The Official New Mom Thread Part 2

[zalansky]

Hi all

Robin - I hope you are feeling better for whatever happened. We are here if you need to vent. I have days when I am angry too, at someone or just a situation. I hope it is not serious.

FF - I tried to look at your auction and it didn't come up with items for sale under your Ebay name. I will try again later. Save a cookie for me!

Diskim - I didn't know you were in negotiations for another baby! I am so behind on this thread! ARGH! Also, are you guys still looking into moving to NC? I am even thinking of moving there now. We may go and look at some areas next year. The cost of living in Florida is rising and I am not happy at all about that because that means we can never move into a bigger, nicer home. So we need to start looking at options.

For those who asked Connor's pre-school is going great. We have a "meet the teacher" night tomorrow even though I see her every day for drop off and pickup. He only has 4 other kids in the class and I almost changed schools because of it, but he really enjoys it and the price is right, $260 a month for Mon - Fri 8:30-12 and they provide a snack. It is a Methodist school and we know several families who sent their kids there and loved it.

Speaking of options, even though it is based in Florida, Disney has a job posted that DH qualifies for. It is a longshot that he would even get an interview because they set their expectations very high at Disney as you all know. I think they prefer Masters degrees and Dh does not have that. I am going to have him send his resume in anyway because he has nothing to lose! We'll see.....

On another light note, I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance today. And it was not with the lizard either. We were paying, if you can believe this, $3162.00 a year for our two cars. (DH had 2 accidents in 2003) For some idiotic reason I stayed with this company. I have been internet shopping and saw a tv commercial for 21st Century Insurance. Long story short, the same coverage with them is going to cost us $1600 a year. For once I saved some money!

That's all for now folks. Hope y'all are having a good day!

 

[llij]

Hi Moms!

Zalansky - Congrats on saving money with new car insurance! Isn't that a wonderful feeling? I hear you about the cost of living getting out of hand. I was just telling my husband last night that the cost of everything around us is skyrocketing but salaries aren't changing. We are lucky that we got our house when we did b/c we certainly couldn't afford it now. I really do need to get back to work soon so I can support my Disney habit!

GLT - I'm glad that your throat is starting to feel better. I'm sorry to hear that your son has an ear infection but thankfully he should start to feel better soon. My dd sounds like your son! When Katie was younger, she wouldn't tell us when something hurt like her ear. In the past six months though, she lets us know when she has a hangnail so times have changed!

BNBmom - Good luck with getting everything done for your trip. I'll post bail for you if something goes on with your MIL and you end up chucking her in the Lagoon! Poor Jocelyn, with having to get up so early too! I thought our schedule was bad with the girls needing to catch the bus by 7:30.

Floridafam - Good luck with e-bay! I've never sold or bought on E-bay before.

Robin - How are you doing? Any better?

 

[Alice28]

Thanks for the good thoughts gals. Basically it's a DH problem. You know how those are....

I got the boys off to swim camp an hour ago and I just finished my 30 minute workout. I want to see another 10 pounds leave this body by Halloween at the latest. We shall see.

Molly is napping. I still need to vacuum and eat lunch before she wakes up.

I will catch up on posts later---I just skimmed over just now. I am happy for Loretta for saving so much on your car insurance! That's awesome!

 

[ryan840]

Hi everyone, just stopping in real quick while I have a chance, the cable guy just left so now I can catch up on everything (well, I have the ability to anyway, but not the time ). Thanks for all the prayers for my grandma, she is doing pretty good, it seems to have affected her but only a little. Jack's crying so I'll try to catch up tonight. Bye

 

[T16GEM]

Hey ladies

Robin - I hope evrything is ok, please PM if you need to vent!

Jill - Thanks for asking about my DN, she has been having tests again today but they can't come up with a certain diagnosis so they have sent her home today. My brother is relieved that she is home but I am not so sure as they haven;t actually treated her for anything. I think they are edging towards fissures being the problem. I will keep posting when I get more news.

SL - Weird about the fresh peaches! Shelby loves nectarines, they are similar I guess, I never would have thought that the tinned would be ok but fresh not? I hope that Lucas gets better soon.

Kim - Wow I hope you get what you want with another baby, I didn't need to negotiate with DH for our second!! He was well up for more babies!

Justhat - Is Joey getting on better with Madison now? I know you were worrying about them before Henry was born and I was just wondering how they were doing.

