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I am a wife, a daughter, a sister, a lover of Christ who is constantly striving to live in His will and continue to be blessed in His grace and mercy. These are my thoughts, my obsessions, my rants, my raves and all things in between.Following
I’ve been gone too long…..I keep following all my favorite tumblr girls, watching everyone’s wonderful adventures. Here is a little peek into what we’re doing now….
20 weeks until our little boy comes into the world! William Brafman Phillips aka Liam will be here before we know it! I’ve been keeping updates on my other blog if anyone wants to follow along…..www.growinggodsgift.blogspot.com
Hope all is well….I miss this place….hopefully I’ll be able to catch up soon….
Oh M….
Consider yourself blessed sister…I have been doing this since day one…apparently my hormones are WAY out of whack..poor hubster can’t keep up! I think mine showed it’s ugly face the most when I started tearing up over the type of mail I got one day…I mean honestly! Is junk mail really worth crying over??? Now I just have to look back and laugh….
I’m with ya girl!
M
Today was the day that I ate these words:
“I haven’t really felt much of that crazy, over-emotional stuff everyone always says you get when you’re pregnant”
Since I woke up this morning I have:
1. thrown a temper tantrum
2. yelled at my husband unneccesarily
3. cried hysterical over the the dumbest thing
The sane Melissa is somewhere inside me thinking “Good heavens child, get a grip”
But today, crazy over-emotional Melissa is reigning supreme. Everyone, run for your lives. (Especially you, Brent - run honey, run far far away and do not return until my eyes are no longer squinty and smoke has stopped coming out of my ears.)
M
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Adam and I are seriously considering this too. I have a TON of friends here in CLT who have done this and constantly rave of the results….there is also proof out there that babies who are cloth diapered are much quicker to take to potty training. Let me know what you find out….I’ve got to start reading up!
Love, A
Early in our pregnancies, Natasha mentioned her desire to use a cloth diapering service and my reaction was somewhere along the lines of “Why in the world would you do that?” (Note: She gave me a similar reaction when I told her I wanted to try a natural birth) - but my curiosity was piqued so I started doing some research online.
First things first - disposable diapers take up to 15% of space in our landfills, use 37% more water to make than cloth diapers require to wash, and consume 70% more energy in production and disposal than cloth diapers. (info via) The environmental impacts are significant.
Secondly, disposable diapers cost you $1200- $3000 more for the same amount of use vs. cloth - and if you reuse cloth diapers for a second child, the savings increases even more.
While cloth diapers don’t neccesarily work for every parent’s situation (note: alot of daycares will not agree to use cloth diapers) in our case, we have the ideal situation to give them a go.
I recently read a post on Pacing the Panic Room about another couple who are utilizing cloth diapers from Fuzzibunz on their newborn baby daughter and have been thrilled with the experience. After reading more on home-wash cloth diapers and watching youtube tutorials on just how easy they are to utilize, I was convinced that this was the right choice for us too.
I love the bright colors, the adjustable sizes, and the positive effects on babies (no more diaper rash!) and on the environment. I also welcome your thoughts and experiences with cloth diapers - have you tried them? What worked? What didn’t?
M
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I’ve been gone for a long, long time and now I can FINALLY show everyone why…
Adam and I are having a baby!!!!!
I’ve started another pregnancy blog if anyone would like to follow….You can find it at: www.growinggodsgift.blogspot.com
M….
I saw this and started weeping in joy today….What a gorgeous way to present to the world your little precious gift! It’s absolutely gorgeous….I can just see her in lights now…she’ll be a ballerina, or an artist, or maybe write books. Either way this name is going places!
Love,
A
Naming a baby is serious business. It’s gotta be something that they won’t hate you for when they’re 17 (Sorry to my grandfather who suggested Gertrude)
It can’t rhyme with something horrible that mean kids at school will use against her, and it should sound nice in your ears, and look nice when written out in cursive.
We’ve had this little girl’s name in our back pocket for as long as I can remember. As soon as we got the news, we started calling her by name immediately… no discussion needed.
We’re not sure if we’re going to call her Ever, Evie, or Veda yet - but we LOVE her name.
Everly Veda Jordan.
You are ours, and we are yours little girl!
Love,
M
Melissa!!!
I have been absent for quite some time….and this is the first thing I opened up to see on my little tumblr! Im so happy for you guys. and it’s kind of ironic because Adam and I are actually in the midst of trying for a little Phillips of our own. I’ve got baby fever like a mad woman. Hopefully soon I can provide some wonderful news of my own but until then…I’ll be sending you all my sweet baby finds and tips that all my girls here are giving me. Love to you both-you’re going to be an awesome mama!
A
yay yay yay yay….. yippeee!!
I’ve had to wait such a long time to tell you all our beautiful news!!! But we just got back from our doctor’s appointment this morning and let me tell you… this whole growing a baby business is AWESOME. We got to see our little one dance around and hear its heart beat wooshing so loudly. I’m 11 weeks/ 4 days and over the mooooooooooooon.
Also, in an effort not bombard Stay Forever Sunday with baby mania- I’ve made a separate blog just for baby stuff. I’ve been writing in it for almost 2 months! If you’re into that goo goo ga ga stuff, head on over to Dear Baby. I’ll be posting some really wonderful things there today…
We are just BESIDE ourselves… have been for awhile now… but man does it feel good to let the cat out of the bag.
So there you go… We’re on our way to long haired hippy baby numero uno. Oh happy day!
Love,
M
…my camera has officially taken it’s last picture. Thus why my little this little blog of mine has suffered as of late. I promise to be up and running again soon. Adam and I are in the midst of camera hunting so hopefully we’ll have a new little toy to play with and capture all of our precious memories. Until then, I would love to hear from y’all-I’ve been inspired by everyone’s guest bloggers. So you tell me.
What has been your favorite picture taken this summer so far and why?
Email me at amanda.s.phillips@gmail.com and I’ll make sure to post everyone as I get them!
Our 2nd anniversary was last week so as a gift for Adam, I asked my dear friend and super talented photographer Mrs. Kelly McGauran Conklin to take some fun and funky shots…Here are some of my faves:
June 2nd, 2007….hot, muggy, overcast and beautiful all at once. I married my best friend on that day…the man who knows me best, the man who helps me to realize my true potential and encourages me when I feel I can’t do it for myself, the funniest man I know, who makes me laugh on a whim and whose dry sense of humor only our true friends really understand. This man is my hero-the true meaning of strength in the face of adversity, even when all things seem to come to a screeching halt at his feet he is constantly looking up. He is a godly man, full of hope, full of vigor and full of spunk. His perseverance amazes me each day and encourages me to keep on truckin’. His love is like no other and he understands me to my depths. He is the true meaning of a friend and loves all those around him. His loyalty to the men in his life is a true picture of his heart, soul and character and he is truly devoted to knowing their lives.
I am the luckiest girl in the world to be able to call him husband and I am so very proud to be his wife.
I love you AB! The best is yet to come…….
