A great Love Story!

I wanted to share a story with you. It is a great love story! A friend from my childhood is currently waiting for her hubby to return from Iraq. He has been there since July. While away his baby girl Isabell was born! He will be home any day now and be meeting her for the first time! The Detroit News wrote an article about Kim, Christopher and Isabell. I contacted Kim and asked if I could share her story and she said sure so if your interested in reading it, head on over to Kim's blog.

CLICK HERE to go read Kim's story! You might want to have some tissues handy because it will bring tears to your eyes!

Flashback Friday-In honor of Emily's 2nd birthday!

Our youngest Emily Ann will be 2 on Sunday! Time has flown by so fast and she is such a joy and great addition to our family! For this flashback Friday I am going to share a little bit about the events leading up to Emily's arrival 2 years ago!

Emily was born 2 weeks early due to me having been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I was having weekly stress test 2 times a week and ultrasounds a couple times a month to monitor her growth. Babies with mothers that have GD tend to be bigger and if they go full term and the baby is big chances for a C-section increase greatly! I was pretty adamant with my doctor from the start that I wanted to do everything I could to avoid a C-section. I had my other 2 children without a C-Section and that was the plan for Emily as well. He was a great doctor and helped me fulfil that wish. I ended up going in for an ultrasound on the Sunday before Emily was born and they were estimating her weight at 8 1/2 pounds! When I went to my regularly scheduled appointment that following Tuesday my Doc said it was time and he wanted to induce that week! She was a bigger but everything else was looking good, she was healthy. I was excited but not overly happy about having to be induced, but wanted to do what was right for the baby and for my health. Induction was scheduled for 2 days later on Thursday the 8th! I was to spend the night before in the hospital and proceed from there the next morning. Emily was born on Thursday afternoon at 4:14pm. She was screaming and so beautiful! Kyle and I fell in love instantly! I was very happy that I avoided a c-section and the birth was fairly easy. I ended up not even having to have pitocin, Doctor just broke my water and she was born about 3 hours later! Loving the fact that I have had easy and very quick deliveries! Emily ended up weighing in at 8 lbs. 7 oz. and 20 inches long!

Top 10 List: Things no child has ever died from!

So today I thought I would post a top 10 list that I happened to read in my Parenting Early Years magazine the other night.

10 things no child has ever died from!! :)

1. Screaming his lungs out (the lungs don't literally come out!)
2. Not getting the latest handheld, GPS-encoded musical thingamabob that all the other kids have! (Even if all the other kids really, truly do have it.)
3. Eating cheese sticks exclusively from age 2 to 3!
4. Taking 30 seconds to think about what he's thankful for before lunging for the sweet potatoes.
5. The heartbreak of a hopelessly twisted slinky!
6. Having to put her arm around her brother for five seconds for your family Christmas-card photo.
7. Being left with-GASP!-Dad while you go off for a much deserved girl's weekend!
8. Seeing the Hannah Montana movie the day after it opens.
9. Having to wait till he's older before he gets to use the pocket knife his clueless uncle got him for his birthday.
10. Too many hugs and kisses. :)

I just thought this list was cute. Enjoy and have a great Tuesday.

Day 1 Of my Back to Blogging Movement in November!

Ok it is almost the end of the day but I remembered! :) CLICK HERE to read my previous post about getting back to blogging this November! You should join in as well.

So Sunday's topic is: "Sunday Survey" (random questions)

This will be random questions that will help you get to know me a little better! Go ahead and copy and paste it to your blog and join in.

1. What state do you live in? Michigan
2. City or Country? Country all the way!
3. Favorite Color? Red
4. Favorite Season? Fall
5. Favorite Candy Bar? Snickers
6. What kind of car do you drive? Yukon XL
7. Any Pets? 2 Cats
8. Hobbies? Blogging,Scrap booking,Hunting,Snowmobiling,Photography, Coupons and saving money! :)
9. Somewhere you would love to visit? Alaska or Australia
10. What color is your bathroom? Tea Leaf Green
11. How many bedrooms does your house have? 5
12. Favorite Restaurant? Texas Roadhouse
13. Morning or Night Person? Night for sure!
14. Favorite kind of movies? Comedy
15. Favorite Store? Target :)
16. Favorite Beverage? Diet Coke
17. Favorite Musical Group? Rascal Flatts, Mercy Me, Nickelback! I love all kinds of music!
18. Snow or no Snow? SNOW! :)
19. Cheese or no Cheese on your burger? Cheese, I love Swiss on my burger!
20. What month is your birthday in? January

Back to Blogging Movement for the month of November!

I found this great idea over at Today is a Different Day! I know I get in a slump and don't blog as often as I would like on my family blog. The premis is to use the daily promts to help you come up with something to blog about during the month of November. Add a badge and join in on this great idea! Let me know if you plan on doing this so I can head over to see what your writing about! Good Luck!



Mondays: "Not Me Mondays" (blog about mis-haps embarrassments)

Tuesdays: "Top Ten Tuesdays"(make a top ten list for whatever you want)

Wednesdays: "Wednesday Works" (share something of the old "works for me" school of thought or share a project you're working on, want to work on, need help with or even share a behavior/habit you or your family is working on)

Thursdays: "Thoughts for Thursdays" -of course!- (blog about a topic of opinion)

Fridays: "Flashback Fridays" (blog about a memory or even photo from the past)

Saturdays: "Saturday Social" (share new or favorite websites or blogs you come across)

Sundays: "Sunday Survey" (random questions)

Blog Catch up Time!

Ok, I just uploaded 400 pictures! Get comfy because I am ready to do some updating. Enjoy! :)

So behind on blogging!

Ok, I am so behind! I have hundreds of pictures on my camera! I am hoping to download them tonight and start updating the blog. It has been a busy month and sometimes I am not sure where the day goes. So look for some good updates over the next few days! I promise! :) There will be pictures of a cheerleader, football players, pumpkins, more pumpkins and even more pumpkins (you will understand why I said that later! lol), jack o lanterns, kids playing in the leaves and even a few deer! (warning: they are not cool nature shots of deer frolicking in the fields! lol)

See you all soon!