It has been 6 months since Holly was born. In the beginning I sure could imagine life without her and although I still can, I just don’t want life without her! She’s my 5th appendage, my tag-along, my best friend. I love that she wants me to play with her and hold her. The unconditional love she has for me is incredible. Holly loves me no matter what and is always happy to see me and be in my arms. She is a surefire blessing and joy in my life! And I have a feeling that it’s just going to get better.

I love my Holly Baby!

Holly has a friend! Leila is hands-on and Holly is an observer so I think they balance each other out nicely! (In this picture it kind of looks the other way around though doesn’t it?) And it’s always fun for me to have a fellow mother to chit chat with while the babies play.

The first Sunday of the New Year I wore this dress. I made it myself, Butterick 5132, although I did do a couple things different. I used a knit rather than a woven and vetoed the zipper making this dress rather comfortable. It’s a nice and easy one to slip on, perfect for 9 AM church!

Holly’s second gift from Conor and I was a taggy ball that I made for her. It was really easy, although getting the ball to be perfectly round seemed to elude me. Still it turned out fine and Holly likes it. I used this free ball pattern and added into the seams rick-rack, ribbon and grosgrain ribbon of different widths and colours. I recommend making most of the ribbons long enough for baby’s hand to slip into a grab.

This is a super easy project and only took me about a half hour to complete! And it’s baby shower perfect!