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30 Weeks….NO WAY…

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...WAY. It's true. I've been baking this baby for 30 long weeks. Phew. Other than the fact that he is breach..."frank breach" to be exact...all is good. Apparently frank breach means he is sitting in my pelvis. Lovely. I'm sure he's nice and comfy. I hope he gets the memo that he needs

“Bentwee be my fwend”

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Today we had our 4D ultrasound and our first look in to what our new baby boy looks like! P was pretty excited about seeing "bentwee"...he kept saying "bentwee be my fwend mommy". It was darling. And yes P, Bentely will definitely be your new friend...for life! At first, Bentley seemed a little

We have drywall and my 29 week belly!

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We are VERY VERY VERY excited that the dry wall is in!! It will still take about 3 weeks to finish it, but we are glad to see things are moving right along.  It was hard to get good pics because the guys were still working when I was there, but this should give you an idea of what it is starting to

P Loves Timmy The Tractor

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Guest post by my hubby...... P has a new friend and his name is Timmy the Tractor. Timmy the Tractor is the creation of Angie Wyatt, former WSIL TV-3 anchor woman. Timmy started off as a book idea and has expanded into plush toys, kids clothing, and a theatre production.   P had already

P loves his sitter

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We've been very blessed to find a great babysitter for P. She babysits at our church and for our small group so it works out well because P has gotten to know her and feel very comfortable with her! In fact...this morning when I went to get him from the toddler room...he didn't want to go with

Have you got this ad in the mail?

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Remember a few months ago when my bf from college came to visit with his wife and daughter Claire? Remember how cute I claimed Claire was? Well... ...apparently, Sears agrees with me. She is now the cover model for all the Sears holiday ads! How cool is that? I knew she was going to be in

Mommy is wondering what happened to her baby…

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...you see this face? This is the face of a big boy. Not a baby boy. A big boy. Tear. P is really growing up. For only being 2 years and 3 months, he really has quite the vocabulary. He talks in COMPLETE sentences. He's bossy. FULLY potty trained...poopy and all. AND THE BIGGEST NEWS

28 weeks

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This mama is feeling large. No really. I had a guy that works at the food court in the mall ask me "wow, are you due any day now?" I was like, uhhhhh NO! I'm 7 months. Still have a couple more months to go. What an a**! I mean, do I really look like I'm gonna pop the baby out

Halloween HR style

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I work in the human resources department at work. We tend to have a lot of fun in HR! So, of course, halloween was no different. We hosted a "HR Spotlight" Day...where we decorated the entire HR department in halloween decorations...passed out candy...and answered any employee questions that they

Trick or Treat…

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...smell my feet...give me something good to eat! That's P's favorite saying this Halloween. Except it goes more like this... "twick o tweet...mell my feet...give me eat." I love my little Imagination Mover! It's kind of funny because no one really knows what his costume is unless your a

Bathroom Vanities and Granite Countertops

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Lately I have spent every free moment I have shopping for the new house. Go figure. I am the type of person who loves to find a "deal"...a "sale"...or a "bargain".  So far, I am pretty impressed with some of the deals that I have found. So...as you can imagine...I don't just buy the first bathroom