My Little Miracle

This weekend we are celebrating my Princess' 7th birthday.

{OH.MY.WORD.}

I'm not ready for her to be this old yet.

I'm not old enough for her to be this old yet.

{shhhh, I'm not. really!!!}

I mean it wasn't that long ago that she was my little peanut.

And I do mean little.

She entered this world in dramatic fashion.

6 weeks early.

4 pounds 2 ounces.

I was just leaving work and have been having a bit of pain all day.

I worked down the street from the hospital I was going to deliver at, but lived 30 minutes from there.

As a precaution, I'd called L&D to see if I should come in for a UTI.

My doc was impossible to get ahold of, and it was a Saturday night to boot.

My husband was working 45 minutes South of there.

I went to the ER and told them what L&D told me.

To get checked out.

I was filling out paperwork at the desk, when an unfamiliar pop was felt.

I just kept signing paperwork and talking to the worker.

Then I stood up.

Lets just say, I was so scared of what was going on, I tried to convince a MALE NURSE that I had PEED MY PANTS.

Not the most proud moment of my life.

I got upstairs and found that I was at a 3-4cm.

100% effaced.

Princess was bum down.

Breached.

They checked me 15 minutes later, as I was feeling LOTS of pain now, and I'd dilated to like a 6.

I was going  quick, and my doctor had NOT called back.

Hubby was on his way to the hospital.

It took him 20 minutes from when I called him at the hospital to him getting to me.

Thank you Lord for no cops, and a nice sports car.

Not HIS proudest moment either.

The doc finally called and said that I'm going in for a C-Section.

And he was hurrying to the hospital too.

By the time I'd gotten in for my spinal block, I'd dilated to a 9.

It took me less than 90 minutes.

I wanted to push with all my being.

It hurt SO MUCH.

She emerged and cried.

I cried.

I barely got to see her over the blue cloth they had put up.

They rushed her off to the NICU.

They swung me by the NICU to hold her on the way to my room.

I didn't get to see her again until the next morning.

She spent the first 9 days in the NICU.

She was so small, and eventually decided that eating would be a good idea.

The docs kept trying to find something wrong with her.

But she was perfect.

Once she finally started eating, she wouldn't stop!!

I love a chunky baby, and she was one!!

Now she's my big girl with big attitude.

The dramatics have not stopped, only changed.

She loves playing with her dolls, and enjoys texting her gramma's and aunt.

She's as sweet as pie, and I love her more every day.

Happy Birthday Princess!

I love you!

Wishful Wednesday!

Today is Wishful Wednesday!

The one day of the week where I pour my heart out and mention what I'm loving and wishing for right now.

Play along with me!

Link up in the comments!

Tell me what you're wishing for!

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Today my baby boy turns 4.

Oh.

My.

Word.

My princess meeting her baby brother monkey.

He's 4 days old here.

He was born 5 weeks early.

5 pounds 9 ounces.

Thank goodness he was a bigger baby than Princess was.

I was at home alone when my water broke.

Princess was at preschool.

I drove myself to the hospital that was 10 minutes away.

I got in trouble from my mom's and hubby.

I was not going to wait for a ride.

I dilate fast.

I wanted a c-section, not a home birth.

He was the reason I know that a uterus can and will bruise when pushed against with tiny toes for weeks.

He sat at a 90 degree angle with his feet straight out.

Later he'd push against me and hubby while we co-slept.

For 10 months.

He's also the reason that I would never want to get molars again.

The kid screamed for days.

It sounded like I was torturing him.

Poor monkey!

Now, he'll scream for days if you don't feed him pizza.

Or if you interrupt.

He loves to snuggle first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

He has the funniest facial expressions when he's telling you a story.

Those expressions also let me know if he's serious or just joking.

Thank goodness.

I'd be forever in the dog house for not understanding how to respond.

If you have a cool car or a motorcycle, he will be your best friend.

He takes after both his parents.

I'm not surprised.

We love cars.

I just wish he wasn't growing up so fast.

It makes me sniffle.

A lot.

