I have been meaning to write this post for forever now. I don’t want to turn this into a baby blog, but of course I don’t want to ignore that aspect of my life either. :-) I thought it might be interesting to post this though, and see what responses the rest of the moms who read my blog have! A few weeks ago, I emailed five friends and asked them their advice about what to register for a new…
Sparkleberry made out like a bandit after the baby shower this weekend. :-) I need to wash them all, sort them by size, and put them in the linen closet which will become “the baby’s closet” if we are staying in this apartment. It was so much fun to go through them, cutting off the tags, and imagining the little girl who will be filling them in just a few months. Baby clothes are SO cute! And I think I…
I leave today for the Gerig Reunion! I am picking Paul up from work, and then we are on our way! We’re going to stay the night in Nashville to break up the trip a little bit. I think my body will appreciate that! A few random tidbits before I leave. * At this point, I still haven’t heard anything back about Lewis. I expect a call today. Hopefully it will be okay that we are going to be out…
I have been spending some time recently putting together baby stuff all in one place so I have easy access to it. :-) Paul and I decided on a special Bible verse that we’re using for this baby and the nursery, etc.: “He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.†– Isaiah 40:11 Perhaps we’ll also give Sparkleberry her own…
I know you want this. :-) We’re not going to announce the name until the birth of our baby, but in the meantime I wanted to share our current options. Because it’s fun to help friends pick out baby names, I think! Here are the stipulations: 1. In general, I love multi-syllable names and dislike one-syllable names. However, I’m sensitive to the fact that our last name is 3 syllables long, so I want to make sure the name doesn’t…