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Friday, December 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Blog all about it!
I'm a sucker for freebies, so if a freebie makes me blog after a long hiatus then so be it! Shutterfly.com is giving away 50 free Christmas Cards to anyone who blogs about this giveaway! I have used them before to do photo cards and they have always come out great. Sarah Beth's birth announcements were from Shutterfly, in fact!
Now to figure out what kind of card. Do I do a family picture or a single picture of SB? If I do a family picture, what will we wear? Why do I stress so much about these things?! I'll probably do a fun photo shoot with SB wearing her Christmas PJ's and her Santa hat. Stay tuned, I know you are just losing sleep over this like I am! :o)
Use Shutterfly to make your cards! They always offer great coupons and sales and their quality is great. Here are a few ideas:
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Christmas cards http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
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If you are a blogger and want to get 50 FREE cards, go to this link: http://bit.ly/sfly2010
Now to figure out what kind of card. Do I do a family picture or a single picture of SB? If I do a family picture, what will we wear? Why do I stress so much about these things?! I'll probably do a fun photo shoot with SB wearing her Christmas PJ's and her Santa hat. Stay tuned, I know you are just losing sleep over this like I am! :o)
Use Shutterfly to make your cards! They always offer great coupons and sales and their quality is great. Here are a few ideas:
Holiday photo cards http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery
Christmas cards http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
Holiday cards http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards
If you are a blogger and want to get 50 FREE cards, go to this link: http://bit.ly/sfly2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Sarah Beth is 4 months old!!!
As you all know, I'm no longer pregnant. It took me 4 months to update my blog. Needless to say, motherhood is great but demanding! Sarah Beth was born on April 27, 2010. She's a sweet and sassy little thing and Adam and I love her so much. Rather than going back and posting from birth to now, I'm just going to start with now. Maybe one day I'll be able to go back and catch up (yeah right!).
We just had her 4 month check up today. SB is 16 lbs 14 oz and 26 inches long! She's 95th percentile across the board. She got a few shots which did not make her very happy, but as soon as I picked her up the tears stopped. She is rolling over from her back to her tummy and has done tummy to back once. She has great hand/eye coordination and loves putting all of her toys into her mouth! She is a drooling machine - by the end of the day her shirt is usually soaked. She has slept through the night since about 6 weeks old. She's up to about 10-12 hours at a time. She's not really into napping a lot - she'll do one long nap a day if we are home plus a few cat naps. She's easy to take out. She loves being in the car and going to run errands with us.
I love being a stay at home mom. At first I was wondering what I had gotten myself into, but we have started a routine and are doing great. I've gotten involved with Moms Club and MOPS so that usually keeps us busy. We also go to Gymboree Gym every Wednesday for her class which is a lot of fun! The weeks are just flying by and she's growing up so fast. I want her to stay tiny forever, but at the same time I love watching her grow and discover new things. She's just like a little sponge soaking everything in.
Dr. Hutchins gave us the go ahead for solids, so I'm going to make her some brown rice cereal. I'm trying to do all organic homemade food for her. So far I've frozen some pureed SC peaches (yumm) and green beans. I can't wait to see her reaction to food - stay tuned for pictures!
We just had her 4 month check up today. SB is 16 lbs 14 oz and 26 inches long! She's 95th percentile across the board. She got a few shots which did not make her very happy, but as soon as I picked her up the tears stopped. She is rolling over from her back to her tummy and has done tummy to back once. She has great hand/eye coordination and loves putting all of her toys into her mouth! She is a drooling machine - by the end of the day her shirt is usually soaked. She has slept through the night since about 6 weeks old. She's up to about 10-12 hours at a time. She's not really into napping a lot - she'll do one long nap a day if we are home plus a few cat naps. She's easy to take out. She loves being in the car and going to run errands with us.
