Order the baby gift baskets for a new mom at 40!

I have to tell this story here because my older sister reads this blog and this will freak her out.

This past Saturday, I turned 39 years old.  It wasn't a birthday I looked forward to because it is only one away from 40 (and boy do I dread 40).  While out to dinner with the husband and our four kids on Saturday, my kids asked me in the middle of dinner if we'd have another baby because they want a baby sibling. 

*sputter*  Huh?

OK, you tell your aunt that she's going to need another baby shower for us, get the baby gift baskets ordered, and see what happens.  You will hear your aunt either yell, or hit the floor, from another state!

Just kidding (about what I told the kids, not about my sister's reaction were it to happen, lol). 

No babies.  That is what I told the kids.  No babies.  I told the kids that we are too old to start over again.  Between our four and my husband's two kids, isn't six enough?  Geesh!  I mean, I know we give our kids awesome chromosomes and everything but come on, give mom a break here!

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Going to Visit Family After 4 Years

My family lives in another state so I don't see them very often. We're making our first trip back soon. It's been about four years!

One sister is due at about that time to have her baby. I'm hoping she'll give birth by then so there will be a little one to cuddle while there. I've definitely been missing the babies since mine are now beyond that stage. What I like now is that I am able to give them back after I get the cuddles out of the way.

I've been looking for a gift to get for the newest addition and came across this baby blanket. I was aiming more towards personalized baby gifts and this is perfect. If she will be anything like one of her brothers, she'll be attached to a blankie as well.

Last I heard, they were still undecided on the spelling of the name though. With all the baby names available, who can blame them. It's a big decision.

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Vampire Hunters...as dads?

I have decided to start another blog for the bookworm nerd in me. I read a lot and thought a blog on book reviews would be fun.

I am reading Dark Celebration by Christine Feehan (which is only one in a long line for this particular Dark Hunter series). It is about vampire hunters and the extinction of their race with more male babies than female babies being born and the vampire hunters turning into vampires if they don't find their soul mates in time. It's been a good read for a bit of supernatural in my daily, mundane life. It's not like the strong, sexy vampire hunters are running to baby showers with baby gift baskets in their warrior arms. They're off saving their mates and future children and saving the world.

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