She's beautiful!

She brought a tear to my eye... just today I got to listen to my 17-week-old little one's heart for the second time, and I hope it's going to be as smiley a baby as Miss Meli.

These photos made my day! I was in a cranky mood and now I'm not :) Thanks, Miss Meli!

Beautiful! She just radiates this totally fun, quirky, loving little personality through those pics - thanks for sharing!

Oh my gosh Cara - the happiness is giggle inducing!! GAH! So cute. :)

Wow, she is absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the update photos.

A smiling baby is the BEST thing in the world!

she's gorgeous! what a charmer. :)

She's so sweet! Those smiles are a really good return on your pregnancy investment!

What a sweetie! Cara, you can do it all, maybe not simultaneously, but right now, Meli is your project. In 10 years, you'll look back and wonder where the time has gone. The knitting will always be there (just as the dust will be), but the baby Meli will suddenly become a lovely young lady.

Cara - Meli is gorgeous (the best advertising ever for your business).

I hear you on the mommy tantrums - my little one is a few weeks ahead of yours & my tantrums come mostly when he is melting down or having a growth spurt & not sleeping/nursing constantly and the sweet little old ladies come up & say "enjoy this time" - that makes me want to scream! I have to admit that I have been known to rig pillows up so I can knit a couple of rows on a plain sock while nursing - it keeps me sane.

She is a cutiepie! And daughters are marshmallow creme! It is SO SO good to hear from you again! I check several times a day 'cause you make me smile. Miss your knitting!

Thank you! Thank you!! She's so gorgeous and smiley.

Is it Bruce?
Or maybe log cabin?
Oo! Oo! Jaywalkers!
She's really cute -- all those smiles.

You've got a ham on your hands! She is a doll, a living doll.

You had me smiling as I scrolled through the photos but that last one made me laugh, Cara! What a little doll!

Awwww, she's pwetty. :)

Oh My Word! She is simply gorgeous! And I loves little baby feets.

Oh my goodness - she is so beautiful!! And so happy! 6 weeks already, wow, I bet you are enjoying every moment!!

OMG, it's a cute attack!
I can't stand it!!!

Oh! She is so beautiful and so lucky to have her mom documenting these early weeks. Enjoy this time - you will get to knit again...eventually...

Too cute! Thank you for sharing those adorable pictures. :) The last one is my fave.

Oh, that last one is just hysterical! Secret *woid*, right? ;) So cute!

Oh I just love baby smiles!!! She is so amazingly sweet.

She's so expressive! What a total cutie. I'll be sending peaceful/restful thoughts to you both (not a mom myself, but my guess is that if you're not resting much, neither is she, and you could probably both use it!)

All Meli needs in that last photo is a big 'ol STOGIE! Super cute, what a character.

Idn't she just the cutest lil thang!

She just melts my heart! Thanks for sharing

Gosh Cara, she is just so beautiful!!!

oh my goodness, she is so adorable!!! i think my uterus just imploded. must have another one, mine is getting too big! :(

What a cutie!

It's amazing all the more because these are among her very first smiles and you've got them forever.
xo Kay

can't add much - she is just too cute!! Meli Mack - hmmm - why she may just be a rock star herself when she grows up - ya know Miley Cyrus's 'Miley' came from daddy calling her Smiley Miley when she was little!! I'm sure Meli is gonna' take up where Bruce leaves off when he retires!

so precious!!!

This is going to be the world's most well-documented baby (and I mean that in a good way). Cute photos!

She's adorable!! What a wonderful thing to have a mommy whose a professional photographer - when she grows up she's gonna have the most amazing collection of memories.

I love that last picture most of all!

She is just so beautiful... those eyes, that smile. Awwwwww!

The secret word is knitting. She is sooo cute.

simply lovely Cara!! we truly miss you too! you'll be back into knits in time :-) just think of the great queue you'll build up! JK!

I think her secret word is probably poopie pants... but that's just me :) (coming from the woman whose daughter seriously NEVER poops)

The very first photo after the jump - Meli looks exactly like you!

