five months

Well, Lil is five months old today!  How about a side-by-side comparison:

Today

One month ago

What do you think? Is she bigger? More mature? More prolific?

I really don't have much to say about today, or about Lil's outfit.  We went out.  The dress is from Gap.  Lately the only thing I care to do is stare at this baby. Be warned: from here on, this post contains gratuitous images of Lil. I apologize, and I understand if you stop following this blog.  But it can't be helped.  In my world, there is very little else that truly matters.

top model posing

still posing

the Face

delightful delovely

Lil went to bed early tonight, tomorrow is our first swimming class! Stay tuned...

weekend update #2

Admittedly, this comes a little late.  I feel like I'm showing up to class without my homework.  There's no excuse, but you should know the TONY's were on last night, and I always loved Doogie Howser.  Now, on to Lil.

toque-r face

Perhaps making a cobbler with farm fresh strawberries was the inspiration for Saturday's ensemble.  I didn't do much cooking when I was pregnant with Lil, so being back in the kitchen was kinda nice.  And the strawberry cobbler was pretty good, too.

This skirted onesie was another zulilly score.  The company is called Mad Sky Kids, and this look is part of their Barn Organics line.  Made from 100% organic cotton, their baby clothes feel just as good as they look.  I think the "muffin hat" looks more like a chef's toque, but that's fine now that Mama's cooking again! Sadly though, this outfit- size 9 months- is almost too small for Lil Beanpole.  It just takes one growth spurt to ruin an entire wardrobe...

loose-y in the sky

Sundays are usually about things like pancakes, newspapers, and no pants.  But Lil has had quite a few no pants days recently.  She needed an excuse to put on a nice blouse and a pair of ballet flats.  So we eventually headed over to our favorite neighborhood spot, Tuffet, where we met another mama and baby around Lil's age.  Miss Adaline was at Tuffet with her mama and papa and their poetry workshop.  How cool is that? Wine and beer and meat and cheese and poetry and babies!  Sounds like a perfect Sunday... until Lil is big enough to enjoy pancakes and the funny section.

hats all it takes

Even though we discuss (among other things) baby fashion, the truth is sometimes babies don't need much clothing.  However, with summer upon us, it is important to remember to keep our delicate babes protected from those evil UV rays.  A wide-brimmed hat is a must-have, no matter what you are, or are not, wearing.

We're not trying to confuse our Big Hat PSA with PETA's I'd Rather Go Naked campaign.  But the message is just as important: when you cover your head, you cover (almost) everything!  Did you know that a good sunhat can provide 50 spf or greater?  That metallic floral print is versatile, but Lil's best accessory is sensibility.

three months!

Every baby gets dressed up special on their birthday, but Lil gets a special outfit and pictures practically every day.  On her anni-birth-ary I wanted one of those pretty benchmark photos, like one that you'd put in the baby book (if I had a baby book).

In honor of her one-quarter birthday, spring, and next week's Easter celebrations Lil is sporting a lovely pleated cotton dress with matching pleated bonnet (thank you, Miss Mary).  If you're curious why we're not saving this perfect little frock for Easter Sunday, it's because we also received the same outfit in yellow!

happy quarter birthday, my little one!

rural routes

Lil is a city girl.  There's absolutely no doubt about it.  She'll get to spend her afternoons at the playground, or strolling with Mama.  She'll visit the zoo, and the museum, go to the library for story time, and maybe even attend a baby yoga class.  She will not crawl through the grass, or run through a pasture, or play in the creek like I did (nor will she have to walk up a quarter-mile long driveway in thigh-deep snow!).  So for fun today, I tried dressing Lil like a true country bumpkin.  I think this is the outfit she'd wear while we did our gardening.

the little handmade booties are from Russia (with love)!