Hanging out in the birthy crowd here in Atlanta, I’ve come across the word “Blessingway” frequently. I had never heard of one before, but as I learned about them I really liked it. It’s similar to a baby shower, except instead of showering the new mom with presents, you shower her with blessings. It’s a time to celebrate, encourage, and empower the mother as she prepares for her upcoming birth. How beautiful! You can read more about them here. Since…
I’ve seen others write posts like this, and I think it’s always fun to know the story behind the names that are chosen for their kids. Savannah River Savannah – We visited Savannah, Georgia a few months before we got pregnant. We were there for almost a week and had an absolutely lovely time – it very quickly became my Favorite City Ever. While there, I started thinking about Savannah as a girl’s name. I thought it was beautiful, elegant,…
I had ambitious plans to bring these into Photoshop so you can easily see side-by-side and compare, but I am too tired. So I present you with comparison pictures of Savannah and Caroline, taken at about the same ages. Savannah: Caroline: Savannah: Caroline: Savannah: Caroline: Savannah: Caroline: Savannah: Caroline: Savannah: Caroline:
Ah, the postpartum and newborn phase! I am so very tired these days. I remember Kacie once saying that despite all the all-nighters she pulled in college, she didn’t know tiredness until she became a mom. I totally agree! Caroline has good days and bad days with fussiness. On the bad days, she’ll be up several hours during the night and I can’t seem to calm her except to walk her around. She does enjoy being held and especially walked…
I have so much I want to share, but getting time to sit down and write a post is proving easier said than done. I have a newborn who likes to be held, and preferably walked around please. Combine that with a toddler – yeah my computer time doesn’t come in large blogging chunks anymore. :-) Today was Savannah’s first day of preschool. Perhaps I’ll find Tuesday and Thursday mornings good for blogging? We’ll see. She seemed to enjoy herself….