Zalansky - Great news on saving on your car insurance - it feels good doesn't it!


We have been trying to think of boys names for our new addition, I really like Tyler ( Tamie) and we both like Harley, but my Mom doesn't like that ( not that that matters but you know) I also quite like Jay, our second name is Rich so we can't have anything that begins with "R" even though I really like "R" names! Any suggestions ladies??

 

[Ginamarie]

FloridaFam- Great story about the Target dog. $15 sounds fine to me. I couldn’t imagine sending less than that anyway.

Justhat- Olivia used to do the upside down head thing in her swing too. She still does it sometimes, but is able to keep her head up better now. DH used to be so worried when he saw her like that, but the more we propped her up, the further down her head would go.

Alice- I love those giant rolls of wrapping paper. I bought a Christmas one at BJs a few years ago and wrapped SO many things with it. I was actually sad when it ran out last year. I’m sorry you’re having a tough time. I’ll say a little prayer for you that things get better.

Val- Glad the low ponytail worked! It’s amazing how much our hair can make us get headaches.

Fabumouse- Olivia’s going to be five months old soon, and I still have the yeastbelly thing going on. Between that and the stretch marks, I’m glad all my bikinis are packed in a box! Don’t tell anyone, but I use scotch tape in my scrapbooks too.

SL- Have fun at the tennis match! I hope Lucas is ok with the welts.

Jill- Great picture in front of IASW! I tried to get a good picture when DH and I were there last year, but it was early August and the crowds were insane. I still can’t believe you got food poisoning at the Bayou. DH and I really enjoyed that restaurant when we were there, and I remember ordering the prime rib too!

DisKim- I’ve counseled people for a lot of different family court matters, but never regarding whether or not to have another baby. I hope you have some good negotiation tactics. Sorry your car died!

Gottalovethem- Hope you feel better soon!

Zalansky- Great news about the car insurance. We switched ours in the beginning of the year and cut our payments in half.

T16Gem- I hope your DN is ok. I wish I had some good suggestions for boys names, but I’m not great at name picking. If Olivia were a boy, she would have been named Salvatore, after my grandpa. Of course Olivia was a girl, and now DBro says he wants to name his first son Salvatore, so we’ll see. DBro and his fiancé are planning to start a family right around the time I’m hoping to have another baby, so that could be interesting. The race for Salvatore!

Olivia is taking a nice nap this afternoon. I’m glad she’s gotten back into napping a little during the day, because otherwise she’s massively cranky. I learned that if I push through the protests, she’ll stop crying and fall asleep and then she wakes up with a much more pleasant demeanor.

I actually went to the outlets and didn’t buy anything today. What an achievement for me! I did get the bra straps that were missing from my mom’s purchase last week, and got the Gap to credit her for a coupon she forgot to use. So all was well. Of course, then I came home and spent $125 on an entranceway bench from disneyshopping. We really need that piece though, and it finally went on sale. (Plus DH said it was ok).

I’m coming down the home stretch with Olivia’s baby blanket. I’ve been working on it after she goes to bed for the night and just have a little detailing work left to do. I’ll have to put up a photo once its done. It’s the first time I’ve actually tried to do a big cross-stitch piece, but I wanted her to have something that I made for her, so I’m glad I’m almost done with it.

Oh, and I can't wait to see who I get for the Halloween exchange. There are such cute Halloween things coming out now!

OK, time to read another set of legal papers. I’m sure as soon as I start Olivia will be awake and ready to play!

 

[fabumouse]

Baby has napped all day. And of course, now I'm worrying about what that means for tonight.

I wonder if we could group rates on that tummy tuck??

DisKim - my car kept dying because a connection to the battery had come loose - and it took AAA 3 visits out to my house to figure it out. Good luck in those baby negotiations! We were at a stalemate until DH called all baby-crazy after spending some time on a business trip with a father of SIX. I had a LONG list of demands.

SL - glad you figured out Lucas's mysterious hives. It makes me crazy when there's something wrong with my children - especially when they cannot articulate how it's been making them feel.

Gottalovethem - I'm SO grateful that I have not experienced colic yet. KNOCK KNOCK on my desk. A good friend of mine became seriously depressed with her first daughter who would just not stop crying, and now her new baby seems to be taking that same path. Madeleine is demanding - she won't allow me to put her down if she's awake, but if I hold her and cater endlessly to her desires, she doesn't cry.

