Just wanted to let everyone know we made it home. I'm SO happy to be back. We had a great time. I'll write all about it and add TONS of pics tomorrow! :) Goodnight, hope everyone is having a fun and safe Labor Day!!
Read more...Thanks Erin!! Gave me something to do while drinking my tea :)
A. Attached or single? Attached
B. Best friend? My mom(sad, I know)
C. Cake or Pie? Hmm.. probably pie if I had to choose. I like Cookies!!
D. Day of Choice? Honestly, I love Mondays! I feel like I get so much accomplished.
E. Essential item? Cell Phone
F. Favorite color? Pink!!
G. Gummy bears or worms? Bears..they're so cute :)
H. Hometown? Ah..you wish you know
I. Indulgence? Buying clothes for Cami and now Carrah too.
J. January or July? January..unless i'm skinny then July hehe!
K. Kids? One and another one the way
L. Life isn't complete without? Jesus Christ and my family
M. Marriage date? September 17, 2005
N. Number of brothers and sisters? None..Well..2 half sisters that I don't really communicate with
O. Oranges or apples? Golden Apples~ YUM! I eat like 3-4 a week.
P. Phobias? Drowning!
Q. Quotes? "To have children is choosing to allow your heart to walk outside of your body" (something like that)
R. Reasons to smile? TONS of things! Cami learning so much and being hilarious. My big 'ol belly. My Boutique taking off.
S. Season of Choice? Fall for SURE! LOVEEEE it!
T. Tag some peeps: Mama Mia and Donna
U. Unknown fact about me? I love being stupid and immature sometimes.
V. Vegetable? Sweet Corn
W. Worst habit? Interrupting people
X. X-ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound
Y. Your favorite food? Watermelon
Z. Zodiac sign? Virgo
Just wanted to jump on and tell everyone i'm in a much better mood this morning. I was exhausted last night, so I went to bed at 9 again. We woke up at 5am, made breakfast, and got everything together. I think everything is packed ..I hope :)
Thank you for all of the support, I truly appreciate it. I was just in a funky mood.
I'll miss you all SOO much :) Be back soon!!
where I just want to cry..
No idea why, i'm just super emotional today. I've felt really good this entire pregnancy, but i'm just to the point where my body aches. I'm so short that it's tough on my body....ya know?
I also feel like i'm not doing enough with CAmi during the day. I've found myself playing a LOT of movies lately because I just need a break. I've been stressing out easily with her the passed few days. Then I look at her being so good by herself and I feel terrible. I just don't know any fun things to do with her??? It's to dang hot outside AGAIN.
I'm not even excited about our trip.. I haven't gotten hardly anything together, haven't wanted to clean, or look up directions. That is SO unlike me. I'm just in a craptastic mood..Blah! I'll prob feel better after I cry. haha..I think everyone needs that sometimes.
What is that song from?? LOL! I can't remember, but I sing it in my head all the time.
I really do have a ton of things to do today before we leave in the morning. I can't believe we are going on vacation!! I haven't been anywhere in years!!
So, I have to mop(Chris swept this morning, how sweet was that?), do a couple loads of laundry and put them up, dust, vacuum, and clean up Cami's toys in the living room. That should just about do it.
I did absoloutley nothing yesterday because of my foot! Uh.. it's SO bruised now. What's up with that. I really don't want to go to the dr, but I may just to have peace of mind before going out of town.
Oh and I was having contractions last night. I'm guessing Braxton Hicks because they weren't so painful I couldn't talk through them (that's what I read) haha.. Also, i'm almost 100% sure Carrah has dropped now because all of the movement I feel is down by my belly button, whereas before my ribs were killing me! I can actually feel my ribcage again! Ha!
Okay sorry this was just random.. i'm eating my oatmeal and drinking my chocolate milk :) Happy Gal. Oh and I got a LOT of sleep..we went to bed at 9 last night!
Also, Cami has went 3 days with no overnight accidents! Goooo Cami!! Yay!
These are for my website, but I just wanted something CUTE at the top of my page rather than my foot(which btw is very very bruised now!!)
