with our diaper bag would suffice for a changing pad on the go.  Not so much!  That thing had to be washed in cold water (um sanitation much) and air dry.  So if it got dirty you'd have to time washing it so you wouldn't be without it.  This changing pad is similar to the one I purchased.  The one I got has a waterproof plastic liner with pouches that fold in.  I use one of the pouches to keep extra diapers and the other pouch for wipes, powder or diaper cream and hand sanitizer.  So much easier to just grab the changing pad and have everything you need rather than lugging the diaper bag to the bathroom.  Plus the plastic liner is easy to wipe off with a Lysol or Clorox wipe (always wipe with a baby wipe afterward to not get any of those chemicals on baby)



Whoozit Baby Tizoo, Lamaze Dee Dee the Dragon, Bright Starts Zebra

Baby Toys:  I was really naive in thinking that it would be awhile before the baby would need toys.  However, babies change and grow so fast that you really should have some toys and be prepared. Sarah is loving these types of toys.  I'd say the zebra is probably her favorite right now because of it's high contrast colors and the little rattles and teething rings hanging off of it are easy for her to grab.  But the other two also entertain her.  Lamaze makes these in lots of different animals and they all have multiple things for baby to explore.  So versatile for baby!





Rhino Toys Oball Rattle, Manhattan Toy Winkle

Also, these little rattles are absolutely the way to go when buying an infant rattle.  Things that you shake to make noise are highly entertaining for little ones.  These two, however, are by far her favorite.  Babies have a hard time getting all their fingers to coordinate.  These allow for her little appendages to find something to grip when they don't all go together.  She is so proud of herself for being able to actually hold onto these for longer than a second.

Infants' Mylicon Drops:  Babies get gas.  They get gas a lot. It hurts their poor sensitive little tummies.  These drops instantly help relieve that pressure.  It comes with a little dropper that you measure the dosage in and are then able to squeeze it into their cheeks bypassing the whole "push things out with their tongue" reflex.  A must for every home and diaper bag.

Gerber Pre-fold 3 ply diapers

Plain ole cloth diapers:  Skip the fancy smanshy burp clothes.  In my experience they don't work nearly as well as an old fashioned cloth diaper.  These are super absorbent and easy to clean.  With the fancy ones I was constantly concerned about them staining (part of my slight OCD about keeping things nice...) and lets face it, throw up and spit up stain.  With these I don't worry about that at all.  Plus, they can be used for so many other things when out and about.  I am thinking of sewing some 1 inch ribbon on the edges to fancy them up a bit, but who knows if I'll find the time!

Baby Head Scrubber:  Okay, so not a head scrubber per say... but that's what the newborn nurses and we use it for.  If you birth your baby in a hospital this is more than likely in your baby's bassinet somewhere.  TAKE IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE!!!  It is actually a surgical sponge and scrubber, but they use this to clean all the "cheese" off your baby during it's first bath.  At our hospital they actually gave us a new one of these in it's packaging to take home.  This is fantastic for preventing cradle cap.  I've actually seen blogs and vlogs where people have to go out and buy one to treat cradle cap.  We have been fortunate that Sarah never developed cradle cap, but I use this every time I wash her hair.  That makes sure all the oil and dead skin is removed when I bath her.  Plus I think she enjoys the scrubby sensation.

Homedics Soundspa Lullaby

Noise Machine:  Babies love white noise!  They are used to being in the womb and listening to your heart beat and other ambient noises.  My sister bought this for me a week after she was born and it has been so handy.  Sarah went through a stage where she didn't want me to put her down, at all.  The second I did she would wake up unless I transferred her to another person.  The heartbeat setting on this allowed me to put her down after she fell asleep for a nap.  There are 3 different noise setting and 3 different lullaby's.  I still use the heartbeat Sarah sleeps more soundly with it.  This particular one is also neat because it will project images up to the ceiling for baby to watch.  She didn't use this feature when she was a newborn, but loves it now.  She needs a little light in the room for when she wakes up or else she gets scared.  So two birds one stone.  Plus it has a timer on it, so you can have it shut off automatically.

Okay, so these are just a few of the items I didn't know I would use and need.  I realize all babies are different, but if I have more children, these will definitely be available in advance.  These are also excellent baby shower presents.  Is there anything you other mommies use daily and think are essential for a new mother?

3 Month Photo's

I'm really proud of myself for keeping up (so far) with Sarah's 1st year timeline photo's.  I got her in and took her 3 month photo's the day after her 3 month birthday.  She did really good during this photo shoot and was all smiles!  I only did the one outfit this time as I just ran out of time to plan anything else.  I still have big plans for a sister shoot and family shoot sometime in the near future... But until then here are some cute 3 month smiles of Sarah:

This is truely what she looks like in between sweet smiles :)

My Favorite of the day!



What can I say!?  I'm blessed to have such a happy baby!!!