Daily Darling 6/6

This outfit is definitely one of my favorites. It was given to her by one of Greg's co-workers at the salon. For some reason the girl just looks fabulous in beige- don't ask me why. It is actually size 0-3 months, but I'm just not ready to let it go yet:) I actually designed a headband especially for this outfit- it was a HUGE 7-inch tan spider daisy on an ice blue band, and it was just stunning on her. Unfortunately, she, for some strange reason, found that particular headband irresistable. She couldn't stop pulling it off her head and trying to munch on it. So we switched to this one- a sassy turquoise chiffon bow tipped with blue and brown star printed korkers on a brown crochet band. Not quite the perfect match, but still very cute and playful.

Daily Darling 6/5

Do I really need to say anything about this? C'mon, sing it with me... "She wore an... itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka-dot bikini... That she wore for the first time today."

Daily Darling 6/4

What an angel! This is of course another hand-me-down from Millie, and I've never put it on her before because I always thought it looked a little silly... It's a ivory-colored diaper cover with a lacy sort of tutu around it, and a white baby-doll style top with little ivory rosettes. But now that I see it on her, I absolutely LOVE it. And her ivory peony headband couldn't be more perfect to complete the outfit.

Daily Darling 6/3

Oh, baby blue. I looove this outfit, I can't believe it took me this long to put it on her. It was handed down from Ms. Millie. The material is so nice and light, almost like linen, and it has pretty white cotton trim with tiny little flowers. I know she just wore this headband on memorial day, but it just goes so nicely I had to put it on her again. The only downside to this outfit is that the straps falls off her shoulders. I am pretty sure she has inherited my abnormally tiny shoulders. I, to this day, have never owned a bra whose straps don't slip off my shoulders. Looks like she'll suffer the same plight.

Fun In The Sun

Well, summer is here, unofficially. The weather her in New Haven has been hot and humid, so, like every other urban mama with no car and very little money, I went out and bought a kiddie pool. I put it out on the deck. Max took to it like a fish to... uh... water. Zoe, however, took a tad more convincing. I started by dipping her feet in her feet. She would retract them and do a few girly whimpers, but I could tell she liked the feeling of the cool water. Slowly but surely, I coaxed her into her little baby boat, and she ended up spending a half-hour lounging in it while Max pushed her around the pool making motor-boat noises. A good time was had by all.

Daily Darling 6/2

Yes, I know this is quite a change of pace from our usual "Daily Darling" post. But I ran out of the house today without taking Zoe's picture, and by the time I thought of it we were in Jenese's backyard by the pool. She WAS wearing a cute little pink and white floral Gap dress, but it was too damn hot for babies to wear anything but a diaper today. So her she is, in all her cloth-diapered glory.

So today, Zoe is wearing a plain white Bumgenius 3.0 one-size pocket diaper. On her head is a large puff of soft white chiffon, with a sweet little 2-inch pink flower pressed into the middle. What a beauty.

P.S. Two seconds after this picture was taken, she started screaming because she's a priss and doesn't like laying in the grass... Girls (insert eye roll).

Daily Darling 6/1

What a happy girl! People ask me all the time "Doesn't she try to take those headbands off?" or "I can't believe she lets you put those on her!". And no one believes me when I tell them Zoe LOVES her bows. Every morning when I get her dressed she smiles and coos as I'm diapering her and pulling on her clothes. But I sware, when I put on her headband, she smiles and looks at me with pure joy and her eyes say "Thank you, Mommy, for putting this gigantic flower on my head. I feel SO pretty." Yes, I realize I sound like a complete maniac, but c'mon, her face says it all. She loves it.

She also looks like such a BIG girl in her little t-shirt and shorts. The shorts are actually size 12 months, but they fit just fine over her big cloth diaper butt. And I love this onesie, it is the only one she has that I don't just use as an undershirt. The rainbow hearts have such a fun 80's vibe.