I love being a stay at home mom. At first I was wondering what I had gotten myself into, but we have started a routine and are doing great. I've gotten involved with Moms Club and MOPS so that usually keeps us busy. We also go to Gymboree Gym every Wednesday for her class which is a lot of fun! The weeks are just flying by and she's growing up so fast. I want her to stay tiny forever, but at the same time I love watching her grow and discover new things. She's just like a little sponge soaking everything in.
Dr. Hutchins gave us the go ahead for solids, so I'm going to make her some brown rice cereal. I'm trying to do all organic homemade food for her. So far I've frozen some pureed SC peaches (yumm) and green beans. I can't wait to see her reaction to food - stay tuned for pictures!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Yes, I am still pregnant
40 weeks and 5 days pregnant. Apparently Sarah Beth did not get the memo that pregnancy is a 40 week deal! I've had just about as much unsolicited advice that I can handle on how to start labor. My friends, I hate to tell you, but none of it works in my situation. The deal is, I have a narrow pelvis and she's just not fitting. I've pretty much mentally prepared myself for a c-section even though the doctors say a regular birth IS still possible. I go in tomorrow, April 26, for a non-stress test and ultrasound to check on Sarah Beth. Hopefully then they will give me an induction date. I'm growing more and more impatient. Oh yeah, and I'm sick. Horrible allergies and head cold. I can't taste or smell anymore, I can't breathe, and I have developed a smoker's cough.
The Nursery
Well what can I say, the nursery is just about the cutest thing I think I've ever done. Actually Adam did all the work, so I must give him credit! I just provided all of the creative details. We finally finished around my 38th week of pregnancy. I probably drove him crazy with my sudden panic of "it'll never get done" moments! But alas, it got done and it is great. Here are some pictures in no particular order - blogger gives me a headache with photo uploading!
3D Ultrasound and Baby Showers!
I hang my head in shame as I begin this blog post. Many of you have probably given up on me. For this is not the first time I’ve abandoned my blog. I just got behind and more behind, and then the thought of trying to update just seemed like such a task. I got overwhelmed and just threw in the towel. BUT I decided I must get back on the horse. Do it for your friends and family, I say to myself! I think I left off somewhere during the glorious second trimester of pregnancy. I will not bore you with a ton of details. Honestly there hasn’t been much going on. It’s been a very uneventful and healthy pregnancy. And yes, as I sit here and type I am FIVE days overdue! So yep, I’m still pregnant – but more on that later. There are a few highlights I’d like to touch on.
The first highlight is our 3D ultrasound we had done at Baby’s First Images in Alpharetta. We had the whole family with us and it was just the coolest thing ever! The ultrasound tech said that Sarah Beth’s ultrasound was one for the walls – she cooperated so well and we got some awesome images. One of my favorites is her kicking herself in the chin – that’s my girl! LOL She must be cramped in there!
Here are a few of my favorites:
The chin kick:
The second highlight is my first baby shower that was held in Kennesaw, GA. My college roommate Stacey and her mom Jan were my gracious hostesses and the shower was at Jan’s beautiful home. This was also the weekend that several of my “internet friends” came to visit! It was so fantastic having family, friends, and “internet friends” all meet each other. I put internet friends in quotes because we have known each other so long and been through so much together but we all met on the internet. Our friendship goes way beyond the worldwide web though! We all had a blast! We kept having to laugh at how everyone was always so fascinated by my internet pals, hehe. We were showered with gifts and it was a fantastic day!
Just a few gifts :o)
Jan and Stacey the hostesses
Lots of delicious food
Here’s all the internet girls!
This picture cracks me up – Casey and I in a very deep and serious conversation, lol
My mom and grandmother!
Sister-in-law and mother-in-law!
The cakes matched the invites!