Gem - thanks for the invite on joining the Christmas exchange. That would be in November?

Justhat - I am *still* impressed with your dedication to walking. I've been taking Madeleine out in the baby bjorn now that it's not a zillion degrees in the evening and I've enjoyed the fresh air but it's only for maybe 30 minutes each night. We have the same travel swing!! It reclines pretty well, once the baby is in it, but I have struggled with the speed of the rocking. Mine seems to get a little manic at times.

Zalansky - I am so jealous of your savings!!! We pay $2000 a year or thereabouts for our car insurance (on ONE old car), because we didn't have a car for a long time (so no history) and then DH rear-ended a UPS truck a few years ago.

Ginamarie - I'm ignoring the stretch marks for now! I can only take so much reality at one time.

Time for my evening walk - and breaking the cardinal rule of never wake a sleeping baby!

 

[joats]

Welcome Fabumouse - You have beautiful DDs!
Robin: Hope you are doing ok. Sending positive wishes your way.
Tamie: I can't wait for Jace's growth chart! I wish I had an ounce of your talent!
SL: Hope Lucas is ok with the whole Peach incident. It's so funny how they get allergic to different stuff. Hope the treatment works and the hives go away. Oh - I meant to ask you what school are you going to go to?
GinaMarie: Can't wait to see a picture of the baby blanket.
Zalansky: Way to go!!
Gems: I have a book of a zillion names...I'll have to dig it out (it's where we found Jace/Jacek's name). First names of the top of my head: Riley, Ryan, Robert, Randall.
Ryan: Glad the Cable guy did his thing! Woo-hoo!!
Hi DisKim, BNB, Jill, GLT, justhat, floridafam and anyone else I missed.
Hope all who have gone back to school this week are doing well. I can't believe the summer is over.

DH is still laid up. He's now started physical therapy and goes again on friday. They so far do not have an estimated return to work date for him. He can't sit, bend down, or PICK UP JACE! ARGH!! My back is killing me myself from all the extra lifting and carrying. Hopefully the extra lifting of Jace, etc will counteract all the crap I've been eating since this went down as I'm a total stress eater and I'm STRESSED! The good thing is that Jace has been an angel since this happened which has made life easier. He is getting so much more independent too - it's great. I really love this age. While I do miss him falling asleep on me when he was an itty bitty thing...right now is so much fun!!

We go back to Jace's surgeon tomorrow for another follow up. I think things have been going well so I hope we get a good check up. There's always this fear in the back of my mind that we will have to patch him again.

I have laundry to do and then I need to "graze" for dinner. I swear I've gained 5 pounds this week already - MOO!
Have a good night!

 

[bellacam]

Hi mommies. I am feeling much better, thank to those of you who asked. I have no idea what I caught and neither dh or Aidan got it, so maybe it was pg related? I escaped MS for the most part so I guess that was pay back.

Anyway, I missed to much to catch up on but I hope everyone is well!

Welcome Fabumouse! Your new little one is darling!

Robin - I hope you are able to work things out!

We did get some good news today. DH was approved for 4 weeks paid paternity leave starting the day before my c-section.(11/29) We were not sure if he would get all the time he was requesting due to the recent change
in job, but they looked at his time with the company and gave him all he was requesting. Thank God! I was nervous about trying to recover from another c-sec and chase around a 16 month old! Plus, dh was so good at caring for Aidan I never worried about taking time to get well myself. The dr did say that since the hysterectomy will be performed at the same time as the csec there should not be too much additional discomfort or recovery time.

We had Aidan's 1 year photos done. He is such a ham I have to share them!

Have a good night everyone! I am going to try to stay caught up from now on.

 

[floridafam]

Hi Mommies,

I'm getting quite a good response on the exchange. I'll post a list soon of who I have so far.

I guess we are going to go with a $15 minimum and not have a price cap. I think we can all shop within reason and everyone will be pleased. I know it's pretty easy to spend $15 these days and if you happen to go over that's fine. I'm sure I'll be one of the ones going over-I need a shopping support group.


bellacam,

I'm glad you are feeling better. That is wonderful news about the paternity leave, just wonderful!

