Back to work…

Tweet My older kiddos are quietly solving math problems. Noah and Ben are not-so-quietly putting together an alphabet puzzle, only to take it apart and put it back together again. Timothy is sleeping peacefully on my lap. And, as much as I’d love to continue spending my days doing little more than cuddling with my [...]

Happy Birthday, Ethan and Zach!!

Tweet I can’t believe my little “gummy bear babies” are TEN YEARS OLD!! My, how time flies! Happy birthday to my little men! Love you both!!

Newborn Bliss

Tweet Words can not express how much I have enjoyed soaking up every single moment with my precious baby these past 11 days. Even though Timothy is Baby #7 I feel like I am able to really enjoy having a newborn for the first time. I know that may sound weird, but I was overwhelmed [...]

5 days old

Tweet We had Baby Timothy’s follow-up appointment with the pediatrician today, so we decided to make a family outing of it. Mama’s tired, but Baby is good – a bit jaundice, but nothing that a little sunlight won’t help. Timmy is almost back up to his birth weight, too, weighing in at 6 pounds, 5 [...]

Meet Timothy Charles Young

Tweet Just a couple of hours after Ray recorded my last prego update on Sunday afternoon, I went in to labor. But, not before my mom and sisters threw me a lovely surprise baby shower! A wonderful afternoon with the girls is just what I needed before welcoming Timothy Charles in to the world. Boy, [...]

The Kiddos Share Their Thoughts About Baby

Tweet As most of you know by now, we met the newest member of our family yesterday morning. We can’t wait to introduce him to you, but first you must check out what our older kiddos thought about the coming of Baby… Stay tuned to meet Baby Young and hear the story of his arrival.

I’m still pregnant…

Tweet Ray finds it amusing to take short little video clips of me these days. Perhaps I should be thankful to have these last few days of my pregnancy forever documented. Call me crazy, but I really just find it annoying…

Maternity Fashion Must-Haves

Tweet To compliment the fab finds I added to my maternity wardrobe over the summer, I was introduced to some great items that made staying in fashion on a daily basis, with a big belly bump, possible. I already layered most of my tops with tanks, the Hip-T or my Blush Topless Undershirts, but since [...]

Literacy is Fun – Our Happy New School Year Party

Tweet Experts say that nearly 40% of 4th graders in the United States don’t achieve even the basic levels of reading proficiency. This number, of course, is higher among low-income families, certain minority groups, and English language learners. But, something is being done. Reading is Fundamental is an organization whose primary mission is to motivate [...]

Life As We Know It

Tweet What happens when a young couple dies and leaves their one-year-old to their two best friends…who aren’t married and don’t like each other? Massive tension is what happens. That’s the premise of the movie Life As We Know It. Here’s what you need to know… despite the morbidity of the parents dying (which isn’t [...]

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