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It’s more than just Thanksgiving.

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Thanksgiving Day has more than one meaning for House of Rose. This year...Thanksgiving happens to also be our FIVE year anniversary! Talk about being thankful...man am I thankful for that day five years ago when I said "I do". I have a wonderful husband, an adorable son (and another one on

The scale (my secret enemy).

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J has been in the habit of weighing himself every morning. You know. He's on a mission to be "lean". Ahem. So nice of him to start that mission during my pregnancy, right? Anyway. I won't complain because he has gotten lean and mommy happens to think it's pretty H-O-T! And as long as he's not

For your viewing pleasure…

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The dancing duo. Literally...dancing is a staple in our daily routine. Only fitting since I was a dancer all my life. Except. I think. No. I'm pretty sure. J enjoys the dancing more than the P. Man these boys are cute!

After this day is over…

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WE WILL NO LONGER BE THE OWNERS OF THIS...  That's right. SOLD! Wow. Happy. Sad. Relieved. Too many emotions for this prego chica. I love this house. We have lived here for almost 5 years and have done so much to this house. Luckily, we do not have to move out just quite

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