My baby goes back to school this week. I know he’s not a baby anymore, far from it; he’s starting fourth grade. It seems like just yesterday I was dropping him off at preschool with him in tears, and me on the verge.

He has literally grown UP over the summer… at least a couple of  inches, and he should pass up his dad and I in a few years. This summer, the boy came to master the art of sarcasm. I’m not sure if this is good or bad, but I think it goes with the 4th grade territory. I’m excited to see what the year has in store for him, and am going to do my best to enjoy my time with him and not get too distracted with the rest of life (my ongoing struggle!).

I did several baby shower cookie orders this summer, and though I didn’t know any of the moms-to-be personally, I found myself thinking about them, as I worked on their orders. When I was pregnant, I was totally overwhelmed with all of the baby stuff I needed, or should I say thought I needed. My mom and I walked into Babies R Us to register for my shower, and both of us were totally overwhelmed by too many options. What bottles to buy? Do I really need that baby monitor? Won’t I hear him crying from the next room? There were so many things I thought I needed, that never were used. 

If I could give these new moms any advice, I’d tell them to savor every moment. Even when they haven’t slept or showered, or have spit-up on the clean shirts they finally got around to putting on… enjoy it. In a flash, they’ll be sending their babies off to school, smiling back on those days when it was just the two of them.    

I have to add a congratulations to my girlfriend Tammy who just found out that she’s pregnant. Up until now, Tammy had an only kiddo, and didn’t know if she’d have another baby. Her son is also going into 4th grade this year. My plan is to live vicariously through her and hold her baby whenever I need my baby fix.  Tammy, I am making these for your shower, and if you’re having a girl (yes, that is a possibility… breathe), these cookies will be totally pinked out!

These onesies made good-sized cookie favors. I don’t have a onesie cookie cutter (they do make them), but I was able to easily make one with the t-shirt jersey cookie cutter that I do have. I liked how big they turned out. I decorated them with polka dots and stripes, and a few other patterns. These are the only pictures I ended up with. The dog ate my data card. I know it sounds like a great excuse, but sadly it’s the truth! I’m planning on making baseball team jersey cookies soon and have a feeling this cookie cutter is going to get a lot of use. The t-shirt jersey cookie cutter can be found here. Below are a couple of pictures showing how I transformed these into onesies.

Have a fabulous week everyone!