~Congratulations~

To Jill from Paths of Wrighteousness !!! She's the winner of the Health for Godly Generations book!

Thanks to everyone who participated! Be sure to take a quick second and congratulate Jill!

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~Week Eleven~

(Finally! My baby-photo laden week!!)

 3/11-Augustus... Gus... Gussy... Curious & friendly, it's going to be hard for us when it comes time for him to serve his purpose at the end of the year. He's also formed a bond with the black kitten and the kitten will go into his pen to make quick work of his bath, coming out looking more like he's fallen into the water trough. Gus also has been known to roughhouse with the turkey who just lays there while he tries to push her around with his little horns. It doesn't really look safe for her and she's liable to get injured if she plays too frequently. 

 3/12- Knitting is so relaxing (to me at least) and it occurred to me that it might be a great way to relieve some stress during early labor. I worked on a sweet little newborn hat here and there over the couple days of prodromal labor I experienced and finished up just in time for when things got intense enough I probably would have started to mess up the counting :)

 3/13- We had what was probably our first March picnic ever. (This weather is crazy!!!) Just a simple meal of burgers from the grill and fried potatoes. With a few onions from last year's harvest still in storage, we got to see how nicely the Red Wing variety grills up and I found them to be wonderfully sweet and flavorful!

 3/14-First morning snuggle with baby Chloe.  It's looking like we're going to have to get up an extra hour early for me to have time to feed her and allow everyone to take their turn getting a good morning squish. :)

3/15- I've never had a thumb-sucker before! (It's kind of cute!)

 3/16- A smile?

3/17-He looks a lot older since the last time I shot him holding a baby in the hammock. Except this time his sibling has  dark hair... my first dark haired baby in nearly 14 years. 



Don't forget, today is the last day to enter the giveaway for your own copy of Health for Godly Generations! 

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~Broken~

Chloe Olive

March 13th, 2012 

11:49pm

7 lbs. 15 oz. 

19 3/4" 

Our six time pattern of having a son followed by a daughter has finally been broken. I knew that surely at some point it had to... I just didn't believe that it was going to be with this baby. I really felt like this pregnancy was just like with my boys. :)

Everything went wonderfully, she was born into the peace & quiet of our home... that is until the sun rose along with her brothers and sisters and with their excitement and joy her journey in our lively family really began.

Thank you everyone for the prayers that you've offered on our behalf these past weeks and months. They have been a sustaining encouragement to me more than you can know!

I'll share more as time allows, but for now I've got a baby to go love on!

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