Here's Our New Little Family Face

I spent last night at the hospital.

Mimi cannot lift anything yet so Nana

gets to hold the precious baby 

while Mom sleeps...

and lift her to Mom when she is hungry.

What a job, huh?

So...

You want a quick peek at a sweet little face?

She was 6 hours old when this was taken.
(edited to add:  Mimi says she was 
30 MINUTES OLD
when this picture was taken)

She just had her bath but still has

that "new baby look", doesn't she?

Look at those piano playing fingers!

I'll  be back soon with more baby snips and snaps.

Thanks for all the prayers and well-wishes.

I think Mom & Dad did good

and we are
NOT PUTTING HER BACK

WHERE SHE CAME FROM

no matter what Big Boy E says!

New Baby Girl Is On Her Way-TODAY!!!!!

Think Pink!

source

Yes~that is a baby blanket~

See?

Is that the cutest baby blanket ever?

You can find it here.

Nope- Not a paid advertisement or promotion.

Just saw it and thought it was so cute

that you might want one for 

a special baby girl in your life.

So...say a prayer for Mama Mimi

who was NOT pregnant in this picture!;>)

AND for Daddy and the two big brothers.

These two little Irish looking lads 

will soon be joined

by a sweet new colleen.

We can't wait!

I'll be back with 

BABY NEWS

as soon as I can get here!

Whooo Hoooo-It's almost baby!

Shower Me Pink And Pretty- A Baby Shower

My daughter, Mimi, is having a

BABY GIRL.

She has two little boys and has

 LOTS of boys' things

but NOTHING for a baby girl.

She has waited a long time for a girl.

Her sister and Mimi's friend, Gretchen,

decided to throw her a shower.

Her friend, Gretchen, is so talented.

Her house is just darling to begin with

and she made it super sweet for the 

BABY SHOWER.

Pink & White flowers in  pink tin carriers

accented the tables.

The tins are from Ikea and they wrote

on them with chalk.

There were pink and white pom poms.

There were pink and white desserts.

There were strawberries covered with white chocolate.

There were sweet cup-cakes.

with a creamy raspberry filling.

There were presents.

I forgot to take a picture of the pile of presents...sorry...

There were sweet girls there,

including SweetCheeks.

How is it possible NOT to have a 

picture of SweetCheeks?
Oh-Wait- I have ONE.

She is ignoring me because I called her
Gappy- as in "missing a tooth"-
Gappy- She was okay with GaBBy-
but not Gappy.
Lost her sense of humor there for a minute.

Here is Ria writing an "advice note" to 

her new cousin-to-be.

Her advice was:

LEARN TO DANCE.

Lulu helped me prepare quiches in the morning

and fluffed the flowers.

What else did we have besides all the food and presents and kids?

Oh! Yes! We had a 

MOM-TO-BE!

I did NOT get very good pictures of Mimi.

As you can see she is wearing a lamp hat in this one...

Hmmm..wearing a lampshade 

on her head might have

been how she got in this 

state in the first place-just saying....

It was a wonderful shower and Mimi 

is blessed with some

truly wonderful friends and family 

that all love her.

What more could anyone ask for?

Oh, yes-One more thing! 

A healthy sweet baby girl.

Six More Weeks To Baby!

Lesson or the day:

DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAMERA UNTENDED.

I have several pictures of 

unknown origin and content.

However, I have a sneaking suspicion 

I KNOW who

took charge of the camera...

because a pre-teen kid

just can't resist a "selfie".

She thought the photos she took 

were really funny.

However, the laugh is on her because 

wait until her Dad sees this one.

Notice the MASCARA?

Yeah- well, DAD is gonna notice it, too.

Good luck with THAT, Lulu!!!

SLEDDING And SUNDAES And SILLINESS

We have had quite a weekend so far.

We had volleyball on Saturday morning

and then came home to play in the snow.

Want to know how much snow we have?

We have THIS MUCH snow!

What do you do when you can barely make it up 

THE BACK STEPS?

What do you see there?

How about a SLIDE?

Do you see a SLIDE?

Someone sure did!

After almost THREE HOURS of snow fun

they were ready to abandon their sled.

That gives you a better idea of the drift

in our backyard next to the house.

What tastes good after a cold snowy day?

How about a HOT FUDGE SUNDAY

even if it IS Saturday night.

Eyes Closed Or Open

they sure taste good.

Oh-baby!

AND

After Sundaes it is time for the 

HA-HA GAME.

If you have never played this you MUST try it.

Everyone lays down and puts their head 

on someone else's stomach.

Then the first person starts with HA..

The next person says HA HA.

The third person says HA HA HA.

The fourth person says HA HA HA HA.

This continues and keeps going around.

