8 weeks old

She doesn't look like her Dad, does she??

What I've learned in 7 weeks....

Bella - 6.5 weeks

~ Pampers, instead of Huggies

~ The 3 pack of Gerber bottles for $2.99 work just as well as the 2 pack of Avent bottles for $15.99

~ Sometimes if they cry, and you wait more than a half second to get them, they will stop on their own (the baby, not the husband)

~ Don't buy too many cute outfits, beause they won't be able to wear them for that long

~ Alway carry an extra nuk, or two

~ If someone says "he", but they should have said "she", or vice versa, just smile and nod, it's not the big of deal, and they won't listen anyway, and say "he" again

~ TAKE THE HAND-ME-DOWNS!!!! If you get a chance for hand-me-downs, take them...you can spend your money on other things, like formula or formula!

~ It really is OK to let them cry themselves to sleep. You will read that it breaks the bond, or it will make the baby not trust you, blah, blah, blah. 3 nights of crying for a couple hours will NOT break you bond. Promise! I wasn't sure if I wanted to do the cry to sleep thing, but am very glad we did! Knock on wood, but so far, so good! I can lay her down, we might get a couple of squeeks, but then she is out! Not saying it's easy...I do need to turn the TV way up, and turn on the radio, and if the dishwasher can be ran, I did that too, but it's worth it :)

~ Cloth diapers make great burp clothes. You don't need to spend more to get "real" burp cloths