January Photo Challenge - Day 7

Day 7 - a favorite

One of my favorite things to drink - champagne.

January Photo Challenge - Day 6

Day 6 - Something that makes you smile

Our family participated in a Christmas Eve service and we dressed up as Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and an angel. Audrey really wanted to dress up as a princess, but I don't think Belle or Aurora were around back then. So, she settled on this little angel costume. Doesn't it also make you smile?

January Photo Challenge

I had planned on starting this photo a day challenge back on January 1. And it is January 5 and I am just now posting. Oops.

So, here we go - Day 5 - something you wore.

A new addition to the arm party. Not much of a party going on in this picture, but just pretend.

Tiny Prints

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Christmas Cards

I love everything about Christmas Cards.... picking out the perfect family photo... looking back at cards from previous years... eagerly checking the mail each day in December... and most of all, picking out the perfect card.

This year, I thought about combining Nora's birth announcement with our family Christmas card. I ultimately decided to do two separate cards, but had I decided to combine them, I would have chosen one of these two cards from Tiny Prints.

Wintry Bliss Simple Border

The Christmas selection at Tiny Prints is really good this year. Here are a couple of my favorites:

Sweet Watercolor

Candy Cane

Joyful Script

I have not made my final selection, but if I end up picking one of these and you are on our card list - act surprised!

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Nora Ruth

Well, for all of those that guessed Baby M #2 would be a girl, give yourself a huge pat on the back.

Miss Nora Ruth was born on October 25 at 2:33 pm, weighing in at 10lbs 10 oz and 22 in long.

Her delivery was a little rough, but more on that later. Here is a picture of us in recovery - the first time I got to see or hold her. Instantly in love.

This past week and a half has been wonderful. I cannot remember what it was like to not have 2 happy, healthy and perfect little girls.

Boy or Girl

There are just a couple more weeks left until we meet this little bebe and it is time to start making some predictions.

When will he/she arrive? (My due date is 10/30)
How big will he/she be?
And lastly .... will it be a HE or a SHE?

Place your guesses! There are a variety of old wives tales when it comes to predicting the sex... I have done a couple of them, plus there are some myths that some people think can predict the sex.

One Chinese gender chart that I looked at said boy and another one said girl.

* If you carry low, it's a boy; high, it's a girl. - I think I am high
* If you carry in front, it's a boy; if you're wide at the middle, it's a girl. - I think it is in the front
* Hang your wedding ring from a strand of the father's hair over your belly. If the ring circles, it's girl; if it swings back and forth, it's a boy. - Goes in circles
* Is Baby's heart beat faster than 140 beats per minute (bpm)? It's a girl. Less than 130 bpm? It's a boy. - ranges from 145 - 170
* If morning sickness lingers all day, it's a girl. - I have not had any morning sickness at all

So... what will it be? Boy or Girl?

What Is On My Phone

Here is another installment of What Is On My Phone.....

Do you all watch Parenthood? If not, then you should. Anyway, last week they had a beautiful version of It Is Well with My Soul and I tweeted about the song, asking if anyone know who sang it. Jenn came to my rescue!

We were at storytime and Miss A volunteered to go up and touch an African Hissing Cockroach. Brave girl!

36 weeks - 10/2/11.

I think this lipgloss looks like a shade I would like - Loreal Le Gloss Peach Fuzz.

Do you ever take pictures of things on TV? I liked this dining room buffett setup.

This Old Navy top is added to my list of shirts I want to get after baby.

I think these fabrics would make a cute spring table runner.

Rice Krispie Treats made with Captain Crunch. Yum!

I was at a conference a couple of weeks ago and Amy Grant performed. She took a couple requests from the crowd and I was crossing my fingers that she would start singling 'Grown Up Christmas List' or 'Mary, Did You Know.' No luck.