Zosia Finally Wears Tulip
How is it possible that my tiny baby has gotten to the point where she can wear all of her 6-12 month old sized clothes? Didn't we just bring her home? Where does the time go? How do I convince my baby to slow down?
Well, I probably won't get answers to those questions, but I can still have fun capturing some of that time on film. To my eye, that little Tulip baby sweater that I made before she arrived looks even more adorable when being worn by the baby it was intended for. I've been putting her in it as often as I can, knowing that not only will she out grow it, but in only a couple of months it could be too warm to need a sweater.I realize I haven't really posted about what is going on with Z these days. Gosh, where to start. She's eating all sorts of solid foods and is an incredibly good eater. She figured things out around 5 months and loves to eat like the big people do. Her favorite is probably her Daddy's hand smashed bananas with oatmeal, but we still haven't found a fruit she doesn't like. She's a hair's breadth away from sitting up completely unassisted and can get herself up on all fours but hasn't quite figured out how to make the arms and legs move to crawl. Her pediatrician thinks she might be reading ahead a little bit in the baby development book (bear in mind that while she is 6.5 months old, she was three weeks early). She is an absolute hoot most of the time. And it's so much fun for John and I to watch her really beginning to figure out her environment and what she wants to do in it.
Oh, and she's back to not getting up in the middle of the night again. Must have been a growth spurt or just some serious brain development going on. Apparently both can mess with infant sleep patterns.
Today's lovely picture is courtesy of our good friends in Madison, WI. Thanks Aunt Judy!
She's gorgeous - so's the sweater.
Where does the time go though? My baby, who I could swear I only had yesterday is six years old today! How? When?!
The sweater is perfect on her. Clearly, she's thriving. Kudos to you and John.
Oh my goodness Theresa, isn't she just the most beautiful baby! It does sound like she has been studying extra hard for the development quiz.
You know, I've been trying to talk my daughters into cutting out that rapid development thing for years now and they are so not listening. If you figure it out, would you let me know?
OMG, she's so adorable!! (And I don't say that about many babies). And she's obviously enjoying the heck out of that great sweater . . .
Gorgeous! Honestly - I don't even notice the sweater. That smile says it all!
I've had to wake sydney up once a night now because my boobs are engorged lol.. so lame!!! She was waking up for nearly a month and now has stopped as well.
She has such a wonderful smile. The sweater looks lovely on her.
Every morning I try to squish my 6yo but no dice! He just keeps getting bigger....
I love seeing the sweater on a body! I asked my 5-year old son to stop growing, and he looked at me all confused and said, "We'll have to find something REALLY heavy to put on my head."
Wow! She is getting so big! My little peanut has grown out of his first handknit sweater... it was so sad to have to put it away and know that he'll never wear it again, but at the same time it's good to see that he's growing big and strong :)
There is just something breathtaking about seeing your kid wearing something you made yourself. Especially when your kid is so sweet and beautiful.
And with the sleep? I have a firm belief that there's a 3/6/9 thing with babies: growth spurts at 3, 6 and 9 weeks, and 3, 6 and 9 months. And when a growth spurt happens, there's a brief disruption in sleeping and eating habits (either lots more or lots less than usual).
So, for what it's worth, I think she's right on schedule with that. Hooray for babies who actually read the baby books! Mine never did... my daughter spoke her first words at 6 months and had sentences by a year, my son never spoke a word until 15 months and had sentences by 18 months. Crazy, these critters are.
Your girl is amazingly cute. I am unsurprised given her parentage that she's a bit...advanced for her age.
So cute! I can't wait to see mine wearing his (and both sweater and baby need to be finished for that to happen).
I cannot get over how much Z has grown! She's so sweet and adorable in her Tulip. Big *awww!*
Beautiful cardigan on a gorgeous baby ! Didn't we all tell you how intelligent she looks, with her beautiful, bright eyes.
Isn't it a joy to get a glimpse of the world through those new eyes ? They're so much fun, babies. Even when they're hard work !
Cute sweater--adorable baby! I always did want a little girl. What a doll.
I so agree - I just did a similar post about how this sweater looks so much better on the baby it was knit for. Cute baby + cute sweater = perfection. Well done - I just loved the pattern & yarn; didn't you?
I can't believe how big Z is now! It seems like you just posted about bringing her home yesterday. She looks adorable in Tulip. What a beautiful smile!
SO CUTE!
You can't make her slow down of course (although it will feel VERY slow once you hit two!), but you can always 'recapture' the baby stage with another ;)
Wow she is beautiful and looks adorable in her sweater. I wish I still lived in Chicago so I could meet you all in person!
Here's to babies sleeping through the night and us enjoying them while they sleep. smile
Knit on!