Baby Love {#3} - monthly milestones

I like sharing things for baby that I think are must-haves.  These are definitely on my must-have list!  I received them as a gift and they are one of my favorite things, and they are one of those things that you kick yourself for not inventing on your own because they are so simple and brilliant.

So what are they?  They are stickers that you put on your baby's onesie each month.  Then you take their picture, and you have pictures of them for every monthly milestone during their first year.  My favorite are these (for boys) and these (for girls) from Picky Sticky.

I use a long sleeve white onesie and put my baby in the same chair for each picture, that way I can see how much he has grown!  Here are the ones I have taken so far:

{all photos by me}

Buy: Baby Stuff

If you are expecting, or have a little one, I highly recommend joining sites such as Totsy, Zulily, and Gilt Groupe for lots of baby bargain opportunities.  Zulily is having a great sale on adorable bedding and nursery items in fun colors by Babylicious.  If I wasn't already fully stocked, I would be buying it up!

Here is an invitation referral to sign up for an account on Zulily (click here).  Happy shopping!

A Vintage-Themed Baby Shower

I had a wonderful baby shower this weekend, and the grandmothers did a fantastic decorating job with vintage toys and children's books (most were mine and my husband's from our own childhoods), flag pennants, old wooden blocks, and our baby clothes, shoes, and photos.  I loved it all!  Here are a few of the details:

The favors were little baby foot cookie cutters tied to a cookie (baked by my mother) and a tag that matched our invitations and thank-you cards, all made by Tilde Designs.  I love the mama and baby owl!

And yes, in case you were wondering, my little boy's name will be Charlie!

Button Inspired Shower

I'm traveling yet another weekend, this time for my own baby shower!  So here is some shower inspiration to last until I return- it was designed as a bridal shower but would be totally cute for a baby shower too.  Love the button detail on the cake!

Designed by Carter & Cook Event Co. for The Wedding Chicks and shot by Jessica Claire