:)
, and folding clothes. I have been walking around down here on the hard tile floor barefoot for the passed few days. My foot felt like...you know when you have a squashed piece of popcorn stuck to the ball of your foot? That's what it felt like! I kept trying to brush it off, but there was nothing there. I tried to look, but I have a big 'ol belly in my way, so it was hard to see.
From the pics I took, I think I can see a big bruise on the side of my foot and like a callous or something on the bottom. Should I be worried or is it just a combination of being barefoot on a hard floor, plus all this extra weight i'm carrying?
TIA! Sorry about the yuckiness.
Read more...I got my web template installed. YAY!! I'm so excited about it. It looks like a real site.
Check it out HERE
Anyway, just had to share that. I've been working on some more things to put on there.. think *Paci Clips*, *KeyFobs*, and *Sanitary Item Cases :P*
(She's cleaning the DVD if you couldn't tell.)
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Seriously, i'm exhausted.
Cami woke up before 4 am. It was about 3:45. She woke up, flopped around, punched me in the face, flopped around some more, then sat up and said "I hungryyyy"
I managed to utter seomthing like "It's okay, go back to sleep."
"No!" "I'nt sausage..cheese, pleaseeee" she exclaimed.
I sighed and sat up because I knew she wasn't going back to sleep. "Chris, she's hungry." I said. I wasn't about to get up by myself! lol..(that's mean, I know)
"So..go back to sleep." he grumbled. He rolled over, like i never said anything. *HMPH!*
"Um, no get up! She wants sausage and I don't cook sausage." (hehe..he is the breakfast cooker around here)
"Fine.. Cami why are you awake?" he asked.
"Hmm..I'nt sausage..cheese. N'toons" she boldly answered.
LOL!! AHHHHH, she cracks me up, but oh man am I tired.
So anyway, we woke up at 4am..made sausage and pancakes(I cooked those). Oh and btw I bought some Flaxseed to add to things I cook. You couldn't even taste it! I hope it gives me my daily dose of Fiber :) Cami is snoozing now, of course and i'm sat here.. yeesh, have I not figured out to sleep when she sleeps? Guess not!
Oh and I got all of our clothes packed for our vaca, did dishes, washed 2 loads of clothes, and made a HairBow.
LOL! I'm begging here..
I need to know that my website is set up correctly. The payment and shipment page. It is so confusing!! Soooo..if you were planning on buying a HairBow, do it within the next 2 hours and I'll send you a FREE HairClip as well!! PLEASE!
Thanks in advance if anyone does this for me.
Oh and i'll throw in a 20% off Gymboree coupon because I wont be using it.
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Thank you Lisa!!!! YAY! It is working right :) I appreciate you girl. You will be receiving a FREE HairClip with your purchase. OHHH and the Gymbo coupon. Sorry, I forgot about that for a minute. LOL..can you tell I do'nt shop there? Hehe!! It's alllll yours girl!
Cami told us this last night.
Chris was holding her and she said "I'nt pick Cawuh's"
He said "Huh?" haha.. not knowing what she meant, he looked at me and asked "What's she saying?"
I reminded him that the night before he was explaining all of the things she would get to do with Carrah when she gets here. He told her that she would get to help pick out Carrah's clothes, shoes, and hairbows!
So, she wanted him to go upstairs to Carrah's room and let her pick everything out. :) How sweet!!! She is so dang smart, it blows my mind.
Is it possible for the baby to drop this early?? I don't know for sure, but I *think* she may have. I've had no more heartburn(thank you Jesus!) and my belly feels way heavy on the bottom.
Compared to last week...
Welcome to "Talk to Me Tuesday" I didn't get around to posting last week, but we're back up and running today!
Today we're "Talking to.." Laura from Laura's Mommy Journal. Her Blog was the first one that I ever read and inspired me to start blogging myself. I always love how honest and open she is about her life with fraternal twin boys! I've learned a ton from Laura. She also posts on "How Do you Do it" where moms of multiples tell it like it is.
Thanks for letting me "interview" you. :)
Q: Everyone looks to your blog for a big dose of reality parenting! How do you keep it so together?
A: I don’t know that I actually keep it together more than the average mom out there! One of the reasons I love blogging is because it helps me be a better parent. It’s my way of talking without anyone interrupting me, judging me, or challenging me. It’s my version of events and it helps me think about the previous day. It is my own daily meditation on parenting.
