Writing thank you notes is not something I did as a child. But I love it a lot now. There is something really sweet about sitting down and writing a note and also receiving one in the mail. I have of course made slip ups especially to couple of people while I was recovering from delivery. I even wrote them, but I couldn't find them anywhere. Lost, vanished, disappeared without trace. And now it has been 3 months!

Speaking of thankfulness, I wanted to write about two gifts we received for Neil since they were super special.

One was from a lady who attends my sister's church. I don't know her at all, but she apparently does from when she saw me ONCE 6 years ago!!! So when she heard from my sister that I had a baby, she bought these two cute outfits and a set of wash clothes and sent it. How sweet is that?

I LOVE it that it is a onesie and a pant and not a shirt and pant since that exposes their little tummies and backs. And it has "Here comes trouble" on his butt :)


And this one with a little coat? How sweet? It is perfect for the occasional cold Sunday here in FL.

I sent her a thank you note and she told my sister that she gives gifts to many many people and this was the first time someone sent a thank you note!

A while back, before baby was born, I was researching options on baby transportation. I was not planning on buying a stroller immediately. For one thing, I wasn't thinking of taking him out anywhere soon after birth. Plus, we have a convertible car seat that we could not use on top of the stroller. I looked at Maya wraps and slings, but they were putting more pressure on one side of the shoulder and I knew I would give up on that soon.

Serena did a series on breastfeeding at that time and she had mentioned babywearing in that article as something she is passionate about. I emailed her to ask her opinions and she graciously replied to all my 127 questions. Then I searched her blog and read all she had written about baby wearing and then emailed her some more and finally decided that a mei tai was the best option for me. I was all set to buy one online when she said she will sew one for me!!! As a gift!!! That was so incredibly kind of her especially as we don't know in real life, I was just a complete stranger she met online.


We are so very grateful for that gift as it allowed us take him with us places without carrying a stroller (this fits in the diaper bag).


R loves it and finds it very easy and comfortable. I do have a threshold though. It does hurt me if I walk like 2 miles with it. And baby? He absolutely LOVES it. He loves looking at the world from inside it facing out. And when he sleeps, he loves facing me/hubby resting on us.



I love it that it frees my hands and I can do cleaning and some computer tasks while I have him on me. Just a bit of walking and he is out like a light.The only downside is that Neil throws a fit when we take him out of that.

Neil being our first baby has been the recipient of a truck load of gifts. We have been completely overwhelmed by the amount of things we have been blessed with. (and is still continuing to get!). My boss has been out due to an emergency surgery since I joined work and today he stopped by the office just to give me this!



Baby is trying to open it with his mouth like a little pup.