Big Energy-Little Learners...Can I do it all?

Each month we do a mini photo shoot of Baby Dragon. Our overall goal is to have a Dungeons and Dragons theme each month.  I do have to admit that I am running out of ideas. We also made a character sheet for her that we update with new accomplishments and milestones each month. Month 5 we did Little Lady Majere (spin from Raistlin Majere from the DragonLance series) This turned out to be my favorite photo shoot so far.  I love, love, love it! Set up for this shoot was easy.  Props were also easy.  Simply a black sheet, some crates, and books we had on hand because again, we are nerds, and a wand-from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. At first I didn't know how I was going to dress Baby Dragon but I knew I wanted her to be a red robed wizard.  After thinking about it for awhile I remembered we had a red cape from halloween 4 years ago.  I knew it would be perfect! I wrapped the robe around Baby Dragon handed her a wand a...

We have now reached the halfway mark.  Halfway to a year.  Halfway to the first birthday! I am also looking at it in reverse.  It has been 6 months since I was in the hospital, since I was pregnant and bloated.  It seemed to fly by! But we have captured countless moments on video and many more on camera so we won't forget these precious moments. There are a few milestones baby is reaching now but things are going to really start speeding up in the months to come! Speech The months leading up to this have given baby the tools and confidence to start trying to speak on their own.  At this point in development you should be hearing two letter sounds such as 'ma, da, ba, etc.'  You may have heard some of these sounds before the 6 month mark but baby probably has more understanding of what she is saying now.   One way we have encouraged our daughter to not only say 'mama' and 'dada' but recognize its meaning is by refereing to ourselves in...

  5 months I can not believe it has been 5 months since we brought our baby girl home.  So much has changed in that small amount of time and will continue changing quickly.  This month I have seen more drastic changes and much more personality from my baby girl then the preceding months.  Here are some things that 5 month baby's are doing and learning and some tips on how you can help them along.  Mouth This month really starts a discovery period and the mouth is the main way a baby discovers the world around them.  1 reason for this is because they have more nerve endings in their mouth then the rest of their body so they are not only tasting but feeling each object.   You will find that everything baby can hold she will want to explore with her mouth, including her toes.  As for me I have older kids and the challenge is getting them to make sure their toys, which are all miniature for some reason, are not in ba...

Each month we are doing a mini photo shoot for Baby Dragon.   Our overall goal is DND themed each month because, well, we are nerds. We also update her character sheet each month with what she has learned or achieved that month.  Month 3 we focused on character, Fey I really enjoyed this photo shoot.  Dressing up my Baby Dragon and setting the scene for her to be a little baby fey!  I put her in a tutu with little green bloomers and used a large headband for her top.  And a darling golden leaf headband to top of the nature look I was going for.  I attempted to do this shoot outside but it failed.  I was alone and with an infant.  It would take multiple people to pull that off, I think.  But thats alright because I took the shoot inside and got some good shots!  And had some of them edited because lighting was off and I wanted her to look fey like I think it was successful!  ...