Today I was reminded of one of the many reasons I am a very lucky lady. I've mentioned it here and there in the past...but when I became pregnant with Olivia, I joined the "community" on babycenter.com, specifically the January 2009 birth club. Within that club, each week had it's own "due date" group, where I was able to make a lot of personal connections with several ladies. It was great having this group of women, literally going through the exact same things that I was, through pregnancy, delivery and beyond. Over time, we became friends on facebook and were able to become even closer over the past few years. Well, I did the same thing with my July 10 "due date" group. It's a much smaller group, and we really bonded (I think because it's such a small group). We did a secret santa exchange for the kids this past Christmas, and we're doing a birthday exchange this month. The mom that "drew" Amelia's name went WAY above and beyond, and actually bought me a gift! I was so shocked when I checked the mail today. There was a package from Amazon in the mailbox, so I just assumed it was Amelia's gift. As I peeked inside, I was surprised with a beautiful necklace. Our little group was named "Little Rubies", and the necklace is a an angel shape, lined with little rubies. It was so sweet, and definitely a bright spot with everything going on right now. Lucky, I am, indeed!
The girls slept in again today, YAY! Luckily, Amelia slept all night last night. I'm guessing the Motrin we gave her last night helped with that. Stupid teeth. After some playing, eating and showering, we were off to tackle this weeks shopping, so, to Target we went. The girls did really well...I had treats to keep them busy, and we took our time. After shopping, I quickly put the groceries away, then we were off to meet my dad and stepmom for lunch. They offered to come down, hang out with us and take us to eat, so I couldn't pass that up! The girls were pretty exhausted by the time lunch was done (probably because it was WAY past nap time), so they passed out pretty fast..another loooong nap! DOUBLE YAY!
By the time the girls woke up, dinner was just about ready, Christian was home doing some yard work and I was VERY worried about what kind of mess we were in for at bedtime. Christian and Olivia hung out in the yard for a bit, while Amelia and I watched a little TV (the Big Brother 13 premiere to be exact!!). Then, it was off to bed...a little later than usual, in hopes of them actually going down. Which, they did! Yippie!
Here is a picture of the necklace I received today, so beautiful! And, Amelia has officially mastered her straw sippy cups now, and she is OBSESSED with them. She always has a cup with her now, carries them everywhere she goes. Her are a couple shots of her...with her cup, and so proud of her ability to suck the water out finally.
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