I also think being a "mature mom" (LOL!!!) has helped me in many ways. I’ve already done all the things I want to do with my life – travel, career, sowing wild oats – except have a family. It means I can focus solely on my family at this point.
Q: I think a lot of women "dream" about having twins someday. Did you ever see yourself with twin boys?
A: I didn’t want kids until I met Jon. I didn’t want to have kids unless I knew they would be raised in the right home with the right person in the right situation. I am so lucky that Jon and I were able to find one another and make this happen. And I definitely never thought we would have twins, but now that we have twins, I wouldn’t want it any other way.
It’s a mixed set of emotions for me when I hear people want twins. I wouldn’t wish the stress of a twin pregnancy on anyone. It is really hard to know you have a 50% chance of bringing home two premature babies. And the unfortunate reality is that I know a lot of people who’ve lost babies. It is very hard at the beginning and I would never care to repeat that first year because we almost never slept. We had quite a few nights we fell asleep holding babies. We had some nights where we literally did not sleep because there was always a baby up.
But then we get so many special experiences that other people will never get. Hearing them talk to each other through the monitor since they could babble. Seeing them crawl towards each other. Watching them talk to each other about things. Jon and I sitting and talking at 2AM, each feeding a baby. Those are the moments that make the tough times worth it.
Q: When do you have "Mommy and Daddy Time?" :P
A: Nate and Alex go to bed at 7:30 every night, so Jon and I get a lot of time together. We both work from home so we see each other during the day when he is not traveling. On weekend nights, we don’t do any chores and just hang out together.
Q: Do you laugh off all of us singleton parents complaints about our toddlers? LOL!
A: Honestly, Jon and I do laugh about some of the logistics stuff. For example, when singleton parents tell me they can’t get anything done with a kid at home on weekends. It seems like an easy solution to me to have one parent watch the child while the other one does the chores. We do that all the time here or we would never get anything done.
But I really don’t laugh about anyone complaining about things being tough because I think parenting is really hard, no matter how many kids you have. I find it hard to judge when I haven’t lived someone else’s life. Just like you probably can’t imagine bathing two babies or toddlers at the same time, I can’t really imagine two parents taking one kid to a park and having to "share" time with them.
I think I also have a distinct advantage because having twins is a daily lesson in nature versus nurture. I have one picky eater and one non-picky eater, so I know it’s not me. If I had one picky eater only, I would worry it was something I was doing!
Q: Sometimes I wish I had an out of home job, to just get a break! Is there anything you don't like about working away from home(other than missing your kids, of course)?
We played outside most all of the day yesterday because the weather was so nice! A semi cold front came through. Yay!
She wasn't as up for me taking her picture as I was..
Eyes Closed..
Crazy grimace..
Death stare..
After many failed attempts at "Cami smile for moma.." I tried "Show me all your big girl teeth." This is what I got..
Action shots..Daddy mowing in the background..hehe!
Running from Bambi (our dog)
Jump, Jump..
Finally got her to look!
And total COOLness!! I love this picture. Haha! Her hair and facial expression are priceless.
My car and I have been through a lot over the passed 5 years. Including, but not limited to..3 wrecks, several long trips, tons of late nights, 1 ticket, and a messy little girl!
That car has treated me so good, never breaking down or giving me the smallest of troubles. I don't show my car near enough attention. When I first got it, as a gift from my grandparents on my 16th birthday, I was so excited because it was brand new!! *Note: I advise you not to buy your 16yr old a brand new vehicle..they will not appreciate it.* Yes, I just admitted that. I truly think that if I would have earned the money to buy my own car, I would have taken much better care of it.
It has probably been a year since I gave my car a good wash. I have, however, started keeping a wal mart sack in there for trash(which I collect a lot of somehow!) I mentioned yesterday that Chris and I vaccuumed and armor alled it really well. It needed that like you wouldn't believe! It had funk and grunge building up in the crevices. I know my car was so happy after we finished.
Then today I took it to the shop to get worked on. It got the "special treatment" New timing belt put on, oil change, brakes cleaned and adjusted and tires rotated! You know my care is loving me right now :) Lord willing, it will take care of us on our 3 hour trip Friday!
