Zulily Alert - Textures

Oh man, I almost didn't click on the link for Textures on Zulily today. I would have been sorry. Velour and cotton and corduroy make these clothes super touchable, and they have detachable bows! I bought the little green number for Jo.

Baby, it's cold outside!

It feels like winter now that it has finally snowed. Living in Chicago I've always been a proponent of being warm over being fashionable (if you have to choose, of course), but these baby winter styles may have me reconsidering. Perhaps winter warmth + style = one good looking cozy baby?

egg faux shearling bear hat & booties

egg alpaca mouse hat

egg cable hat & booties

oeuf baby basics

Blast from the past

Baby Jo's newest nickname is JoJo. It started during Christmas with the family. It works for a baby.

In honor of this new moniker, I'll leave you with this video gem from the 90's:

Happy New Year!

This year is going to be awesome! I'm looking forward to having fun with Nick, watching Jo grow, making lots of cool things, and opening a store on Etsy.

May your upcoming year be filled with love, life, and laughing!

They'll be coming round the mountain...

My family is coming! My family is coming! We just can't wait.

We spent the Christmas weekend with Nick's family in the suburbs and it was lovely. Lots of fun, food, prezzies, and people to hold the babe. Baby Jo made out like a bandit in the present department. She did surprisingly well with being passed around, wearing somewhat uncomfortable dresses and tights, and dealing with the screams and yelling that come with watching the Bears. She smiled and cooed all the way. That baby is a social butterfly. 

And the fun just keeps coming! My mom and siblings will be here tonight through Friday. Baby Jo is excited too, especially because she gets to meet her Auntie Sarri, Uncle David, and cousins Grace & Gabe for the first time. There will be even more food and more games and more prezzies.

I might step away from the blog for a few days to fully immerse myself in the family-craziness, but will be back by the end of the week. In the meantime, here's one of my Christmas faves:

Baby Style

I just stumbled across the online store Thumbeline. Whoa! Super fabulous! Here are a few of my faves for Jo:

She's a brick house!

My darling baby girl weighed in at 14 pounds yesterday and is already 25 inches long at 11 weeks. Our doc said that a good amount of weight gain is 3/4 of an ounce per day. Baby Jo is gaining 1.5 ounces per day. Girl likes to eat.

During the first few weeks after Jo was born, she had a hard time eating and wasn't gaining much weight (even our midwife was a little worried, and she never gets worried). We just kept plugging away. Then the first time she had a weight gain at the doc's I said to her, "Good job, baby girl." To which the doctor replied, "Good job, baby girl? Good job, Mom!" It didn't even hit me that her weight gain had anything to do with me. It's just my body doing its thing, right?

My sister has two adorable kids (although we still call them babies). Her sweet baby boy was a complete chubster when he was tiny, and my sister was so proud. Now I totally understand why.

Check out these cheeks.