6 more hours until I meet my baby!

Today is the day...my newest baby girl arrives! If all goes as planned, she will be here by noon and I will get to hold her by early afternoon. I can't wait!

I saw this quote on another blog today and had to steal it. It made me think of being a mother and how all I care about is EG (for those that don't know her name yet) being healthy and safe. I haven't even really thought about going through surgery, any risks or recovery. I have complained about hoping that my surgery time doesn't get bumped, so I guess I'm a little selfish there. Anyway...something to think about today, while I'm offline for a while...

May you learn from a child today and try not to teach the

world a lesson bathed in selfish ambitions.

Tea party

Katie's birthday "tea party" with Daddy

Read the next post for her birthday recap

Birthday weekend recap

Katie's birthday is not until Wednesday, but we decided to use this weekend to celebrate (since she won't be in school and I'm not in labor yet). I started off Katie's birthday by assembling the Elmo cupcakes. The final result was decent, although I knew she wouldn't eat them (I was right)...but oh well.She received gifts throughout the day, starting with a kitchen and a tea party set...it was quite a hit!

...she also got her first soccer ball...

...and lots of great clothes from Gma and Uncle Ken! She really loved all the birthday cards, too.

As you can see, she was a little overwhelmed with the singing and Elmo cupcakes. "Mommy, why would I want to eat my best friend, Elmo?". I guess I can't blame her!

Happy Birthday baby girl!

7 more days!

I've been crazy with the posts lately, but expect that to drop off in about...6 days. Next Friday at this exact time, I should be meeting our new baby girl! (Let's all hope that my surgery doesn't get bumped from the scheduled time slot)

This weekend, we plan to celebrate Katie's birthday...which probably means some funny videos. We will definitely record tomorrow morning when she gets the first glimpse of her new kitchen (includes a fridge, microwave, oven, sink, cabinets, etc). It should be very interesting and I'm sure she won't want to break away from it.

Later tomorrow, we are headed to "Safety Day" where they will check baby's new car seat install and also have police and fire fighters there to greet kids with activities. Katie loves fire trucks, so hopefully she has a good time!

And...in 5 more days, Katie will get to see her Grandma! We haven't told her yet, but know she will be sooo excited! Need to start making the Elmo cupcakes soon...should be interesting. If they are decent, I'll post a picture later.

Bargains: Harris Teeter & Kohls

There are some good deals to be had this week.

#1 - Harris Teeter is tripling coupons. Lots of free items, if you clip coupons.

#2 - Kohls has 10-20-30% off this week. Use the 30% off code online, along with free shipping. I got lots of great kid clothes, a halloween costume and wall letters for the nursery.

Happy shopping!

Story time with Miss Katie

I'm a grown up

Here is Katie "walking the dog", in my slippers. She was doing it perfectly before we turned the camera on, then the dog wouldn't cooperate...but I guess that's what makes it so funny.

Bargain: Free song download

Everyone knows I love a bargain...I should probably start listing some of my better deals here, so that everyone can share in the fun. Here is my first one:

Amazon is giving away 1 million free songs. I know there are tons of ways to get a song, but it is fast and easy if you already have an Amazon account. Just downloaded one in about 5 seconds.

Click here to get yours!

Enjoy!

Three and a half more weeks (I hope)