sweety peety

so i'm home AGAIN w/ a horrible stomach bug. i woke up yesterday morning feelin kind funny and it's been all downhill from there. i feel some better today but not 100%...shelby stayed w/ mammy & pappy last night so she won't be exposed but i soo miss her! i've not seen her in 24 hours :(
I thought i'd show you some of her recent pics!

5 months ago today

well, 5 months ago, this was me (course the pic of me below was taken the day i was admitted so needless to say, the little one was not delivered until 24 hrs later and this was prior to my knowledge of not knowing my epidurals, yes more than one, would not work and I would have a C-section! God's plans are ALWAYS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN OURS!):



this pic below was me smiling but it was a TOTAL fake smile:






1st Time I got to hold her after her delivery:

























And now, this is our little miracle and family:










I cannot begin to imagine how life can get any better than this! She also rolled over from her back to her tummy today for the 1st time! She mastered tummy to back a while back but has been practicing on the opposite for a few days and finally did it! I missed it though. She did it at Miss Minnas. :( o well....
Happy 5 month birthday Shelby Lynne! My have you changed! She was born weighing 7 lbs 12 oz, 21 1/2 " long and is now 17 lbs 8 oz, 27" long!!
We love you!

Life-long cute-ness

I am a very involved member of the whattoexpect.com forum and have been since we started struggling w/ infertility and I needed medical advice and answers and reading the book over and over did no good or help so I found help and advice in women I have never met or even talked to. I have made 3 lifelong friends from this forum from the almost 2 years ago I joined. Ali, Crystal and Nichole are 3 women I can call/text any hour of the night or day and cry to/with or laugh or be silly with and I've only spoke to Ali a few times and Crystal and Nichole I've never spoke to. I have also met new and wonderful "June 2009 Mommas" and am building relationships with them as well....with all that said, two June Bug mommas ordered bows and I've got one more order from another June momma that I'll soon start on for big bows and flowers. Anyhoo...God places people in our lives for a reason and I'm thankful for my online friends who are and have been closer than any person, other than Josh, in a long time and we've never even met or seen each other in person. These bows were made for women I've never met, yet they are made with love and the up-most cute-ness in mind!

Blossom & skeleton

We took a trip this weekend w/ my parents to Branson and these pics are the result of what Shelby thought of the trip...she was a super star!
Today she was a skeleton and she even glows in the dark! lol.. we don't "celebrate" halloween but I do have a cute "themed" outfit for each day this week! Can't wait for Trunk or Treat at church Saturday night! Come out and enjoy SAFE, FREE fun at Immanule Baptist, right across from walmart starting at 5:30pm Magnolia,AR! I"ll be the one painting faces and Shelby will be the one in the moo cow costume! lol
~God bless,

growin up too fast...

This was us last night having supper like a big girl (10-20-09)!




Shelby is now able to eat from a spoon. :( She's also tall enough to be in her Jumperoo w/o a pillow under it. I cannot believe how fast Shelby is growing! She's now sleeping a lot better and not waking up for a bottle in the middle of the night. She's full of personality and LOVES TO FLIRT W/ ANYONE who will give her attention! She's sooo fun and cute cute cute!!
~God bless,

Kathryn

Shelby's keeper on Tuesday's through Friday has been a great friend and sister to me for almost 10 years now. Our husband's used to sing together for 7 years and so we've grown our families together. Their oldest daughter, Kathryn, is such a lady of poise, elegance and just pure sweetness. She asked me to do 2 hairbows for Kathryn to wear to school. They wear uniforms to their school (CCS) and she wanted 1 to match her light pink polo and one to match her baby blue polo and her only request was 2 "big bows w/ feathers!" MY KINDA BOW! :) Thank you Minna for being my friend, shoulder to lean on, gripe to, unload on, the one I go to to get advice on just about anything and my sister! I love you!
I love to make hairbows and not one I make is the same! Message or email me if you would like a hairbow. This order was vague and only specified the colors and that she wanted feathers, and of course the size. :)




~God bless & thank you dear Lord for Godly women!

Logan

Well, finally I finished a bag! LOL it's only taken me a month! LOL! This is the first time I've used the vertical stripes and damask print together and I think it turned out beautiful! This bag was ordered by my most popular customer, Kaylee. I can't remember how many bags she's ordered! At least 4 others I think! She has EXCELLENT taste when it comes to the fabrics and colors she wants! I did a wipe case for her bag this time and since it was for a boy I decided to spice it up a bit w/o using bows! :) LOL...
The "Logan" stitching was done by my friends here locally that I get to do all my monogramming and stitchery, T-sports. Teddy & Donna have done work for me since my sophomore year of college!! They are always quick and great to me!
If you are interested in a bag, please feel free to message me or email me with your interests, colors or ideas that you may have for a diaper bag.
Thanks again Kaylee!! LIOB!!
~God bless,