Ok so that was the Georgia shower! Next shower was in Greenville, SC and was hosted by various friends and family. I am such a lucky girl. It was another fantastic day and Sarah Beth was spoiled once again! Two of my favorite things about the SC shower were the diaper raffle and the center pieces. Each guest brought a pack (or two) of diapers and got a raffle ticket for each pack they brought. At the end there was a raffle giveaway which was a Target gift card. Wouldn’t you know my mom won and turned around and gave the gift card to me! Aww! The center pieces were all sorts of baby and children’s books. The ladies sitting at the tables signed the inside covers of the books and wrote notes to Sarah Beth. That is something we will cherish forever!
The shower was in the Mad Hatter room at the Brick Street Café. This is a glimpse of part of the room and my silly SIL climbing the staircase to nowhere!
One of the tables with the book centerpieces
Two of my childhood best friends – Carly and Brooks
Some of the lovely Brannon ladies and Spartanburg friends
The lovely hostesses
All of the ladies (minus a few)!
Cousins, aunt and grandmother!
I love this picture of my mom and grandmother – you can tell how excited they are!
The cake was so cute and yummy!
Adam and I were also given showers by our coworkers! Unfortunately I don't really have pictures of those, but they were both great. We have been so touched by how generous and loving everyone has been. It's great to have so many friends and family share in the joy of such an exciting time!! Thanks to all of you for being there for us during such a special and exciting time of our lives!!!
The first highlight is our 3D ultrasound we had done at Baby’s First Images in Alpharetta. We had the whole family with us and it was just the coolest thing ever! The ultrasound tech said that Sarah Beth’s ultrasound was one for the walls – she cooperated so well and we got some awesome images. One of my favorites is her kicking herself in the chin – that’s my girl! LOL She must be cramped in there!
Here are a few of my favorites:
The chin kick:
The second highlight is my first baby shower that was held in Kennesaw, GA. My college roommate Stacey and her mom Jan were my gracious hostesses and the shower was at Jan’s beautiful home. This was also the weekend that several of my “internet friends” came to visit! It was so fantastic having family, friends, and “internet friends” all meet each other. I put internet friends in quotes because we have known each other so long and been through so much together but we all met on the internet. Our friendship goes way beyond the worldwide web though! We all had a blast! We kept having to laugh at how everyone was always so fascinated by my internet pals, hehe. We were showered with gifts and it was a fantastic day!
Just a few gifts :o)
Jan and Stacey the hostesses
Lots of delicious food
Here’s all the internet girls!
This picture cracks me up – Casey and I in a very deep and serious conversation, lol
My mom and grandmother!
Sister-in-law and mother-in-law!
The cakes matched the invites!
Ok so that was the Georgia shower! Next shower was in Greenville, SC and was hosted by various friends and family. I am such a lucky girl. It was another fantastic day and Sarah Beth was spoiled once again! Two of my favorite things about the SC shower were the diaper raffle and the center pieces. Each guest brought a pack (or two) of diapers and got a raffle ticket for each pack they brought. At the end there was a raffle giveaway which was a Target gift card. Wouldn’t you know my mom won and turned around and gave the gift card to me! Aww! The center pieces were all sorts of baby and children’s books. The ladies sitting at the tables signed the inside covers of the books and wrote notes to Sarah Beth. That is something we will cherish forever!
The shower was in the Mad Hatter room at the Brick Street Café. This is a glimpse of part of the room and my silly SIL climbing the staircase to nowhere!
One of the tables with the book centerpieces
Two of my childhood best friends – Carly and Brooks
Some of the lovely Brannon ladies and Spartanburg friends
The lovely hostesses
All of the ladies (minus a few)!
Cousins, aunt and grandmother!
I love this picture of my mom and grandmother – you can tell how excited they are!
The cake was so cute and yummy!
Adam and I were also given showers by our coworkers! Unfortunately I don't really have pictures of those, but they were both great. We have been so touched by how generous and loving everyone has been. It's great to have so many friends and family share in the joy of such an exciting time!! Thanks to all of you for being there for us during such a special and exciting time of our lives!!!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
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