Me with my grandparents on my 16th birthday! I miss you Papa!! :*(
I decided that with the PrissyMiss Boutique website and my Etsy account , it was pointless to have that Blog as well. I hope you don't mind me updating things here though. If I have a sale going on, a giveaway, or new products, I will be posting them here.
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It's not been my day.. as you can tell from the passed 2 posts and now this one.
My IL's came over for about an hour. Fine. I just saw them last weekend, but whatever.
Geeze.. some of the things they do just baffle me. I just sat here and ignored them the entire time. It works better that way..
Back with the "Gagaliciousness" (I'm very sorry if you own these for your daughter.. they're just not for me.)
I posted a while back about how every time we went to the lake, it rained!! Remember? I will find the post and link back here later.
Today, Chris wanted to get some mowing done, so after he and Cami woke up from their nap, he went out and got started. He was out there no longer than 20 minutes when it started to POUR! I'm not talking light showers..it was a downpour, washout, you name it.. He came running inside drenched and said " i was going to tough it out, but glad I didn't try to." LOL!! 10 minutes later..nothing! No lie, it wasn't even lightly sprinkling. It vanished.
Okay, so we ate some frozen pizza, then about 30 minutes after that we decided to clean out my car. (I have to get it serviced tomorrow before we go on vaca Friday) Both of us knew it needed to be cleaned. It was NASTY! He grabbed the shopvac and started vacuuming it out and I began to armorall the dash, steering wheel, radio, etc.. We had been out there about 15 minutes when I heard it start to thunder again. I thought *no way, i'm imagining it* haha.. Then a drip of rain on my toe that was hanging out of the car.. another drip drop, then WHOOSH the bottom fell out of the sky!! I grabbed Cami and went running in the house. We still got soaked. It came out of nowhere!!! The rain doesn't want me to get anything accomplished outside. BOO!
Thank you Hurricane Fay..
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Grr! This may be a silly post, but my neighbors annoy the pi$$ out of me!!
We have to time when we go outside just right so that they neighbors don't run over and talk for 30 minutes. We live on a little circle drive with about 8 houses. There are 2 men that are on disability and stay home ALL day. They know every little thing about the neighborhood because that's all they do..sit and watch. One of them is really cool. Cami loved to go see him and his little girl's dogs and cats. The other one gives me the creeps!!!
Everyday when Chris gets home from work, they both are lurking outside their house to bolt over here and talk Chris' ear off. They don't even allow him to come say hello to us, put his lunchbox up, change clothes, nothing.. I think that is so rude!
Then, over the weekends, if we have something to do outside, like mow or clean out the garage, they are over here the entire time!! We can't ever get anything done because they want to talk, talk, talk! WTH?
Anyway..that's my rant!
I'm not very good at finding Favorite things around my house so I thought i'd try something else.
Our total was around $10.50. All of this stuff went into the big Christmas box in the top of my closet. I start WAY early :)
Matching outfits for Cami and Carrah.
Size 3 shoes from TCP for Carrah. $3!!
Chris and I were relaxing, watching the Olympics when I noticed it was awfully quiet and I hadn't seen Cami run through in a few minutes. I got up to check out the situation and this is what I found...
*Edited* Ah man! I just looked and you can't really see the chocolate all around her mouth! It was hilarious in person though.
Chris, that is.
I always wake up when he comes upstairs to brush his teeth. Usually he runs in, gives me a kiss and leaves for work. This morning, though, he came in gave me a big hug and sat down by me on the bed. I was like *hmm.. is he tired? in a really loving mood? what?* Then he said "I had a bad dream.."
He rarely says this, but when he does, I know I need to just sit back and listen.
"You were moving to Virginia with your mom and you didn't want me to come" he told me. "You took Cami and wouldn't tell me why you were leaving." Then he hugged me again and said "..and you yelled at me last night!" :( *AW!*
haha! I did yell at him..like 5 times!! He was snoring so loudly and all I wanted him to do was roll over! GRR!
Aren't dreams strange? I'm not sure why he dreamed that, as i've never mentioned Virginia..ever! At least I know he loves me and doesn't want me to move away! :)
Okay, sorry friends..i'm a little late :(
*Do you have weak water pressure in your shower? Remove the showerhead and clean holes with end of apaperclip. Rinse clean with water and soak overnight in White Vinegar.
