Magpie, Fundraiser, and Grapes

I don't have any pics of Boo in this post, so I thought I'd share our little conversation we had the other day.

Me: "Boo, do you want to move to Alaska?"
Boo: "No thanks, just grapes."

And that was it. I mean, really, where do you go from there? ha!

Fundraiser update: Thanks to all who placed an order during our MOMS Club Fundraiser. We raised over $700 for our charities. Each charity is also going to get $260 in Thirty-One products. How awesome is that? Thank you for helping make a difference!

Y'all Better Sit Down For This

We have a BIG announcement to make!!
We're moving to...

Here are a couple of hints (read: dead giveaways)!

• it's the land of the midnight sun
• we're not moving just for the halibut
• you might spot us on a Discovery Channel TV show in Wasilla
• you can cruise there to visit us
• the state land mammal is the moose and the state fish is the King Salmon

Yep, we're moving to ALASKA!!

We're really excited about our next adventure! And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't just a little bit nervous about the move, but I'm up for it...a once in a lifetime opportunity, don't ya think? I mean, ALASKA!!!! Wow!

We're going this summer and will be there for about 6 months before B-man deploys to Afghanistan (I know, I'm trying not to think about this part of the adventure). While he's in Afghan, Boo, Bit, and I will go back to SC to be with our family and friends throughout his deployment.

We're just getting official word so there are still a lot of unanswered questions, but I wanted to share the news with you and B-man gave me the go ahead this evening.

So, what do y'all think? Can this Southern family handle the cold temps? Have you ever been to Alaska and have any tips for us?
Hey, we'll be ready to move to Alaska when it's over 100 degrees here in TX.

I'll keep you posted as things really start to take shape. I'm also planning a FAQs post about the 49th state. So, look for that soon.

More 3.0 Celebration

We had a good day yesterday for Boo's birthday. We opened presents throughout the day and went on a train ride in the afternoon. We finished the day with cake and ice cream!

 Choo Choo!

 Daddy was able to join us.

 Is it just me or is he especially looking more like a boy vs. a baby here?

 I got this shirt with a 50% off zulily voucher. Love that site!
The shirt actually comes from Luna B Tees.

 Cake time!
I didn't make his cake this year.
I really like how it turned out and I think I could have made it.

 So excited to blow out the candles.

 He was looking at the smoke rising from the candles.

"I'm three!"

When I picked him up from MDO on Tuesday, he was wearing this birthday hat.

We decided to fore go the big party this year. We're going to go to SeaWorld later this month and celebrate there at their new breakfast with Elmo dining experience.



Happy Birthday Boo!

Boo turns the big 3.0!!

Three years ago today, we welcomed our sweet baby boy into this world!! 
I CAN NOT believe he's three now. Sniff. Sniff.

More to come...

Oh, and thanks for all of your compliments on our new design. I'm glad you all like it too!

Our New Look

I just love the new look of our blog!! I've been wanting to get a custom blog design made for a while but really didn't know where to look online to find a company to do so.

Then, in January a friend of mine from Arkansas debuted her new blog and it turned out that the company she hired, was offering 30% off of their services. Sounded great to me!

So I signed up in January, but the wait list was long and I knew they wouldn't be getting to me until now. So, I was soooo excited on Friday when Emily from Designer Blogs emailed me and told me she was ready to work on our blog.

She was GREAT to work with! As BeBe knows, I often have a vision for what I want and can't really desribe it. It's a 'I'll know it when I see it' kind of thing that I do.
Emily was with me every step of the way and tweaked everything until my vision had transpired!

I totally recommend their services!! If you choose to update your blog and use them to do so, please tell them I sent you (I'll get a coupon for future orders).
I hope you like it as much as I do!

3 Months

Our little lady is 3 months old today!!
She's the best little baby girl around too. She's a pretty happy baby, unless she's tired or hungry. She must get that from her mama.

She's sooooo sweet!
She's sleeping pretty good at night. In fact, the last 2 nights, she put herself to sleep after we put her to bed 'drowsy, but awake' (a term all of the sleep books use). So, that's HUGE! She wakes up at 2 and 5 a.m. to eat and sometimes, like last night, she'll add a midnight feeding to the routine.

She's a people watcher and loves to smile and watch her big brother playing and running around. She enjoys tummy time and although she was rolling over previously, she hasn't really done it again in about a month.

Here are her photos for this month. Compare her looks to Boo, here.

I think I've told you before about her torticollis and plagiocephaly (flat head). She has a tight muscle on the left side of her neck that causes her to prefer to turn her head to the right and tilt to the left. It is her left sternocleidomastoid muscle. We started physical therapy a couple of weeks ago but have been waiting for the doctor to approve the therapist's plan to continue. The therapist measured her cranial vault which was 2 diagonal measurements across the top of Bit's head. The difference in the two lengths was 12 mm. The PT said that if the difference is 8mm or more, she recommends that the child see a neurosurgeon to determine if she needs to wear a helmet to reshape her head. Bit's doc called Thursday and said she didn't want to go that route just yet. She wanted to give the therapy a chance. I can understand that, but I think I'm going to push to get the referral started so that if at her 4month checkup the measurements haven't changed or if they've gotten worse, we can go ahead and get into the nuero docs asap.

Luckily my background in PT had me alert to the situation immediately from her birth and I had already been employing most of the strategies the therapist prescribed. So, I'm hopeful that it's a mild case of torticollis, but the amount of plagiocephaly does concern me. I'll keep you posted.Here are some pics to help explain.

You can clearly see the asymmetry here.

The difference in the length of these two lines is 12 mm.


So as not to leave on a serious note, here's a video to make your day.
Lil Bit has started to laugh some. It's a cute little nerdy kind of laugh and I absolutely LOVE IT!


Come back next week when we celebrate another big three.

Boo turns 3 on Wednesday!