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She has to be one of the cutest babies I have ever seen!! You did good you did good

Man, Willow is just the prettiest baby.

I decided to sit in the tub with her while she was in her bath seat, made it easier for me & she was a lot calmer than last time!

Thanks for all the compliments guys I'm absolutely smitten with her, which is why I decided to keep this thread... to stop myself from posting her pictures EVERYWHERE, haha.

Willow is a month old today~

I love being updated on your adorable child!!

Awwww she is so cute! Happy 1 month Willow!!

Ahahah that tongue face; how did you get her to do it??


Also awwww she's a mommy's girl Having mommy around makes her chill out

Thanks Nae! I love the fact that you two share a birthday

I was in the middle of taking pictures of her & just happened to catch it! It's one of my favorite pics now, heheh.

I think you're right! She always seems to know when I leave the room, even if she seems to be snoozing contentedly, if I get up to take a shower she starts cooing We're very close. I've had the past month off of work & away from my fitness program, I'm almost constantly by her side. She's not much of a crier, but then again, I've picked up on a certain "language" of hers: when she kicks her feet her diaper is dirty & when she flails her arms she's hungry. When she's uncomfortable/frustrated her face wrinkles & she makes a "hoo hoo hoo" noise, followed by a couple short "Wah."s. At that point I get about 10 seconds to remedy the issue before the whimpering then crying starts. It's a pretty phenomenal bond!

I adore every inch of her... though other people's kids generally make me uncomfortable, haha.

I love that fact too!! It makes me super happy

My sister and her baby are that way too! She always tells me the 'signs' that show whether he's done with a dirty diaper or not, or when he's upset, or when he's tired, etc. It is such an amazing bond between mother and child, you are so lucky to have it

I looove being updated on your life as a new mommy!! I am so excited for you

He is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm usually the type that gets scared of kids.
I wish you the best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awwwwww she's so adorable and just precious!!! Congrats on the beautiful baby!!

Trust me, me too! I've never been good at interacting with other people's babies, but I've discovered it's extraordinarily different when it's your own
Thank you!

Thank you so much , she has me feeling very accomplished ;} !

I go back to work next week. Willow's daddy & I both work active duty military, which means I'll have to put her into daycare, which I'm EXTREMELY ANXIOUS about 8[ I can't help but feel that she is way too tiny & new to be away from me for too long... or at all. Just the thought of leaving her for hours is killing me. Does anyone have any experience with this? Any advice at all? I could REALLY use it. There's a daycare on post that I'll be enrolling her into, but I've also had "at home sitters" suggested to me. I interviewed one yesterday & was NOT impressed, but then again, I'm feeling very protective & probably no one will make the cut. Uuuuuugh.

I did have the same problem, and didn't go back to work until after my sons 3rd birthday. Even then I had trust issues, for good reason the sitter who R.J. started with wasn't very good I won't go into all the details (he was never in danger), but after two weeks I had to change sitters. In the end I found someone who had an in home day care, she also had her Early childhood education papers and was going to start teachers college when her son started school. My son thrived with her she was amazing. My only advice is go with your gut instincts (or as I say Mommy senses) if you feel like something is a miss then there probably is.

I worked at a daycare, so I know a bit about it. What you want to do is make sure that your daycare you enroll her in is good. Some of them aren't so good. Others are fantastic. The one I worked at was really good, and we had young babies in there so it's okay. I hear a lot of mothers go back to work after like six weeks, so Willow being a month isn't that bad. As long as she can take a bottle she's good.
I would say to check out some of the daycares, you can schedule visits and stuff to go see them and decide if you like it or not. Check out the credentials and whatnot. If you want an in-home sitter, then interview for that as well and make sure they have good credentials too. For a baby that young I wouldn't go with a high schooler who has just done babysitting before, I'd go with someone who has worked in childcare or daycare. I was an AGS (assistant group supervisor) in my daycare and that meant I could be left alone with the kids. The ratio for the baby room is 1:4, so one adult to four babies. So that way there is always AT LEAST one adult to four babies. Most often we had an extra above the ratio just to help out. The only time we used the ratio was closer to closing/pick-up, and that was never much of a problem because so many got picked up within an hour or two.

So just do some interviewing and visits, that will help you figure out what you want to go with. Also the daycare I was at required stuff like background checks and clearances, so you know they are legit and safe.

Having a baby is hard, but congrats! I wish my minion was that size again, it feels so easy when they're that small. Mine is four now, and I have in preschool/daycare. It was nerve racking at first because someone family related had watched him before. I had a few issues with my daycare, because there was an autistic child that was taking out his anger on my child and he would come home with bruises. The place I take my child to is also funded by the state so they were pretty good about informing me of situations. As Celestina said, it's all about interviewing and visiting and feeling comfortable around the people who are watching your children.