*The easiest way to destroy dustmites is to wash sheets and pillowcases in HOT water. Doing laundry in warm water only kills 7% of dustmites as opposed to hot water that kills most all of them.
I know I usually don't share to much about "the business" over here because I know it bores yall, but I'm SOOO excited about this Bag yall!!! I made the pattern myself and it actually worked. YAY! :)
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Yeesh.. i'm so busy!! I'm finally getting this up though. Also, i'll be up late again so i'll add my Tips&Tidbits Thursday. I didn't even realize it was Thurs!! :O Time flies when you're having fun, right? Hehe!
Here we are!! Up 20lbs! I feel it too..blah!
I don't think yall can see it, but I have 
Remember, I posted this Rude Awakening last month.
Well this morning I got another one of a different sort..
I was up until almost midnight entering things into the new site, so I was sleeping hard! There wasn't any waking up at 6:45 like I usually do. As i'm laying there dreaming about who knows what.. I feel *wham* in my face.
"Dis yours" Cami said as she smashed the remote control into my face.
She wants me to change the channel to PBS every morning when she wakes up, but I obviously was not awake and she wasn't happy about it.
Next thing she says is "I'm hungryyy" "I wanta sandwich" LOL! She's so crazy!
PLEASE check it out and leave me feedback over here. I'm SO excited that I figured it out. Yay! LOL I still have a TON of products to enter, but for now i'm just happy it's running.
PrissyMissBoutique
I'm SOOO excited about this. I've been talking back and forth with a Web Template Designer who is very nice!! She is located at BoutiqueMama.com and she has been super helpful. I purchased my domain name PrissyMissBoutique.com at GoDaddy.com and a Web Hosting site at ShoppePro.com
I'm waiting on all of the details to come in and get everything set up. It'll be a few days now, but i'm just thrilled to have my own site. :) I won't have to pay a fee to list things anymore. I've had several purchases over the last few days and I think it would just be so much simpler if I had my "own" site. Please keep an eye out for me to announce the Launch, so you can let me know how it looks. :)
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UPDATE!
I only gained 2lbs in 4 weeks!!! YAY :) I'm SO excited, you have NO idea. I've been avoiding sweets and going walking at the park again.
Everything looked great with Carrah. The only little prob with me was a bacterial infection. That may be what has been causing me to feel yucky.
I start going every 2 weeks now. It's getting SO close. Oh and she is still head down. Thank the Lord!
Still have to take a pic. Eating lunch now :)
How precious is this girl?? I just love her. LOL! I know i'm not that much older than her, but still, I feel like she is just a great sport, always smiling, and you can tell she truly has a love for her sport. I was SO happy to see her win the Gold last night. She deserved a few more, but thankfully they got it right that time!!
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The Women's Marathons..did you watch them?
Man, what was up with our "Favorites" to win? Lolo Jones and Sanya Richards. I was literally standing up rooting them on and then, along with everyone else, watched in astonishment at both of their ending results. It was so sad to see Lolo hit the hurdle. She deserved that.. she could run like Superwoman! And Sanya Richards just seemed to have the race won and then the other women came out of nowhere!! (How cute was the commercial with her and her hubby from the New York Giants?)
Okay, that is probably my last Olympic rundown. :( I wish it came on more often. I'm glued to the T.V anytime anything is on! Love it!!
I don't think i've shared anything yummy in a couple of weeks now. I've been a slacker in the kitchen as well. LOL!
How to Prepare:
Reviews from my Food Critics
ENJOY!!!
Read more...Cami and I have to go PeePee at the exact same times during the day. LOL!! What a post huh? I just noticed it today though. Anytime she says she needs to go, I do too and vica versa. Maybe I give her drinks at the same time I make me something. I dunno..
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Complete seperate note..
I called my OB office and told them how i've been feeling lately. The nurse said to keep a kick count every hour and if Carrah moves more than 5x in an hour, she should be fine. I have my appt tomorrow so i'll get everything checked more thoroughly then(I hope). It was a relief she wasn't to worried about the cramping or nausea though.
Chris is usually the very shy type. He does talk to people well, but he gets embarassed easily. I'm the same way.
