I don't know who you are. Really. I recently got a new phone and was unable to save all my old contacts that I've had since before I was married. It seems that lately I've been getting a lot of calls from both my old area code and new that I just don't recognize. This can be a controversial topic, but I do NOT answer calls if I don't know who it is. So, unless you are my Mom or my Husband, chances are I'm not answering your call.
My point is that if you keep calling and I keep not answering it's not because I don't want to talk to you. I do. Please leave me a message and I will promptly program you into my phone. Thanks!

Dear All Natural Dish Soap,

I regret to inform you that your services are no longer needed in our household. I was truly optimistic and looking forward to having a long working relationship with you, however after your trial work period I have come to the decision that you are not right for me or my family. You stand no chance against the pile of greasy, oily, buttery dishes in my sink. You are just not strong enough and I don't think I can live with dishes that are still greasy after being washed several times. Perhaps you'd be better off in a family that doesn't cook with butter or oil. Or perhaps you'd be better off in a family that only eats bread and drinks water. Either way, I wish you the best of luck in the future and hope you find a home more fitting. Thanks (kind of) for the many times you (attempted to) clean my dishes.

Sincerely,

Morgan

Devan, (aka the luckiest girl in the world) got a new dress today! I absolutely love it, and so does she. She wanted to put it on right away and start dancing/twirling in it. I'm going to have to post more pictures of her in it because the dress is so beautiful. Thanks Grandma!!


In this photo I was experimenting with some vintage photoshop tutorials. I like the look, but still have a lot to figure out.

Just about everything about this pregnancy/baby has been the complete opposite of Devan. To name a few...

Devan: I found out I was expecting when I was already two months along.
Baby: I found out when I was three weeks along. This makes for a very long 10 month gestation.

Devan: Easy, smooth pregnancy.
Baby: I have asthma, need I say more?

Devan: I had all the blood work/tests done possible.
Baby: Blood work?

Devan: FINALLY went into labor at 41 weeks which resulted in a large baby/emergency c-section/uterus tear/blood transfusion.
Baby: Cesarean at 39. Hallelujah!

What I'm hoping all this means is this:

Devan: One word: COLIC.
Baby: Perfectly angelic?

Is it possible? Everyone tells me that colic doesn't usually repeat itself. I'm really hoping this is true. Also, one more thing.

Devan: Had a name picked out/nursery set up when I was probably six months along.
Baby: No name, no nursery.

Which leads me to the point of this post. I would love to hear your name suggestions. I'm open to anything because I've spent HOURS online and reading a baby name book and have come up with next to nothing. PLEASE give us some suggestions! Thanks.

P.S. We are having a girl, in case you don't stop by our blog often.

I need one. I've tried several I've found online and have not been that impressed. I do not want to buy pizza dough. Please let me know if you have a good pizza dough recipe! Thanks!

I'm afraid to admit this, but Devan has become quite the shopper. She knows exactly what to expect from the stores we shop at frequently. For instance, she knows we are going to Target about 2 blocks before we get there, and she knows that they have toys and popcorn. She knows which grocery stores have "car" shopping carts and which grocery stores have miniture carts that she can push ( and subsequently ram into everything in sight, including me!).

She's also made a new discovery about shopping: If you can't find what your looking for, ask the lady! I have no idea where she learned it, but she seems to be outwitting me very quickly these days. The other day she wanted rain boots. I told her we could look but that the store might not have them. ( I didn't mention that I didn't want to buy them because it doesn't rain that often and it's nearing the end of the season anyway). I think we were at Walmart and I took her down one aisle of shoes and told her they didn't have rain boots. "You have to ask the lady" she said. "Ask the lady what?" I said. "Ask the lady if they have rain boots here!!" she said. She actually sounded irritated with me! Can you believe it!

Now everywhere we go she tells me what she wants before we get there and always makes sure to include "Mom, FIRST we ask the lady, then we can go look". I guess my "this store doesn't have that" trick is not going to work anymore. And the "I don't have enough money" trick doesn't either because she always comes back with "But my Daddy has lots of money". She has an answer/solution to everything! What am I going to do with her?

Hello blog. It's been a while. Apparently I broke our (3 month old) laptop last week and Dell had to send us a new hard drive. John said this is the last time he's buying a PC, and the next computer we get will be a Mac. We'll see.

Here's the latest. I'm having a baby in less than 10 weeks and I have nothing ready. I'd really prefer it the other way around but the problem is we STILL don't know where we will be living. We are supposed to be hearing about the condo we made an offer on "any day". Of course any day could mean two months from now. So as of right now all I have for the baby is clothes. No crib, changing table, car seat, etc. It's all still packed away in the garage. It's making me a little crazy, to say the least.

Since I don't have a baby room to be getting ready I figured I could spend a little more time looking at things I want on the internet. (Productive, right? Wasting time and money!) I've found something I don't think my baby can live without. Baby Legs. Old news, I know. They've been around, I've seen countless other people blog about them and make them, but I never paid too much attention because my baby was already too big for them when they started showing up. But now that I am having another baby, I need baby legs. Here are some favorites:

Strawberry Shortcake

Lime Drop

Cinnamon

You should all feel free to send some my way. Also, I am looking for a new baby carrier. The last one I had was really strappy and I couldn't seem to get Devan in it without help. I have a sling, but I'd also like a front/back carrier so if anyone has any that they can recommend, let me know!