Then and now

Later on this week Stephen, Saylor, and I are making the *LONG* drive to Boston. (say a prayer for us, ha!) My dad's side of the family all live up there, so we're taking Saylor to meet everyone. I was working on a little scrapbook photo album of her for my grandmother and I could not believe how much my baby has changed!

This day already feels like it was so long ago, I'm sad to say I forget just how awesome it was sometimes!Saylor all dressed up in her going home outfit. Love.

Just my tiny little baby. I swear she was that tiny and newborn looking for a second. Then I blinked!

And just 6 1/2 short months later :)

I swear her personality just gets bigger everyday!

Tutu's for a good cause

I was scrolling through my blog roll, and TUTU Drive 2010 caught my eye. I'm so glad it did! Because now I know about The Princess Alexa Foundation, and I'm really excited to help.

If you have a min, check out Samster Mommy's blog for details on Tutu Drive 2010. Even if you're not crafty you can still donate. :)

Who doesn't love a giveaway??

So, I've been busy this week adding lots of fun to things to my Etsy store, pretty pretty baby.
I have fun new onesies (for boys and girls!), bibs, and bows. I've been working away because my friend Rebekah is doing a giveaway from my store on her blog! Go check it out for a chance to win- but hurry, giveaway ends tomorrow (Friday)!

Also, I created a fb fan page- check it out too :)

6 months old

Saylor, you are 6 months old! (yesterday!)

Its hard to believe that 6 months has come and gone so fast since the day I brought my baby home. What an incredible 6 months they have been though! It is amazing how quickly babies grow, and change, and adapt- it truly is a miracle! Each day Saylor becomes more animated, more alert, more fun, and more like a little person, it is such a joy to watch and help her learn and grow.

Unfortunately, Saylor's 6 month well baby check up was actually on her 6 month birthday (a big reason we did her party before!) so poor baby had to get shots yesterday. She did pretty good, only cried for a second, and only fussed a little last night- and still slept all night (thank you Lord!!). So, I have her stats already :)

Height- 26.5 inches. still 95%

Weight- 17 lbs, 12 oz. she slowed down a little with weight, now she is only in the 85%, ha!

Head circ- 17. 5 inches, she has quite the noggin!

There are so many new and exciting things you are doing these days Saylor! You roll every way possible, you can scoot around, you can sit unsupported for about 30 secs at a time, you babble almost constantly- nothing that sounds like a word though, you drool like crazy- but no teeth yet. You have started sleeping through the night, which I am so thankful for! You are totally weaned now and get 4 bottles a day. You have tried (Tried is the key word here, you are not on solids on a regular basis quite yet!) rice cereal, oatmeal, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, pears, bananas, and you just tried applesauce. The only things you have showed any kind of interest in are peas and pears. You cannot. get. enough. of. pears. Peas? You could not make funnier faces when we put those in your mouth, haha! I have a video of you eating peas I need to upload- funny stuff :)

You wear size 3 diapers, clothing ranges anywhere from 6- 12 mos, and size 2 shoes fit you, they just don't stand a chance on your feet- you wiggle them off before I can get both shoes on!

You get cuter everday and I love being your mommy!

A very merry half birthday!

Yesterday (mon), my sweet Saylor Kate turned half a year old! We had a fun little half birthday party for her on Sun afternoon. It was fun, but a lot more work than I had anticipated- can't imagine what the first bday will be like!!

We had a sweet little gathering of family and friends, ha and "half" food. It was a lot of fun, and totally worth all the sweat and tears :) (ok, and by tears I mean getting the budget talk from my hubby too many times, ha!)

Me and my sweet baby girl

Saylor with her Gigi ( my mom)

Posing in her sailor outfit, love this one!

some of the food

some of the decorations

It was so much fun, can't wait to do it again in 6 months! Happy Half Birthday sweet girl!!

pictures post!

This week has me very busy and kinda stressed! I have a lot going on and sooo much to do before Sunday! (more on that later!)

Saylor will be six months old in 4 short days (I cannot believe it is June already!!), and I've been kinda picture happy lately, so...

Thanks to Aunt Cheney for the sweet purple outfit :)

Posing in her daddy approved bathing suit before going to the pool for the first time!

Look who can sit up by herself now! Big girl!

She just started making this "turtle" face, not really sure what that's all about!

Love this sweet face!

*btw, these were all from my phone, so the quality is not the best!