Learning to play

I love my Daddy!
Daddy is impressed at how I can hold my head up on my own.

Wow, I wish I knew what they were saying to me... sounds like "yada, yada, yada!"

I love my bouncy seat!

Ready for bed last night. I like the music!

Little Bit's Visit from Her Friend

Our Baby Burritos
Two happy Mommas!

She loves her sucker!

Little Bit's Arrival to the Family....

Military Losses... must read...

This is interesting.........

Military Losses, 1980 thru 2006

Whatever your politics, however you lean, however you feel about the current
administration, this report should open some eyes.

Military losses, 1980 through 2006 (ttp://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf)

As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, consider
the following statistics:

The annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2006:

1980 .......... 2,392 (Carter Year)
1981 .......... 2,380 (Reagan Year)
1984 .......... 1,999 (Reagan Year)
1988 .......... 1,819 (Reagan Year)
1989 .......... 1,636 (George H W Year)
1990 .......... 1,508 (George H W Year)

1991 .......... 1,787 (George H W Year)
1992 .......... 1,293 (George H W Year)
1993 .......... 1,213 ( Clinton Year)
1994 .......... 1,075 ( Clinton Year)
1995 .......... 2,465 ( Clinton Year)
1996 ......... . 2,318 ( Clinton Year)
1997 ............. 817 ( Clinton Year)
1998 .......... 2,252 ( Clinton Year)
1999 .......... 1,984 ( Clinton Year)
2000 ..........1,983 ( Clinton Year)
2001 ............. 890(George W Year)
2002 .......... 1,007 (George W Year)
2003 .......... 1,410 (George W Year)
2004 .......... 1,887 (George W Year)
2005 ............. 919 (George W Year)
2006.............. 920 (George W Year)
2007............899 (George W Year)

George H W years (1989-1992): 6,224 deaths;

Average of 1,556 per year --including Persian Gulf War (1991)

Clinton years (1993-2000): 14,107 deaths;

Average of 1,763 per year –Kosovo (1998—present), Somalia (1992-1995)

George W years (2001-2006): 7,932 deaths;

Average of 1,133 per year—including ALL of the Iraq War (2003-present), and ALL of Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-present)


If you are surprised when you look at these figures, so was I. These figures mean that the loss from the two latest conflicts in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel during Bill Clinton's presidency; when America wasn't even involved in a war!

It surprised me too, so I went on line to find out what military actions we were in during Clinton 's presidency. Here is a web site I found that lists out those conflicts. (not war)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_actions_by_or_within_the_United_States#1991-1999

Our good friend's Baby Girl, Baby A

Got to hold her today... too precious! Our babies are going to be such good friends!

I didn't want to put her down... finally her momma said, "I'm starving, let's go eat!"

Me & baby
Mommy and her baby girl!

Eyes open!
She was squirming b/c we unwrapped her from her eskimo outfit.
Thank you for letting me visit you today!

So very anxious...

So, I have 3 weeks until my due date and I am so very anxious! I can not wait to meet this child and welcome her into our home. I can not wait to be a mommy and see my hubby as a daddy. My heart melts just thinking about it!

My mom will be here in 2 weeks to "wait" with me and I am so glad because I am quitting my job for good, I think, and it will be very hard for me to relinquish control. Imagine that, me wanting to be in control. :)

I have been sewing up a storm for the last two weeks. I don't really know what I am doing, but by the grace of God I have made some really cute stuff. I even sold a handmade baby sling on ebay. I am awaiting Christy from Alabama (the girl who bought it) comments about how her baby likes it. She already told me she received it and I did a beautiful job. I am SO glad she liked it b/c I tried really hard for it to look like she bought it at a store. That was my goal!

This morning at 6 a.m. I tried making the little fabric pieces that have the ribbon tabs on them. OMG, I made 2 matching ones that are fuschia pink fuzzy fabric on one side and aqua blue fabric with yellow, purple, pink, white, etc. butterflies on the other. The tabbed ribbons are purple, pink, white and yellow. TOO CUTE and SOOO SOFT. I can't wait to show my mom my new creation and I hope Little Bit loves hers!

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Oh, I almost forgot... the ladies at my church threw a diaper shower for me last weekend and I forgot to take pics... :( but, when I got home I took a pic of the diaper cake that 2 of the ladies made for me. Thank you Jennifer and Jackie!

Custom made baby slings... Want one?

Pick a number for the sling fabric and then pick a letter for an accent fabric (for a pocket and toy ring).