I don't feel like we're indulging you. I feel like you are indulging us - or at least me. Because I cannot get enough pictures of Miss Meli. Seriously, if you never wrote another word about knitting but just posted a picture of her every day, I would be totally satisfied. She is completely fabulous.

I'm so happy to read that you are loving mommyhood so much and that things are going so well. Best to all three of you.

So precious. You must be on cloud nine to have her smile at you like that. She looks really happy and content. Good job mom!

am in the hospital now with ruptured ovaries... :)

Thanks for sharing--her joy is contagious. She's got me smiling now!

I just spent 3 weeks in Washington DC taking care of a 7 week old grandson. I miss him terrible. Thank you for sharing Miss Melie sweet smile with us all.

hehehe, I love her chubby little neck. She's a beautiful baby. If only she'd let you loop 2x around the walk! ;o)

I think it's the other way around - thank you for indulging us! Those pictures are just wonderful. What a beautiful little girl!!

she's lovely!

Oh my she is just adorable!!!

No - thank-you for indulging us! I loved the second from the top, but that last one just made me laugh out loud. She is simply beautiful (and all she needs is a cigar and she can imitate George Burns)!

She's beautiful! There's nothing in the world sweeter than a happy baby!

Re your previous post: I have learned to cope with these things by thinking about my life as a series of seasons. Right now, I would love to join my church choir, and learn how to dye, and other stuff, but it's just not that season. It will be someday. And though I will enjoy that season, I know I will also miss my current season of boy demands and hectic schedules and rough and tumble. Enjoy your baby smile season! What a lovely one. Lucky you, to have the talent to capture it so well.

She is soooo cute! Keep posting pics of her; we love them.

Easily the cutest baby in the world! Thanks for sharing her sweet smile with us.

Cara, she is ADORABLE, and she looks very much like you!!

indulging you??? heh heh that's funny.
we've all been WAITING for more photos.
She's a beauty.
We're all celebrating with you.

Beautiful baby, beautiful photos!

I think I love her :) I can't stop looking at the little bracelets in the fat around her wrists, and her soft-looking little face. Enjoy this wonderful time! She is beautiful.

With a smile like that, she is going to be a heart breaker when she gets older.

I love the one where she looks like she knows something and maybe, just maybe she'll let you in on it (second after the jump). I think every mom has those feelings you do about your walk. I figure as long as we can really let our kids know how much we love them, they'll forgive us for not being perfect.

She is SO.DARN.CUTE. I am overtaken with the urge to kiss a smiling baby and then nibble toes. Must go find local baby now.

If I can't find one...I'm not above hopping a train in New Haven and heading your way! I'll just wander the streets until I see that smiling tiny face. Because I'm not a stalker and all I know is you live in NYC.

She is SPECTACULAR. OMG, what a beautiful baby!!!!!

I can see her daddy in her.

And your joy is contagious.

Beyond cute! Almost makes me want another one. Almost.

LOL! I'm glad you made your "secret word" comment, because I immediately thought "oh gosh, she looks like a tiny Groucho!" Love that coy look in the fourth photo. What a sweetie!

Good God, she is amazing! You two do very nice work. Thanks so much for the pictures.

SO CUTE!!!!!! It makes me want to go take pictures of my adorable 5 month old! I just LOVE baby pictures!!!! Thanks for sharing!

I needed the smiles you brought me today. Thank you and Miss Meli. She's a priceless gem -- a beautiful, happy baby w/ a mom who can show us all that. Thanks, Cara.

PRECIOUS!!!
Makes me miss my children being that small (my youngest is 11yo).
Thanks for posting the pics--brings back sweet memories!
Have a great day! :)

Rene'

That is one CUTE baby. And I do not say that lightly.

xo

Wow, she really bears a striking resemblance to you in that first picture after the jump (especially the eyes)...such cuteness!

So adorable! I can't wait for the smiles... only three weeks to go I guess! :)

What a doll! I can't believe that I'm the only one that thinks she looks just like Daddy!

Have you ever seen so cute baby. Happy smiles move me greatly. I looked again and again and I will come bake to see you, little thing.