I’m a little late in posting… Caroline’s first birthday was last Thursday, July 18th!! I can’t believe it’s been a year. It seems like yesterday but at the same time I can’t imagine life without her. Very first picture… outside the womb ;-) We hadn’t even left for the hospital yet! 1 month 2 months 3 months 4 months 5 months 6 months 7 months 8 months 9 months 10 months 11 months 12 months **Coming soon, I need to…
Caroline has a bad case of cradle cap. Actually, it’s not that bad – my pediatrician said it was really mild – but since Savannah didn’t have it at all it seems bad to me. :-) The pediatrician recommended olive oil, but I found that messy and I felt like I was anointing her. (Heh) Someone else recommended coconut oil, so I decided to try it. Apparently coconut oil is the new (old) miracle cure for anything. I’ve heard about…
This morning, Savannah and Caroline and I were lounging on the bed before we got up for the day. I turned to Caroline and said, “You were born right here in this very spot!” Caroline, of course, just grinned and waved her arms and legs. “Caroline was born here,” Savannah echoed. I turned to her, interested. “Do you remember that?” “Daddy told me to go nigh-nigh and I closed my eyes. But when I opened them, I didn’t see you!…
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: