She's here! Faith Lucia Franco was born (on her due date!) on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 2:20pm. She was 7lb, 8oz and by all accounts was the picture-perfect healthy term baby! We truly had a happy labor and delivery (as "happy" as labor gets, anyway:), and Michael and I could both feel the ... Read More about Introducing Faith Lucia
Humble Handmaid Blog Archives
No baby yet.
Michael and I have been "ready" for this baby for about two weeks now. We've had the bags packed, the pack n' play set up and ready, diapers and wipes stocked and organized, the van washed and vacuumed, the car seat installed, the baby toys and clothes ready, the linens washed and ready, and my ... Read More about No baby yet.
Summer successes – Part 2
Another 'success' of my summer has been the organization of my home, household chores, and family activities. Take a second to breeze through this old post to get an idea of how overwhelmed I was with housework, my job and parenting back in January of this year. I feel sorry for myself just reading ... Read More about Summer successes – Part 2
Summer successes – Part 1
As summer comes to a close, I'm realizing that I accomplished fewer of my goals than I set out to, but that I'm happy with what I've done. One goal I had for the summer was to teach myself how to shop more intelligently (and frugally!) using coupons, taking advantage of sales, and changing ... Read More about Summer successes – Part 1
Gabriel the Explorer
I've had a bit more energy lately, so I've tried my best to get Gabriel outside more. He is so much happier when he gets to blow off some of that toddler steam in the Great Outdoors--and so is his mommy. Here are some recent photos from a few summer adventures with my curious little Gabriel. He is ... Read More about Gabriel the Explorer
Time flies
I just found this adorable little home video from May of 2010, when Gabriel was 6 months old. What a darling, darling baby he was! :) He is now a hot-blooded toddler of almost 20 months...how time flies. ... Read More about Time flies
Radiant faith
"Those who look to Him are radiant..." -Psalm 34:5 This is one of my favorite little Psalms. It reminds me that if I'm letting God in with all my heart, I should radiate every fruit of the Holy Spirit to everyone around me. One of the daily meditations in the Magnificat recently was an ... Read More about Radiant faith
Third Anniversary Night Out
Our anniversary night out was a smashing success! Michael has been so busy that I volunteered to plan the entire thing, and I did pretty well if I say so myself. :) We both had a great time. Since I'm 36 weeks pregnant, we couldn't travel anywhere very far, so I decided to do another "staycation" ... Read More about Third Anniversary Night Out
Bizziness
The last few weeks in the Franco household have been bizzy, as in busy+dizzy=bizzy. As in I'm making up goofy words to describe my life bizzy. :) Busy because Michael is getting more and more CrossCutt customers, which means he is working more and more afternoons/evenings per week, which means ... Read More about Bizziness