Aidan's picture are very cute!


joats,

I'm sorry your DH isn't feeling any better. I'm sure everything will go well at Jace's follow up tomorrow.



fabumouse,

Hi there.


zalansky,

Yah! on the car insurance. I can't believe how much some of you pay for car insurance. HOLY SMOKES. It's almost as bad as the homeowner's insurance problem here in Florida.


justhat,

I'm curious about what type of stroller you ended up getting for Henry. I know you mentioned a while back that you were getting the Peg Perego. Did you?


Robin,





I'll check back later.

 

[Alice28]

OK, I *think* I now have the proper mindset to do a catch-up. I have meatloaf already in the oven for an early dinner, along with broccoli and I think some sort of potato. Sounds yummy. It's been overcast and cool here today- a welcome change. I'm actually wishing for a little rain! We haven't had any since we have been back from Cali....what, that's at least 7-8 weeks!

FF- I'm right there with you needing a shopping support group. What's nice is, we are finally in a position where I can shop and not feel guilty about it. It's so great! I should really put $50 a pay check aside for vacations though. DH gets an 'extra' check in Sept as there are 3 Fridays. I really want to do something with that extra money- I'm thinking of buying a $200-300 gift card or so to Target, to put aside for some Christmas shopping. To give myself a cushion for later. I don't want to shop yet, although I usually am done Christmas shopping by Thanksgiving. I'm an early bird.

I will probably spend a bit more than $15, but I also tend to shop sales or deals; so if it looks like I spent way more, I didn't. I am patiently waiting for the Gymbo baby sale so I can get Dear Neighbor an awesome outfit for baby-girl-to-be; I am sure I can get a $75 retail outfit for probably $40.

Joats- I hope your DH is feeling better soon, and that some of your stress is alleviated! I agree, this age is fun when they are more independent. I admit I am guilty of sitting Molly in front of the Wiggles once a day or every other day just so I can get something done. Her attention span is finally enough where she pays attention for almost the entire DVD! Got Hot Potato, Live in Concert the other day- it's so great cause it's the same show we saw in 2004. Sam said, "Mom! Mom! I saw us in the audience!" Hmmm...trouble is, that episode was filmed in Sydney....don't think so Sammy!

Bellacam- GREAT news about your DH getting paternity leave! DH had that with #1 and it was helpful. Even more for you with the csection and Aidan running around. What a cutie he is in his ONE picture. I love his big smile! Please let us know if we can do anything for you once baby is here- is someone giving you a baby shower?

SL- I'm glad you found out what the culprit was with the hives. Is he miserable, or does he even notice them? poor guy...

Hi Fabumouse- LOL at the group rate for a tummy tuck! I would like a breast lift too- no implants, just a boost up.

GM- please post a pic of the blanket when you are done- sounds so nice! And the entryway bench too- that sounds so great! Glad Miss Olivia is taking nice naps again!

Gems- my next name on our boy list was Nathan. I like the nickname Nate. Have fun choosing!

Z- sounds like everything is going smoothly with Connor's preschool! How exciting! I think I figured out we pay about $1900 a year for car insurance. Yowza. But, we have two newer cars, so I guess that's about right.

BNB- you crack me up- your MIL story had me chuckling. I hope you are able to be in the right building at the Poly! I would vacation in the Poly basement if I could! Hope the pests got to cleaning something.

justhat- the walk sounds like the perfect way to tone up! I'm sure you and Henry will both enjoy the fresh air. Esp that crisp fall air- I love taking walks in the fall and spring, when things are a changing, and it's not too hot nor cold out.

Well, my mom called from Minneapolis and was happy to be back on American soil. We are going to the airport around 7 to get them. Can't wait!

 

[zalansky]

Bellacam - where did you get those pics done? I LOve them! I need to get Cam's one year shots in a few weeks.

 

[llij]

Good evening moms!

Today was busy busy busy! I only have a few more days left of freedom until school starts so today was a day of organizing and baking. I also went to Let’s Dish tonight and stocked up on a few meals to tide us over for the next month. Phew…I am tired!

Ryan840 – Congrats on being HOME!! Good luck with unpacking! I can’t wait to hear how everything is going!

Robin – Wow! Your parents are back already? Those weeks really flew by. I’m sure you missed them dearly and it went slowly for you though. I can’t wait to hear how your dad liked Molly’s shirt! I hope that things are looking up for you too. You’ve got a lot of friends here who care about you!