Well, he was working at a park yesterday when he saw a woman playing with her little girl. He noticed the little girl had a big HairBow in her hair, so he thought he should go over and give her one of my Business Cards. He said he was a bit leary because he thought she might spray him with mase when he went walking up to her. LOL! But he ended up going over and speaking with her. He told me about it yesterday and I thought it was super sweet!!
This morning she called me, asking to buy 3 HairBows for her 3 year old little girl. She too, thought it was very nice of Chris to do that for me. Anyway just thought i'd share :)
I thought i'd share this with all of you. I know it's sort of an "old" toy now, but Cami doesn't have one yet :P
It's marked down from $39.99 to $14.99 at ToysRUs.
Anyone know why it's marked down so low? Do you have one? Is it worth buying for a Christmas present?? I know some of you (*ahem..London*) :P don't like Elmo's voice, but it doesn't bother me and Cami totally adores him!!
Edited: The TMX "Extra Special Edition" is also on sale for $24.98
Ours has dropped to $3.43! Thank you Lord!!
Remember me writing a post about a month ago about being happy about a certain Gas Price. Thankfully, it is going down even more :) I know it should be WAY lower than that even, but i'll take it!
I already posted this, but I just love it so much!! It's toiletries on top, Bibs, Towels/Wash Clothes, then Swaddle& Thermal Blankets.
Cami's panty and sock drawer.
Her HairBows
All of my gift bags and tissue paper that have been needing this desperately for 2 years!!!
Cami's 1st and 2nd Birthday decorations.
Carrah's Sock drawer.
Onesies organized by size.
Pants and Shorts
:*( Let me start off by saying, I HATE any kind of bugs!!! Ticks disgust me. They carry so many yucky germs and viruses. I can't even stand the thought of them. We
ll, I have been having an itchy spot for a while now. I noticed it was raised like a bump, but I just figured some kind of bug bit me while I was outside. Tonight, though, it was itching really badly so when I went to the potty I decided to scratch as hard as I could to see if it would come off. Sure enough, when I looked in the toilet, there was the evil little seed tick! EW!!! I almost fainted..seriously! It was in the very top crack part of my bum! :O I know!!!!!! Sorry, that's disgusting, but OMG I was freaked out. I immediately called my mom and asked her if I would be sick. LOL! Thankfully it was just a seed tick so I think i'm okay. But.. just.. GROSS!
Okay, I know you are all thankful I shared that juicy bit of info with you. Now i'm off to watch the girl's compete in Gymnastics once more and put alcohol on my bum. BLAH!
Pretty lil cake that matched the invites and plates.
Close up.
Prizes, punch, and snacks. Oh and that was before people started showing up, therefore the lack of presents. :P
Pretty Psychadelic Punch!
Just ME!
Cami opening her gifts! She had like 6 presents herself. LOL!
Guests..
I love how "Pleasantly Plump" I look. One of my aunts actually asked me if I was sure I wasn't having twins. WTH?? Then, my other aunt was telling me how great I look and she couldn't believe i've only gained 18lbs. LOL! You never know what people will say..
LOL! I was talking to Cami because she has been wanting that bunny for "Cewuh" everytime we go to Wal Mart.
That's the outfit I picked out for Miss Carrah, remember? My ambaw paid me back for it and we bagged it up like it was from her..hehe!
Me posing with the cake!
Cami just thought she wanted cake.. one bite and that was it..
My itty bitty mommy! :) She bought all of the decor and the cake for me. Thank you moma!
Me and my grandma. She is the BEST!!
Cami's presents! Garanimals clothes and panties from Ambaw and toys from mommy :)
The loot! TONS of clothes..yay!
Yeah and here is the Boppy :) I'm SOO happy I got this. I dind't have one with Cami and my arms went knumb all the time.
I organized the shoes and HairBows.
One of my FAV gifts!!! I love that organizer! Fabulous.
Here is a close up of it. So exciting!
The new changing pad cover, diapers, wipes, and toys.
WOWWWWW!!!! Biggest surprise of the DAY! She has never once slept in that crib. What is she thinking?? LOL!!! All we had to do was have another baby to get her to sleep in her crib. Ahh geeze..what now? :P
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