Fell in love with this glider over the weekend (though not the $179 shipping fee!).
This.
Dear Arlo,
I was reading a beautiful story by another blogger last week when I was stopped abruptly by these words:
“God makes children so specifically for us, each of them.” ~Arianna Segerman
It called on me to sit down and write this to you. Before you were born, I carried some…
To the rescue
- James: Mommy, I went out last night after it got dark and I got those bad guys. I went pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, POW.
- Me: Thanks for getting those bad guys, Buddy!
- James (with gusto): My pleasure!
My beloved MaMa (pictured here with James last summer) passed away on Thursday at the age of 96. She had not really been sick at all, so her death was a shock. Until she went to the hospital Tuesday afternoon for what we and the doctors thought would be a quick trip, she happily lived by herself.
As part of the service, my brother, who is a minister, read the following entry that she had written in the front of her well worn bible:
Before I speak, I should ask myself: Is it true? Is it kind? Does it glorify Christ? (Billy Graham)
Skip and I had decided that this essentially was our family motto earlier this year, so how fitting and awe inspiring that God laid this same conviction on MaMa’s heart so many years ago.
We’re having a girl! Skip and I were both pretty sure that #2 was almost certainly our last no matter what we had, but I think the fact that we’ll have the joy of experiencing a boy and a girl means we are most definitely done.
And I think we may have a name (which we may or may not share). Can’t believe I’ll be the mom of two pretty soon!
Click through for Flamingo sign source.
Crib Bedding Help Needed
There is a good chance that we’ll find out the sex of baby #2 on Monday! I have a clear idea of how I want to decorate the nursery for a boy but not even a clue about what to do if it’s a girl. Does anyone have a great, reasonably priced resource (as a reference, James crib bedding set was less than $200) for crib bedding?
Groundhog Day
My friendly co-worker told me again today that I looked “really big” for only being 15 weeks pregnant - only this time it was in front of most of my other co-workers. She is sure that I am having twins.
Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for my actions if she keeps this up.
Happy (belated) New Year
Sorry for the extreme lack of posting over the past couple of weeks. Honestly we’ve been busy, and posting seemed exhausting with everything else going on. Still, I have been keeping up with everyone.
Skip declared at breakfast Sunday morning that he felt like this was going to be our year. For a guy who isn’t overly optimistic, this declaration was huge. Can’t wait to see what 2012 has in store for us!
What didn’t get me excited this morning was my coworker (who I swear uses her Chinese heritage - as in she’s from China - to be overtly rude) telling me that I looked pretty big for only being 15 weeks pregnant. Was I sure I wasn’t having twins?! Yep I’m sure lady.
Sure I’ve been eating large quantities of not-so-healthy food lately (Jalapeno Tostidos anyone), but for the record I’ve still only gained about 3 lbs. So ha.
