Tag Archives: Baby

Springing Forward: Carmendy is 8 Months Old

Springing Forward: Carmendy is 8 Months Old

Spring is here and the flowers are blooming and it’s time for another update on my growing little sprout. Is it just me or are the months flying by? Only four more months until Carmendy is one year old! It makes me feel so sad when I think about it because I love this age,… Continue Reading

A Book-Themed Gender Reveal for Baby Barber

A Book-Themed Gender Reveal for Baby Barber

My sister is having a boy!! Last Sunday, Roberta and Bobby hosted a book-themed gender reveal brunch and finally shared the news with family and friends. I’m so excited to have my first nephew and another little boy in the family. Roberta is a school librarian and book lover (you might remember her very popular… Continue Reading

A Wee Bit Older: Carmendy is 7 Months

A Wee Bit Older: Carmendy is 7 Months

Seven months old. How is that possible?? My bambina is growing too fast. Although I wish I could slow down time, I also love this age. I remember that I really started actually enjoying motherhood at this stage with Owen.  And I feel the same with Carmie – she can sit and play, she is… Continue Reading

Happy Half-Birthday, Carmendy!

Happy Half-Birthday, Carmendy!

How the heck did that happen?? Six months have really gone by since Carmendy arrived in our kitchen? Gosh, it went by fast. (Yet an hour of Caillou and a 2 a.m. feeding can feel so long. The great mysteries of life.) In fact, Carm is 6 and 1/2 months old. I’m a wee bit… Continue Reading

Frosty Fun at Five Months Old!

Frosty Fun at Five Months Old!

Little Carmendy is five months old. And even though we’re in the midst of the long weeks of winter, the days are going by quickly! There’s barely enough time in one day to feed the kids, get them dressed, put them to bed, and clean up their accidents and blow-outs. The past few weeks were… Continue Reading

6 Photography Tips for Every Mom and Any Camera

6 Photography Tips for Every Mom and Any Camera

Since Owen was born, I have really developed a passion for taking photos. A LOT of photos. I am admittedly a mamarazzi. Owen has been photographed as often as an A-list celebrity in the past two years. I’m no professional photographer though; I’m just an amateur that has fun with her camera. But after taking over… Continue Reading

Our Holly Jolly 4-Month-Old

Our Holly Jolly 4-Month-Old

Carmendy has been 4 months for over a week now. And Christmas is only 6 days away. How did that happen? Time is speeding by. We’ve been so busy during the past month – a visit to Lancaster to see her great grandmother, her first ride into Philly on the train, her first tree lighting,… Continue Reading

Our Three Month Old Little Turkey

Our Three Month Old Little Turkey

Our little chunkster is three months old! And she has been for nearly two weeks. I’m just finally getting around to posting her monthly update – just in time for Thanksgiving! I am feeling so very thankful for my baby girl (and Owen too), as I write this post. Carmendy’s demeanor has stayed the same.… Continue Reading

Baby Carmendy: Two Months Old and Too Cute

Baby Carmendy: Two Months Old and Too Cute

Another month has passed – time for an update on our littlest little! Baby Carm is growing rapidly and losing her newborn looks. Upon meeting her, almost everyone says “She’s a chubby one, isn’t she?” Apparently, feasting on my breast milk day and night is like chugging milkshakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner…the pounds pile… Continue Reading