I love you buddy!

Happy birthday!

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What are you wishing for this week?

Link up in the comments!

Snag a button that's on the right.

Leave a message.

Tell me it's totally okay.

xoxo

Happy Birthday Scrap Matters!

Of course, we have a big sale going on to celebrate - and what birthday party would be complete without games, prizes and opportunities to get together and have fun? You won't want to miss our fabulous speed scraps and forum games going on throughout the weekend - here's the master schedule - don't miss a minute!



Trixie is hostessing the Comment Queen Challenge so head on over and sign up if you'd like to play! Here's a look at the participation prize you can earn just for playing!



And one final tidbit! Of course, it wouldn't be a big ScrapMatters event without a FREE with purchase Team Collab, right? The design team has designed another FABULOUS mega kit for you - appropriately, this one is birthday themed! (By the way, my Comment Queen participation prize above coordinates with the kit, too!) It is FREE with your $20 purchase from now until August 12th. And with the whole store on sale for 30% off, there are some fabulous deals to be had - come shop with us this weekend and get "Cupcakes and Candles," this amazing collab kit, for free!



We also have a BLOG TRAIN rolling out Saturday morning!! Trixie's Design Blog one of the stops and there are nearly 50 of them, all told! It's definitely NOT to be missed - I've seen all the goodies you'll be collecting and they are nothing short of AMAZING!

Thanks for celebrating our birthday weekend with us - see you over at ScrapMatters!

I don't think you can handle this much fun!

Are you ready?!

Yesterday, I showed you a sneak peek of Trixie's first-ever solo grab bag and I'm so happy to tell you that today, its officially released for sale! Here is a look at the grab bag preview, which gives you a peek at a whole bunch of stuff you will find inside the bag. If you click on the preview, you will be taken to the grab bag in Trixie Scraps shop at Scrap Matters - remember, its an $18 value for just $4.00, and its only on sale until August 20th!


And I said yesterday in just a matter of a few hours I'd done 3 layouts....I'm not the only one that's gone nuts over this fantastic bag! Check out some of these amazing layouts done by my fellow CT members and some of the CT from Scrap Matters!
Now I also mentioned real quick that Scrap Matters is having their 2 year birthday this weekend! What's a store birthday without a sale?

All personal use products are 30% off, all Commercial Use products are 10% off, and all the Kaiser Craft hybrid products are 20% off, too! To sweeten the deal even more, of course they have a brand new MEGA kit for you! "A Perfect Picnic" is FREE with any single $15 purchase from the Scrap Matters store, this weekend only!

And, if you spend $20 or more in a single purchase, you'll not only receive the MEGA kit, but you'll also receive the coordinating "Hybrid Party Pack," too!

Now, you don't want to miss a single Speed Scrap because they ALL have fabulous participation prizes AND they're going to be a lot of fun, too! Here is the full schedule of Speed Scraps:

Trixie is hosting the Speed Scrap on Saturday night at 9pm EST - here is a peek at the participation prize she'll be giving away!!

There is also tons of games to play with of course prizes to give away! :) You can check out all the game info out HERE in the Scrap Matters forum.


xoxo

Birthday Blog Train

Go get it. Seriously! I've already downloaded all the links, and looked at it. Super cute! :)

Start here at Colleen's Scraps. This is put on by "Just mommies" Never heard of them, but I am LOVING their colab!

Why you should become a member of DST....

Besides the fact that b is a great place for layout info, it's got some bennies.

Some of you may know that yesterday was my birthday. In my email box I got several emails from the different forums I'm a part of.

DST was one.

I was going to dump it honestly. I'm so glad I didn't. I opened it to a bucket load of coupons for different stores!

FREE!

I feel totally blessed and excited! :)

So, there ya have it.

Join DST.

Freebie from KimB Designs

Ok, I'm supposed be getting the kids ready for work. You see that's going well, don't you?

But I got sidetracked.

This kit from KimB Designs is fabulous...and I just love the pinks and yellows. Click the image or her name to go to her blog to snag!

Thanks for sharing Kim! :}