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I know it's not the seventh yet but I think I'm going to start taking weekly pictures in my last few months to be sure to capture ALL of the growth. :)

Glider!!!!

I have received my very first BIG baby gift. It's something I have wanted for so so long. My gramma (mom's mom) bought it for me and it's really quite comfortable. Not only that, but I managed to get them to give it to me for half price because it was delivered to their store by mistake. Who can say no to a pregnant woman?!?! I mean, I had to do things like sit my purse down and pretend like I couldn't reach down to pick it up... it made the salesman feel sorry for me and like he wanted to help me. Hey, there's no shame in that... we are in a recession people!!

Anyway, I'm waiting to get the matching ottoman because he wouldn't give me a discount on that but I'll get it soon and then Autumn and I will be able to rock to sleep at night!! :)

January 7th Picture

Well, it's official. I'm humungous. I look like I have a pillow stuffed under my shirt, but no... it's just my abnormally large child. haha!

I went to the doctor yesterday and was told that while normal babies at this stage are about 3lbs. Autumn is about 3lbs & 9oz. I blame Wes. He was a huge baby and Autumn had no choice in the matter. She's very healthy and since she's growing so well the doctor doesn't seem to be concerned about the single vessel in her umbilical cord. She is breech though, so we're praying every night that she'll turn over. It will be her very first little thing that she learns if she listens and actually does it! :) I mean, we'll count it as the first time she rolled over.

Give away!

http://www.flowerdust.net/2009/01/12/im-giving-away-6100-seriously/

Decisions.

I've decided that Autumn's room is not going to be a big deal until she's ready to make it into something that she likes. I'm still going to include a slight "garden" theme with the crib set & maybe some little pictures on the wall but I'm going to make everything basically neutral girly so that when she's ready she can add her own flair. I think I'll still include a little canopy over her crib and maybe some small instects or flowers on the wall... but nothing huge. I think it will be more fun for her to have a blank canvas when she's deciding how she wants her room to look.
My friend Karen & her husband really asked for their daughters advice when they were re-doing her room and had a lot of fun hearing her opinion. They were able to make her room into the perfect princess get away because they knew exactly what she wanted. I'm looking forward to that day.

As far as her song goes I've decided on the song that you hear playing when you open this page. It's called "When You Come Back Down" by Nickelcreek. It's a song that Wes and I both love and something I know will always make me think of her.

Thanks for the input on both of these posts - glad you guys are here to help!

Suggestions?

We are in the process of buying a house. Well, before we get in there I'd like to get everything painted the way I want it. I've already decided that Autumn's room will be "garden" themed but I'd like to add little fairies to that. I'm trying to think about what to paint on the wall. Nothing is over the top because whatever I want can be built by Wes. I want to put a little canopy over her crib & have like little dragonflies and ladybugs all over it. I want little mushrooms with fairies sitting on top of them on the wall maybe. I'd like some lightning bugs, & love bugs, & flowers. My friend Hollie did a huge tree with a swing in her daughters room.
But... I"m trying to think more on a garden level rather than a park. I was thinking of putting a little white picket (sp?) fence on one of the walls... really I'm just open to any kinds of ideas that anyone has. I'd really just like it to be sort of a little garden get away.