dearest baby girl,

thank you for giving us a show at your ultrasound the other day.
you had the hiccups & your lil' body kept jumping up & down in my belly.
cutest. thing. ever.
and then you sucked your thumb as you crossed your teensy weensy ankles.

[i could tell by your cute lil' profile that you were a she, before the dr. even said a word.]

a tiny button nose.
and those sweet round cheeks.
just like your big sisters.
your daddy & i are over the moon.
audrey is in love.
ellie is still in denial, ("no, it's a brother!" she says.) but she'll get there soon enough.
[let's be honest, daddy & i did take a moment to mourn the thought of ever having a son, cause unless there's a jesus/mary moment, we sure as heck aren't having a fourth. at least not naturally. but we got over that boy thing pretty quick. okay, okay, if we're really being honest, it took me til' the next morning. so if you read this when you're 16, please know you were wanted & loved from the very beginning. boys are stinky anyways.]

you'll have your grey toms soon enough, baby girl :)

we stopped at toms farms before the big reveal. soooo GIDDY!!!

we all went in guessing boy [except me. i had my intuitions. and boy girl, was i right!].
but God [and mommy] knew otherwise.

and He chose your daddy & i to raise three sweet girls from the beginning.
blows. me. away.

just the thought of it makes me tear up [happy tears, of course].

THREE [you better be sweet] GIRLS?!

holy moly.

your twin sisters have already hung up your picture [with lots of tape] in their room.
and we're dreaming about what you'll look like.
and smell like.
and what your laugh will sound like.
a&e ask me daily what your name is.
what will your name be, baby girl?
will you have red hair like a&e?
mouse-y brown like me?
[i'm secretly hoping you get my green eyes, but that stays between you & me, mmkay? :)]

all i can say is, God bless your daddy. the lone wolf. in a sea of babes.
3 proms.
4 periods.
3 boyfriends.
3 weddings.
& one good shotgun. heh.

i feel faint. hold me.

thank you Lord for giving us this life.
another sweet baby girl.
we promise to love her. and hold her. and squeeze her cheeks until they almost pop.
we promise to teach her about your love for her. & we pray that she is a world changer for your kingdom!

i celebrated & bought you some goodies. you'll thank me later.

we love you already! so very much.
i feel so incredibly blessed to get to be your mommy.
5 more months, baby girl.
5. more. months.
xo, mommy

and now for a name. so far, i've got...nothin.

25 days of thanksgiving.

how is it nov 1st already?
& why did the sun decide it was gonna stick around right after i bought a few new sweaters? explain yourself, mr. sun.

i decided i was gonna hop on the thankful bandwagon & try to blog something i'm thankful for everyday. afterall, i have a lot to be thankful for. that means 25 blog posts by thanksgiving day, thur, nov 25th.

it's a personal challenge. don't think i can do it? place your bets. the first person to guess just how many days i actually blog, will get a prize. i'm sewious.

today, i'm thankful for
surprise visits from melinda.
my fuji instant camera.
pictures like this.

my mom's company.
new flowers in my flower pots.
God's kindness.
empty laundry baskets (even if just for a minute, right before bed).
days like oct 23rd, where we celebrated papa's heavenly homecoming at one of  his favorites, bob's big boy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tim telling me this morning that i had b.o. (it was true) & making me laugh harder than anyone can.

audrey & ellie's cackle when they're drowning each other in the bathtub.

come on, join me! what are you thankful for?

new series: where my TOMS go.

cute, grey toms, meet the blog people. blog people, cute, grey toms.

i broke down & bought my first pair of TOMS. (i'm a little late, i know.)

& i thought it'd be fun to start a new blog series, errr feature, 

(all the kewl bloggers are doin' it so why not me? laaaaame.) 

called "where my TOMS go."

[more like, where my TOMS & cankles go. baHA!]

(just humor me, k?) :)

they're my first new shoes in quite awhile & so i thought (there i go with that thinking again) i'd document where they went with me (not an original idea by any means, but i'm a copycat, so what?) (hi, alayna! i don't think you read my blog, but if you do, i'm copying youuuu!).

the lil' hipsters (ehem, my brother) say you're s'posed to get 'em tight. they stretch i guess? (they better cause oh, mama! they're tight!)

[soooo, come along with me as i break in my first pair of trendy, too cool for school, TOMS.]

first up: a walk around my neighborhood on a cool summer night.

[i wrote this a wk or two ago & this bike is now dead. rip little 50cent dora bike. audrey rode you off the curb last night & cracked your wheels to pieces. it only hurt for a second.]

ahh, the colors of summer.

--in my new kicks--

where will they go next?
[i know you're sitting on the edge of your seat right about now]
dun-dun-duuuuun!

p.s. have you seen the tiny toms? oh. my. word. self control, molly. self! control!

i think i see a new series coming in the very near future: where my tiny toms go! eeeee!
p.p.s. if you have a favorite pair of shoes, you can totally play along! come on! you know you wanna.