Bellacam – Aidan is growing up so fast! What a cutie! That is great news that your dh has paternity leave!!! I’m also glad to hear that the hysterectomy won’t make your recovery time much longer. Looking back, my hysterectomy was a easier than the c-section so you should be good to go (especially since you've had a c-section and are familiar with the recovery). I’ll be thinking of you!

Floridafam – I’m getting excited about the exchange! I love the fall and all the neat things that are out for Halloween. Thanks again for arranging the exchange.

Joats – I feel your stress! Hang in there and I’ll say some prayers that your dh starts to feel better very soon. Poor guy! I’m glad to hear that Jace is being an angel for you. He is such a cutie!

Gems – I like the name Tyler too! Jay and Harley are good choices too! Good luck picking out names. I know that there are some cool baby name websites that have cute suggestions. I’m glad to hear that your niece got to go home. I’ll continue to pray for her that the doctors figure out what is causing the bleeding.

Oh and I forgot to tell you that on my retreat a few weeks back there was a lady named Gemma on the retreat. I thought of you when I saw her name b/c you don’t see that name a lot. It is a beautiful name!

Ginamarie – That is wonderful that you are making a blanket for Olivia! Please post a picture of it when you are done. I would love to see it. When my sister had her babies, I cross stitched a picture for each of them. I never got around to doing it for my own kids though. I’m sure Olivia will treasure the blanket you made for her!

Fabumouse – Sending you warm wishes that Madeleine will sleep ok tonight for you. That is great that you are taking evening walks! I need to do that too. Oh and where do I sign up for the tummy tuck? I bet we all could get a great group rate!

Ok, here are a few more Disneyland pictures.

Here are dh and the girls listening to Dave’s birthday message from Goofy in City Hall.

Here is John with his first set of Mickey ears which he promptly took off his head.

The kids, my parents and me waiting for Disneyland to open.

The girls and my cousin’s son, Matthew, in front of a Disney collage. They had these cool photo collages all over the parks. I’m kicking myself for not taking more pictures of them.

I’ll post more pictures later. I still need to get my dad’s pictures, but the poor guy is sick. Every time we fly somewhere, he manages to get a bad upper respiratory infection once we get home. He sounds terrible and I’m a little worried about him.

Everyone have a great evening!

 

[Alice28]

Jill- I have a picture of the Alice in Wonderland collage if you want another collage picture. I think I have one of Buzz too, but it's a nighttime one.

OK, time to clean up dinner and throw the kiddoes in the shower so we can go to the airport!

 

[justhat]

I have to go to bed cause Madison went to sleep at 6pm last night then was up from midnight to 3am so I'm exhausted, but Jill, great photos! We've got a couple of pictures of those collages so I'll look through them and let you know what they are if you want them. Of course, you'll have to take Madison too cause she's in most of them. She had a thing for posing with everything she saw, photo collages included, and she was in the main one with all the CM faces and the Mickey one in Toontown so of course we had to get a picture of her next to her picture.

We went to the Montgomery Mall today cause they have a Stride Rite. I saw a woman in there with 7 young kids and she was pregnant with #8. I would die. I have to say that so far 2 isn't anymore work than just Madison really, but no way could I imagine 6 more. Friends of ours want 8 though and they just had #4 last month. When we met them in 2002 they just had a 1yo. Anyway, my real point was imagine having to get new shoes for 8 kids? And I was complaining about what I had to spend on just Madison. We do go to White Flint sometimes-I like it cause they have a Cheesecake Factory. How far is Hagerstown from here?

Okay, time for bed. I have been very fortunate in that Henry tends to eat and go to bed at 8:30 everynight. Right now that's Madison's bedtime too, but once school starts she'll really need to be asleep by 7/7:30 so I should start working on that. Ugh, but it means I have to actuallly get up at 7am then too. So not ready for this-camp was so nice starting at 9!

 

[DisKim]

I just caught up with the thread, but I'll probably forget most of what I just read. I keep saying that I think I've lost brain cells since Aidan's birth.

Robin - I cracked up at your comment about my husband's dominant genes. We always laugh about that. My kids look nothing like me. The funniest thing is that while I was pregnant with Aidan, I kept insisting that the third child would finally look like me. Of course, Aidan looks like Tom's "mini-me". They even have the same walk. It's like looking at a clone. I hope that whatever your problems are, they get better soon .

