Wow! I am due to have a baby in a little over five weeks! I had a wonderful baby shower today, thrown my dear friend Betsy and wonderful boss, Laura. I feel so blessed that God has sent me friends like these here in Houston. I haven't lived here full-time for even a year yet, so He's been hard at ... Read More about 5 weeks to go…and some special news
Humble Handmaid Blog Archives
Lockport baby shower
Modeling the Bump at the shower All of my moms and sisters :) Mignon, Shell, me, Lucie, Rivers and Shannon ... Read More about Lockport baby shower
What image of God do you want to give to your children?
Michael and I attended our first baptism class at St. Clare last week. One of our discussion questions for the evening went straight to my heart: "What image of God do you want to give to your children?" We are all created for either motherhood or fatherhood. Even if we ... Read More about What image of God do you want to give to your children?
You can post comments now!
Note that I was able to change the settings on the blog recently, and now anyone can make comments on my posts. In other words, you don't need to have to have a registered account of any kind. Just click on "anonymous" in the drop-down menu when you go to type a comment. If you want me to ... Read More about You can post comments now!
Fitness models, hot tea, lawyers, ninjas and happy babies
On Wednesday, I had a long and interesting day. Michael and I had two doctor's appointments in the morning: a checkup with Dr. Taylor and a meet-and-greet appointment with our chosen pediatrician, Dr. Bellah. Both appointments went great. No problems and "the two of us" are still doing very well. ... Read More about Fitness models, hot tea, lawyers, ninjas and happy babies
“Baby University” Class #1
On Tuesday night, Michael and I attended the first of our "Baby University" classes at Clear Lake Hospital. The class is a 6-week, all-in-one overview of labor and delivery, prenatal care, breastfeeding, infant care and hospital procedures. I think it will be a good class, even if it's necessarily ... Read More about “Baby University” Class #1
Great iced sugar cookie recipe
I had an end-of-pregnancy energy burst on Tuesday night, and decided around 7 p.m. to start making decorated sugar cookies from scratch. I found a recipe online with good reviews and went to work. These came out great, complete with pink frosting. They delighted our friend Annie, who was visiting us ... Read More about Great iced sugar cookie recipe
Our Halloween costumes
For Halloween, Michael and I decided to be "Jon and Kate Plus Eight," of TLC fame. Of course, our costume was based on the pre-publicly-unraveling-marriage version of the couple and their eight children (God bless and help them!). Michael spiked his hair, wore his sleek, square-toed special ... Read More about Our Halloween costumes
Parenting Practice
My husband and I spent all day Saturday babysitting two REAL babies: precious John-Matthew and Pio Coles (2 years and 4 1/2 months). We knew we needed the practice.We didn't know how much we needed the practice! I wish I could have had a video camera on us to capture every hilarious episode of ... Read More about Parenting Practice