More Valentine's Goodies

Just wanted to share one more idea with you guys. I am making these for Landry's Sunday School Class. I got this idea from an article somewhere. I honestly don't remember where. But I adapted it and gave it my own little twist. I like this idea especially because it used "teddy grahams" (or the off-brand, I bought), rather than candy. It was super simple too!

A little lagniappe: The total cost for these was CHEAP!

The goody bags were $1.20 for 100. I only used 12 so the cost was $0.14

The bear cookies (from CVS) - $1.00

Scraps of various scrapbook paper (that I would have just thrown away otherwise) - FREE

Scraps of Various Ribbons from bows I made from Landry - FREE

White paper and a little ink from my printer - let's shoot high and say $0.50

Total Cost for 12 Valentine goody bags - $1.64 (Cheaper than a box of Valentine Cards)

Let's Play a Game

Ok, the huge nerd has struck again. I was going to spare you. But I just had the best grocery shopping trip ever, and I had to share. But let's make it a little more fun this time. Let's see if you can guess how much I spent and how much I saved this week. Come on, you know you want to. Leave a guess in my comment section.

Remember, this is only my 4th week to be a "couponer". And I did the best I could to show everything, but some things are hidden.

Happy Guessing :)

Hee Hee!

Is she not the cutest "hobo lookin' thing" you've ever seen?

Today is......

a don't go anywhere, wear your p.j.'s all day, stay in bed, kind of day. :)

masterpiece

Landry created a masterpiece yesterday.....

on herself. :)

As you can tell, she's very pleased with her work.

Baby Babble - Week 34

My cousin and I were just commenting the other day about how uneventful and quick our doctor's appointments were because our pregnancies were going so smoothly. We talked about how we wanted to think up a few questions each time just so we felt like we were getting our money's worth. We should have kept our mouths closed and just been thankful. Because we both had appointments today, and we were both given interesting news. Funny how quickly we can be humbled.

So I had been anticipating my appointment for a while now, because I was scheduled for another ultrasound. This was to estimate the size and determine the position of the baby.

Good news: Eli is head down and measuring to be a healthy 5 lb. 7 oz. If I were to go all the way to 40 weeks, I'd probably be having about an 8 1/2 lb. baby.

Not so good news: My amnionic fluid is a little low. This explains why Eli's movements have felt so strong for the last couple of weeks. It's honestly been a little painful.

So, what does that mean? Well, it's nothing to be really worried about. Sometimes amnionic fluid fluctuates. But, I will go back to the doctor in 2 weeks to have another ultrasound. They'll measure the fluid again and if it hasn't gone up, we may be looking to deliver earlier than we expected. (About 36 weeks). It's a good thing that Eli is so healthy.

As for my cousin....she is 38 weeks pregnant now. Her blood pressure was up today, but she has not started dilating yet. The doctor has put her on bed-rest for the weekend, and then she'll be reexamined on Monday. If her blood pressure is still up, they may be inducing her next week.

So, please be in prayer for us and the babies, that everything will go smoothly. I trust that everything is going to work out fine because God is in control. Just pray that God prepares us for whatever is to come.

Love you all!

What's In A Name....

That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet

Many people acquire nicknames from young children. And many people end up adopting that nickname and are called that by everyone for the rest of their lives. I can think of 2 people, off the top of my head, who have named their businesses by using a nickname a young child gave them.

With that being said, I thought I'd share a few of the nicknames Landry has given to some of our friends and family.

This is Cory's Dad, Johhny. We have taught her to call him Poppy. Instead, she calls him "Pee Pee". Not exactly the name one wants to be called, but of course hearing Landry say it just makes Poppy melt.

This is Cory's sister, Lindsay. Landry's name for her, "Aunt Z"

This is my brother and sister-in-law, Josh and Trista. Landry calls them "Unca and Aunt T."

This is Landry's best bud, Reece. She says his name perfectly.

This is Reece's mom, Corie. Landry calls her Reece also.

This is Olive. Landry calls her "Abba". That is the Aramaic word for Father. Interesting choice Landry

This is C.J. Landry has chosen to call him "Cocky". This is cause for many jokes, of course. Really, he is a nice guy and he's a good sport for being cool with his nickname. I'm not sure if he'll want this one to stick though.

And last, but certainly not least, this is Eli. Honestly, I think Landry thinks my belly is named Eli now. I don't think she realizes he will be coming out soon to live with us. Either way, Landry's name for him is "eyebrow." Poor baby.