Sweet Peach
Our little sweet peach fancy pants.
I love how nicknames tend to take on a life of their own. Peach. Sweet peach. Fancy pants. And then of course you have to string some of them all together. So many different terms of endearment - some stick and some fade over time (thankfully).
I am pretty sure I captured some of Simon's nicknames ("Simon-bug" & "bugga bugga" were early favorites) but would need to go back through his albums to see how many I really documented. Those are the little things that we lose way too quickly if they don't get written down.
Anna's doing great. She's gaining weight (almost 7 pounds now) and being awake a bit more. I am feeling better and more confident in general. Finding my way once again through the maze that is baby-ness.
My sister-in-law Liz was here this past weekend. There is nothing quite like having very helpful people around - especially ones who are excellent cooks and who have a special way with infants. Liz is amazing. We love her and are so glad she was able to visit.
I think I finally decided on a direction to take on a 12x12 scrapbook for Anna. I am working on and documenting in the "Reflections" book but am starting to envision what will go into her first larger album. I'll share more on that in the coming weeks as it begins to come together.
[ Organic Crocheted Booties from She Knits by Amy. Pink monkey pants from Skoon. Onsie from Petit Bateau. Crib sheet from Land of Nod. ]
I just don't know how you are keeping this up? So amazing. My boy is over 2 years old now, and I only have one completed page in his scrapbook.
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So, so sweet!! Glad to hear you're both doing well, and that you're enjoying the new family dynamic! A second child definitely changes that, but in a wonderful way...it's a beautiful adventure. I'm excited to see how you (continue to) document it!
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Oh, Ali, what a beautiful little angel she is!! Glad to hear all is well with you and your family!
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I have just recently finished a page for our little Alice who is 3 months old, documenting all the names she already has - Possum Pants, Vladimir Cutin, Alisaurus Rex, Grizlor and the Bubsinator are some that have stuck already! Fun times :)
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Thank you for that reminder-my little man is growing up so fast that he is totally outgrowing the "Olliebug" and "Olliebear" nicknames! Ok, maybe not the Bear one! Your little note this morning totally made me take a different look on my day today. It started off rushed and kinda grumpy. Then, I remembered how fast it will be until I don't have to wrestle my toddler into his coat; he'll be putting it on himself not needing his mama anymore. Savor these days, all of us!
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She is an absolute DOLL. I love this picture.
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What a cute baby! Glad you are all doing well. Take your time getting back to it all. A baby takes your life and turns it upside down...but it the most amazing way! thanks for continue to share with us! We called my first one "Baby" and even at 4 1/2 years old he answers to me calling him Baby! My second son (now 2) was deemed "fussy-butt" due to colic. There was even a song that went with the name. Of course that song was made up at 3 am! But we still sing it today. take care!
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So sweet.
We would call our son Lukey Lu in the hookie lounge.
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I see her and think "doodlebug" cause she ain't no bigger than one ;)
She's just adorable Ali!!
We have a house full of nicknames here: Mimi, Turbo, Bagmah, Moppah, and even Lazy (one of the teenagers)..lol
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oh how cute she is...and is she really growing that fast...what fun you must be having with her!
we are the family of nick-names...and yes we did choose each of our children's names that each could have many names to be called...but we tend to call them all "the raggles" (lol)
~simply~
ps...I am hosting a bloggy "scavenger hunt"...wanna play?
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So sweet. And so true about the nicknames. Poor Amelia was cutie-poo (me), chicken wing, fart factory and more in the first week alone. Luckily, most of them faded away, and I'm very happy I DID document it in her first album. Here's hoping that I have that kind of memory for #2.
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I love that photo of Anna. It makes me smile. :) I know I saw my son lay that way many times when he was a baby and I look forward to seeing the next one that way too. It's such a "baby" pose if that makes any sense. Pulls at the heart strings. I'm glad to hear everyone is doing well!
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Great pic, she almost looks like a doll and not real. Cutie!
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oh what a sweet picture - there's almost a baby smell coming through my computer. Not to mention my uterus doing flips. We're still enjoying our one daughter but soon planning to add to the dynamics of the family. Can't wait to have a little one in the house again.
Thank you for sharing your life with us.
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Oh Ali, she's just so precious! And so are YOU - thinking of all of your readers and posting so frequently instead of just taking care of YOU and your lovely family. Enjoy this special time.
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Your darling Anna is absolutely beautiful. One of your comments in your blog a few days ago reminded me of the strangeness of talking about the 'children' when number two arrives. I had forgotten that feeling of excitement when I said for the first time, "the children are both asleep". We had children!! Exciting eh? Thanks for sharing your lives with us Ali.
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look at anna kicking those sweet legs! i remember simon's "bug" nickname from scrapbook pages (one he even had a navy blue t-shirt with bug written on it). seeing anna and her little girliness is getting me so excited for what is in store....
take care! so glad to hear everyone is settling into the new life with two. i get nervous thinking about it at times. love from maryland! -tara
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Nicknames are wonderful for the 'little ones'. I wish I had done that. Guess I can still wrack my poor old brain and see if I can come up with some nicknames we used for our kids and some their friends came up with along the way!
Sweet photo of Anna!
Sue
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she is so very tiny. She could honestly make me want to have another one, but then reality kicks in and my soon to be 6 and 12 year olds come home! :)
wendy
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Cute! She is just adorable!
I am the queen of nicknames, to the point where we are trying to decide on names for this baby and i am always saying "but what will we call him/her?!!!
Our youngest is called Joely-poly-rock-n-rolly!
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Love your baby - so cute!!! Cute little pants!
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Oh!! Nicknames! My kids are mostly grown now, but I can still remember all but one from when they were babies. #1 was Punkin, #2 was Peanut (she was tiny), #4 started out as Dude (our only boy) and ended up Duder somehow. #3 is the only baby nickname I can't remember. But she is now known as "princess" by all that know her (haha). And boy does she live up to her name. Enjoy them.
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She is beautiful, thanks for sharing photos with us!
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She's such a cutie pie!! Make me want to have another one!!!
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She is absolutely precious!
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