I found myself wishing for “the old days” recently, while unwrapping the plates and decorations for my son’s 10th birthday party. It was a small, simple party with very little effort on my part. I bought a few things at the dollar store to make it look festive and ordered a cookie cake. There was…
Expectations
When I was pregnant with my first child I had so many expectations. I spent several hours reading “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”, the book that most mothers who see those two pink lines for the first time, consider the pregnancy Bible. I eagerly anticipated the emails that entered my inbox every week, comparing…
I wish she would have stayed
Tim came into the room with me and helped me get undressed. Of course, he is always willing to do that. Only this time it was for a different reason than usual. I was about to give birth to our baby. It was our second baby boy’s birthday and I was both excited, full of…
Another Baby?
Today’s guest post is from my friend Meagan. I’m not sure how I originally found her blog but I am guessing it was through a photo link-up because she takes amazing photos of her adorable children. She also does cute crafts and has recently fallen in love with her new stand mixer and made her first homemade…
Happy 5th to my 2nd!
I found out I was pregnant with Little G while we were on vacation in Florida in early September of 2006. Tim says he knew I was pregnant a few weeks earlier when we went to see my nephew who was born very premature. I was acting a tad erratic (a.k.a b!tchy) and emotional. Don’t…
If I’d only known you all then…
I wish I had the internet when my first child was born. I mean, I HAD the internet but not the way I do now. I didn’t have it as a friend. As a support group. As a place for respite in hard times and celebration in the good times. Like I do now. If…
My friend called the other day…
In these days of constant busy and growing up little kids and having my mind somewhere else but here, and well, just LIVING, I do not talk to my friends on the phone very much anymore. I see my local friends and we text or get together for Mom nights where we talk in a…
Thank goodness I have LOTS of photos…
She’s growing up. Already. Yeah I know, she’s only a little over two (2 years and 3.8 months to be exact) but when she’s your last? You kinda wish she could be a baby forever. Maybe this is why I have yet to give potty training a real “go” or I am hesitant to completely pull the…
Newborns are From Heaven (but a tad hard to photograph)
My good friend here in town had her third baby boy a few days before Christmas and he is just the sweetest thing. But then aren’t all babies, fresh from Heaven? Oh yes, they SO are. You may remember I took some maternity shots for her several weeks ago (scroll down to bottom of post)….
A Blessingway
On Sunday we celebrated a friend of mine who is due to have her third child soon. Instead of a shower we joined in her honor for a Blessingway. We pampered her with foot and hand rubs and a foot soak and gave her yummy things to eat and drink. We read a few poems…