Pregnancy

Barney Kneeknuckles Is HERE

August 19, 2011 21 comments

Numero Three is a . . .   Beautiful   Healthy   Delicious   Baby   BOY!!!!!!!!   Jude Canon was born at 12:42 on August 18th. 8lbs, 11.6 ounces. 21.75 inches long. (And we are all — especially the Little Lady and Mr. Boy — completely smitten by this wee one.)

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How Would YOU Answer at 38 Weeks Pregnant?

August 10, 2011 15 comments

Every time I venture out of the house . . . or answer my cell-phone . . . I get THIS question: “So, how are you feeling?” How?  Am?  I?  Feeling? I honestly don’t know how to answer.  Do people really want the raw truth? (1)  My abdomen is stretched farther than I ever thought [...]

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Full Term Today and My Hospital Bag is PACKED

August 4, 2011 31 comments

37 weeks today.  That’s what the medical community considers “full-term.”  You just consider it the final state of misery. Those last few weeks when the baby feels like he or she weighs ten million pounds. You can’t breathe — can’t sleep — can’t look at your husband without wishing God had given men the ability [...]

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May I Present the Coming Home Outfits

July 11, 2011 27 comments

You didn’t REALLY think I was going to show Barney Kneeknuckles’ outfit, did you? Aren’t these adorable?  I ordered them from an Etsy seller– Studio MCA Designs.  She was absolutely fantastic to work with and VERY fast! As you can see from the images below, this artist has a wide variety of unique, embroidered and [...]

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Can YOU Tell What A Woman Is Having By How She Is Carrying?

July 7, 2011 21 comments

This past week, two different women have correctly predicted the gender of Barney Kneeknuckles. Just by looking at my stomach. According to this favorite gender prediction theory, if a woman “carries” her baby high (high up in her abdomen) then she is having a girl.  If she carries low, (low down toward the hips/lower half [...]

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Nursery Inspiration from the Rich, Famous, and Creative

June 24, 2011 21 comments

  So — yeah, nesting is kicking in.  BIG time.  With my previous two kidlets, I’ve been able to deal with my nesting tendencies by planning and decorating their nurseries. But poor Numero Three will be sharing a room with one of his or her siblings. (sorry kid, you won’t get a brand new, “decorated [...]

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