Glad today has been better for you. As you are noticing, everything is trial and error with children and what works today may not work tomorrow. I am currently going thru this with my youngest who is two. But you're learning! Ain't it great?

Too frickin' cute!

Whew! Good thing Meli has a smart mommy.

She is very very cute and looks adorable..
Yesterday's pictures were great...

Way to go! I gotta tell ya... I have a crummy cold and feel like crap, but those smiles on that girl of yours crack me up and give me some much needed joy. Thanks!

Good for you! She's such a smiley baby...you're very lucky, I think.

Oh my gracious - she's growing SO FAST! Have a talk with her right now about that growing thing or she'll be leaving for college Next Week!

Man, I love your baby. She has the best expressions!

I'm so glad it worked out :)

The t-shirt Meli's wearing looks an awful lot like a stripey short-row sweater I seem to remember you knitting ages back. It is probably just the way the shirt is folded by the seat straps...but it is still really cute. (And so is she, what a gorgeous smile :)

You've discovered the secret to good parenting, always be ready to rethink your plan!!! Now, you realize you have to rethink this every two weeks, right?!

With my eldest, he would sleep fine in the morning but for a whole year of his life it was a walk in the afternoon or else he wouldn't sleep. I miss those days. It guaranteed me a run every afternoon. I can totally relate to needing that time.

She's a heart-breaker. (Same thought about Short Rows as above!) Have a fun date!!

Good for you! Flexibility and creativity will get you through!

Okay, that is just about the smiliest baby I have ever seen! She's adorable!

now that... THAT is happy.
i need to remember how to make that face ASAP :) that or see more of miss adorable meli's as a reminder!

'adaptable and smart'
I love it!

Aww, that smile, she's gorgeous!

That picture makes my uterus do somersaults. She is absolutely precious!

She is freakin' ADORABLE. oh my goodness. she's making my ovaries twitch.

what a joyous little face!
happy weekend to the three of you.

Woo hoo for changes that work!

Wow, Meli is possibly the seventh cutest baby ever! [My babies, nieces and nephews automatically are number 1 through 6. ;)] I think she's looking a lot like you! Your attempts to get your walk in reminds me so much of what it was like when my two kids were little. I'd just start to get used to their schedule, and then they'd go and change it on me and I'd feel so frustrated. It turns out, the little lessons they gave me in flexibility when they were little have come in very handy for parenting generally. It's especially true now that they're young teenagers! The only thing about them that doesn't change is the fact that they change.

She's so beautiful! You take fantastic pictures of her. I'm so happy that you're enjoying being a family so much!

I'm so glad she has you for these photographs -- just breathtaking!

Cara, Congratulations on your beautiful baby! My little girl is six months old now and it's amazing how much babies change in such a short time. OK, I'm reluctant to give advice because I know you're showered with it, but I did want to let you know that I've found it possible to knit up a storm while breastfeeding. Not at the beginning, when the latch-on is still a little tricky and the baby's too small. But once you're in a good place (maybe now?), I found that with a good nursing pillow (I don't like the boppies -- I have some huge thing called a Bosom Baby, but whatever works for you), the right chair and maybe some extra pillows under the nursing pillow to make sure she's snugly near my chest, I'm golden! I prefer circular needles as there's less to poke, but I admit to using DPNs and horribly long size 3s, with no injury to her or me. My daughter likes to do what I call "nurse nap" usually at least once a day, and I've learned to let it also be a little time for me to read, do a crossword or knit. (With my son, I initially felt like I needed to cherish every breastfeeding moment -- but, geez, he was constantly nursing and I needed to multitask a little for myself!). Anyway, take this for what it's worth -- congratulations again and take care of yourself!

She's definitely got your eyes. What a sweet faced girl!

She's definitely got your eyes. What a sweet faced girl!

Congrats!

I remember the wisest piece of practical advice I read when my now 20-year-old was a babe: Don't do anything when s/he's asleep that you can do when s/he's awake. Gave me license to think about using my limited time in ways that benefitted me as well as the family.

Sounds like you're really adapting nicely. I'm so happy for you all.

That's the best smile EVER! I'm going to bookmark this page so I can visit that smile whenever the need arises. Lucky you!!!

She is so photogenic! I was away from the computer for a few weeks--it is amazing how much babies change in that amount of time. Meli is just beautiful!

There's a reason they call it baby steps. Way to go. And thanks for sharing your joy.

that's Great! well done adjusting mom!

good job. :)

What a great smile! And congrats on finding the walk that works for you both. :)

What a happy baby. So sweet. I can't help but smile myself when I see her ear to ear grin!

Ah, those Ninja like reflexes will continue to serve you very well! And Meli really is TOO MUCH! (in the best possible way of course!)

I've been lurking around here for a few months, and finally, wanted to thank you for sharing these moments you have with your brand new little one as well as your journey (knitting and otherwise) that you took to get yourself here. You've brought back many memories for me... like how difficult it can be to find new compromises between the new and old demands of your current life, and how the constant breastfeeding, although meaningful and memorable, could be a little draining. I hope you feel you're managing well; it seems like you're doing just fine!!

what a great smile!!

She so super adorable. Daddy watch out, the boy's are will be flocking to your door soon enough.

Yay! Patience, flexibility, and ingenuity are all things I plan to have with the baby, but I know all those intentions go to pot when the kid arrives. Good for you for putting it all into practice.

I remember the day I realized if I kept walking through the 5 minutes of crying I'd be rewarded with 20 minutes of nap time to keep walking! She is the cutest! Congrats.

Now I'm absolutely not one to tell another what they should do with their blog. I adore januaryone.com, its one of my most favorite blogs ever. One eensy, teensy thing, I think the time has come to update the 100+ things about me list. I haven't been reading this site too long, maybe just over a year, (I came on board during the miter madness) but I can say that it seems to me that the person who wrote that list has changed to the person who writes this blog. I know I don't KNOW you, but I feel like I know some of you and your pregnancy and subsequent motherhood has surely put a new spin on things. Thank you for sharing all that you do.
And what little knits are in the works for Miss Meli?

CARA, she is BEAUTIFUL!!! and looks just like her mom! Enjoy this age before she learns to talk!!! MUCH LOVE ALWAYS, Beth

Yay! Glad that worked out. You definitely need a little "me" space, or you go stir crazy! I hope you get a chance to do some knitting, too. I was able to do a fair amount of knitting while nursing before my son hit the crawling stage, as long as I nursed him on the Boppy pillow...it doesn't work for everyone, but hopefully you'll find something that works for you!

Look at that face! So adorable!!

I just now noticed that her little t-shirt looks like a Short-Rows sweater!

Something about that sweet little grin made me tear up. She's just perfect! I miss little toothless smiles.