Thanks for sharing your labor stories, ladies!! I actually find labor stories very fascinating!! I also love to hear adoption stories if anyone else wants to share!! My labor with Tessa lasted around 21 hours from the first contraction. The only pain medication they gave me was morphine (yes, MORPHINE!) "so I could sleep". That stuff was awful! I still felt ALL the pain, but I could no longer walk or move. Luckily, my pain wasn't very bad anyway. The helpful nurse I had told me I had LONG way to go and laughed when I said I was in pain at 10:45pm. Tessa was born at the stroke of midnight, so I got to pick her birthday!! We went with my grandpa's birthday (which was the day I was in labor).
Sawyer's labor was decidedly quicker! I went in and had my water broke at 5:30pm. He was born at 9:05pm! But the pain was BAAAD! I always say I would take my 21 hour labor over this 3.5 hour labor any day! They gave me something for the pain that worked really good about 45 minutes before I had him. It let me rest between contractions, which was very helpful (before I got the meds, it felt like one constant contraction).
I have been to every joanns the only hancock and a all the walmarts I can find within 2 hours from me and I cannpt find any minnie dot fabric. I need two yards if any of you have some and are willing to part with would you please pm me. I am working on the girls xmas day disney dresses. TIA.
Has anyone PMed you yet? I know there was some minnie dot left in my sister's local store the last time I was there.
If there was a drooling smiley, it would be right here----> I LOVE the fabrics in this jacket! The Lady and the Tramp, Jungle Book, and Dumbo ones are my favorites!
I am officially turning into the daughter my Mother always wanted!
Princess Leigh thinks she's a "model"! Good thing you can't see her legs in these photos!

The daughter your mother always wanted!! LOL!
She IS a model! She's such a beauty!
We actually paid a man to install them and they are worth the money for the peace of mind it brought! Actually, they were very reasonable, I think $16 for each door. Either way, after that 10 minutes of panic I would have paid any price. Love the idea of the jingle bell alarm!
Tessa escaped when she was just over 2 years old. I ran to the bathroom and when I came out, she was gone. The front door was wide open (it had been deadbolted), so I knew where she was. Luckily, our 4 month old miniature schnauzer puppy was out there to protect her.

Did I mention that Tessa was also naked?

Yup, she was naked! We lived in a really close subdivision at the time, so I'm sure the neighbors thought I was a wonderful mother! Oh, another time, I looked out on the back deck and there she was- making #2 right there on the deck. Yup, she was naked that time too. That girl didn't like to wear clothes.
Okay, talk about hogging the posts! Teresa Joyce is not even bothering to say something new, just reposting her old posts! Geesh!
That's how she is in real life, too. She'll just repeat herself to remain the center of attention!
Really, really adorable! That fabric looks so comfy, cozy. It looks hard to make doll clothes. Too little for me! I thought the dogs were SUPPOSED to be upside down on Snow White's pajamas so she could see them better!
You're absolutely right, I just do that on purpose on occasion.
You guys must think I am an ogre! LOL
I don't think you're an ogre at all!! I think it's wonderful that you help out on the Dis! Hey, we have to have some rules! Although, the rules I make up aren't all that helpful.