Gems - I think you have my negotiations backwards. He has to try to convince me. I refuse to have any more in our current situation. I shouldn't be working with 3 kids, let alone 4. I've called a halt in the negotiations until next summer. I need some more time. Besides, I don't think any woman comes home from a trip to Disney with 3 kids and wants to have another one . I like all your name choices!

bellacam - Great pictures! I'm glad your DH got paternity leave. That is so wonderful. The most my DH ever got was 3 days . It sounds like your DH works for a very understanding company.

zalansky - I'm glad to hear that Connor is doing well in pre-school.

Jill - What great pictures. I like the one of John pulling his ears off. Aidan didn't like his ears either. The girls look like they are having fun too!

Floridafam - I'm right there with you on the shopping support group. I'm trying to be better. I actually went into the mall today for one thing and I didn't do any other shopping. I tried to convince Emmy to let me buy her an expensive outfit at Limited Too for school and she refused. She ruins all my fun.

Well, I'm sure I'm forgetting people. I've been really bad at remembering things lately. We picked up DH's car today. My friend's husband fixed it for us and didn't want to charge us labor. I made him take the extra money. I'm just so relieved that it was only the battery and nothing major. I feel very boring since I got back from vacation. I've been doing nothing but laundry and it is still not done.

 

[DisKim]

Justhat - I just saw your post. If I had to buy shoes for 8 kids, I'd be at the Payless bogo sale and not at Stride Rite!

 

[J&D]

There is a .05 click at Sunshine.

San Francisco Music Box is having a 75% off sale. If you need gifts for Christmas, Mother's Day, baby showers, birthdays, teachers, exchanges, etc, then check it out. New moms there is a very nice Baby's 1st Christmas photo waterglobe for only $7.50 (reg $30). Use code OS157 for an additional 15% off!
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[Strawberry Lemonade]

Alice28 - I hope you're feeling better today!

glt - How's that sore throat doing? I hope you can start eating normal food soon.

BnB - Your MIL sounds exhausting! Glad Jocelyn didn't go on that cruise with her.

floridafam - Good luck with your auction!

zalansky - Glad to hear Connor is doing well at preschool!

ryan - Glad your Grandma is doing well. I hope she continues to do so.

Gem - Good luck picking out boy names. I had a whole list of girl names picked out and only 2 boy names. Of course, we ended up with a boy. Jason was the other name we were considering.

ginamarie - Lucas's middle name is Salvatore, which is DH's first name. It's also the name of about half of DH's family. Good luck in the race for Salvatore!

fabumouse - I hope Madeleine slept for you last night despite her marathon nap.

Joats - I'll be going to the University of New Haven, starting in January. I'll have to go to the main campus since they don't yet offer online classes in my program. I hope the PT helps your DH and he can pick Jace up soon.

bellacam- I love Aidan's pictures! He is such a doll!

llij - Great pictures! It looks like everyone had a lot of fun.

justhat - One of the computer consultants at work has 7 or 8 kids. They were missionaries in Africa for a while and I know at least one of the kids was born there. I believe all but one are girls.

DisKim - Glad you got your car fixed.

Lucas's hives have started clearing up with the Benedryl and Prednisone (I was wrong earlier - it is actually Prednisone he's on). The Benedryl causes his to be pretty out of it. Today is my friend's last day of work so I was hoping to stop by the office so she could see Lucas since I don't have to report for jury duty. I may tweak his medication schedule a little so he's not totally off his rocker for the visit.

I think I may also try to get to the mall today to do a little fall shopping for Lucas. This week is tax free week in CT so I want to take advantage of that.

Hope everyone has a great day.

 

[Ginamarie]

Joats- I’m a stress eater too. I keep telling myself I need to stop, but the food is so enticing. Good luck with Jace’s followup.

Bella- Great news about the paternity leave. Aiden’s pictures are so cute. I love his little teeth

Alice- Glad your parents made it home safely!

Jill- Sorry your dad got sick I liked the DL collages too. There was a Monsters, Inc one that I loved.

Justhat- Sorry that Madison kept you up! I can’t imagine having 8 kids either. I went to school with a family that had 11 kids. It was incredible. I’m sure they had a few more after we lost touch with them too.

OK, I have to get ready to take the kids to the library and stop at the Church to make sure everything is on par for Olivia’s Christening. I’ll check back in from the office.