Last summer, when I was registering for baby stuff, I asked several friends for their opinions on what to register for, and recorded their responses on a post here. I thought it would be interesting to add my own thoughts now that I’m almost 6 months into this motherhood thing. One thing I’ve learned… Babies don’t need as much stuff as stores make you think they need. Oh and all babies are different; these are things that have worked for…
Dear Savannah, Today you are five months old. You continue to grow and develop in leaps and bounds. It’s been so fun watching you interact with your environment! This month has also marked a lot of firsts: first Christmas, first New Year’s, first snowfall, first time on an airplane, first visit to New England, and first visit to the city that shares your name. You added two states to your travels, bringing the total to 8 states you have visited!…
When I told Paul that I was going to write this post, he laughed at me and said, “You’re such a Southerner.” The truth is, I haven’t been anywhere colder than Atlanta since Christmas 2004. And I think I’ve forgotten how cold up north can get. I don’t know why we decided to visit New England in January except that we were thinking it would give Paul’s parents a chance to have Christmas with Savannah before it got too far…
Dear Savannah, Today you are 4 months old. You are even more aware of your surroundings and of us, which has been a lot of fun! This month had been important because it’s your first holiday season. We went down to Orlando for Thanksgiving. Your first trip to Florida! You continue to do great in the car. It was much warmer in Orlando and you were really hot the first day or two. We had to strip you down to…
So finally last week I went to the doctor for Savannah’s 2 month appointment. I know, I know, she’s over 3 months already. We had some issues with the insurance, as in we misunderstood what we needed to do to get her on our policy, but it’s all good now. I had to go down to the Vital Records office in Atlanta and pick up her birth certificate. I noticed that they have the wrong city of birth on it….