The first person to start laughing uncontrollably is OUT.

As you can see above,

MyHero IS NOT a winner!

He is OUT.

The line re-forms and continues until there

is only one person left.

If you play try to lay next to

a person with a nice big tummy.

It makes a GREAT pillow.

Oh-isn't that sweet?

MyHero is working on making

his "pillow" bigger just for me!

Now, tomorrow, if you are 

VERY GOOD

and promise not to take tranquilizers

when you don't need them

I just might show you some pictures

from my daughter's

BABY SHOWER being held today.

Guess what color everything is.

You get one guess

as to whether it is a boy or a girl.

Have a blessed Sunday.

Oh, heck-

CELEBRATE with a Sundae.

You deserve it!

It's A Baby- But Is It A Boy Or A Girl?

None of my kids ever

knew before the birth what

they were going to have-

be it boy or girl it was a surprise.

However,

this time my wonderful Mimi wanted to know.

who would join the ranks of this

sweet family.

Are these precious thumbsuckers going to have

brother or a sister?

The found out yesterday!

Are you ready?

Is it a boy?

Is it a girl?

Baby is due on March 17th-

St. Patricks Day!

So...St. Patrick is a boy, right?

Well,

St. Patrick might be a boy

but WE are having

A GIRL!!!

~Whooo Hoooo~

Now we pray for a healthy little baby girl,

 and a smooth pregnancy and birth

Thank You, Lord!

We just can't wait.....

but we will.....

And meanwhile we will be dreaming

about this!

click image for link

That will make 

FIVE Grandgirls and SIX Grandboys

and ONE little Angel in Heaven

watching over them all.

Some Big News For Our Family

I am taking a 

STAGING BREAK

for a few days.

Meanwhile,

I have some exciting news to share.

See this sweet family?

This was taken in church on Chtarles-In-Charge's baptism day.

There was lots of God Light streaming in

which washes the picture out a bit-

sorry about that.

Anyway,

This sweet family will be joined by 

a new little baby

boy or girl in early March.

We can't wait to get another

picture like this one.

Is there anything in the world dearer

than a Mom's first kiss?

I am away for the weekend

but I will be back-I promise!

Baptizing The Baby

I know I have showed this

Christening Gown

 to you before.

I made it when I was pregnant

with my first daughter and now 

our newest baby grandson

CJK

has been baptized in it.

He is number 14 to have

been christened in it.

The lace is Irish and is from

my grandmother's sewing supplies.

The stitching is all satin stitch

and I had 72 hours going down

one side of the overcoat.

We were not able to be

here for the Christening

but we did get some pictures.

This was on FaceBook 

so I can show it here.

I usually do not post pictures

of this grandson and I never

post pictures of my

daughter-in-love

because of her job with

the federal government.

Look how cute this boyo is

Look how proud his Daddy is!

Are those the cutest cheeks you ever saw?

The baby cheeks not the

big boy cheeks!

The gown is all hand embroidered and 

each child that has been baptized in it

has their name and birthdate 

stitched along the tucking at

the bottom of the gown.

Here is the sweet little onesie that

slips under it.

I am so blessed to have 

grandbabies to fill this gown!

And say....

While I am thinking about it-

I think they need to feed this baby,

don't you?

Couldn't you just kiss that little face off?

Have a blessed Sunday!

A CAN YOU GUESS CONTEST...ENTER QUICKLY!

Okay-

Here's the deal!

Today my oldest daughter, TPot,

(SweetCheeks Mom)

and I are headed to

Milwaukee.

Tomorrow morning

the Doctor is going to

induce my youngest daughter,

Mimi.

(BabyE's Mom)

Maybe I'll bring a cake!

Yeah?  You ask...So What?

Well....

How about you do your best guess

as to SEX/DATE/ TIME of birth
If you guess the weight, too,
 that will be for a bonus prize.

I will even give you a few clues.

With BabyE she went over her

due date by about a week.

He weighed ALMOST 10#s (9#/14oz).

Her labor started Wednesday morning
and he was born Friday late afternoon.
A long labor----but because she is healthy

and the baby showed no

signs of distress they did

not do a C-Section.

She just took a long time birthing.

So....NOONE knows

if this baby is a boy or girl

(including Mom-to-be)

There! Now you are armed with a few

facts.

I don't know WHAT the prize will be

but it will be SOMETHING special.

So...you have between now and the

time of delivery to make your guess(es).

I can't wait to see some little..

Cuz we can put them in these...

To win--

You must be a follower of this blog.

You must guess..

Date/Time of Birth/Sex

AND for a bonus prize

you can hazard a guess at

the weight...in case there is a tie..

the closest weight will

determine the winner.

Welllll-what are you waiting for?

GUESS already!