Baby Love

I have a confession…well, really more like an obsession…with baby girl clothes. Ok and baby girl hats. And baby girl headbands. And baby girl shoes. And I feel guilty because with Jayden, I’ve always just thrown on whatever happens to be clean at the moment (and admittedly, things don’t always match). But now I am relentlessly scouring every baby store and website for a navy blue headband, because without it I have an incomplete outfit. Let’s do a little comparison, shall we???

Here is Gracie’s closet and accessory collection:

And now here is Jayden’s portion of the closet:

You see what I mean? Well at least I know I am not alone here…there is something about a miniature-sized frilly wardrobe that makes all women swoon. But now I am out of budget...and the baby isn't due until July. So I've sworn off all baby stores to resist the tempation...for now :)


In other news, J took Jayden to the grocery store tonight, so I decided to soak up every second of this scarce alone time by looking through old baby photos. And I got totally choked up over how fast he is growing up. Just look at him sleeping on J just a few days after he was born...

 ..and now he practically takes up the whole couch! :) Btw, this is Jayden's "I'm watching TV and ready for my belly tickle" position.

Sometimes I think about how easy life would be without kiddos, and I am jealous of friends that get to have big nights out on the town or that can make plans at the drop of a hat without a babysitter hunt...but then I see these pictures & remember that I need to soak up every last minute of childhood that Jayden has...because it really does go by fast...

"He didn't have to wake up

He'd been up all night

Layin’ there in bed listenin’

To his new born baby cry

He makes a pot of coffee

He splashes water on his face

His wife gives him a kiss and says

It gonna be OK

It won’t be like this for long

One day we'll look back laughin’

At the week we brought her home

This phase is gonna fly by

So baby just hold on

‘Cause it won't be like this for long"

...so true Darius Rucker...ok, gotta go wipe the tears off my keyboard now...