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  • What A Weekend!

    What a weekend we’ve had. Friday I got hit by an elderly driver and ended up in preterm labor.  My contractions started out being 20 minutes apart to being 2 to 4 minutes apart!!  I was really freaking out because I wasn’t sure if JJ’s lungs and heart and other organs would be developed enough for him to be ok being delivered this early if they couldn’t get the contractions stopped.

    This was like my pregnancy nightmare come true!!  I received some steroids and it didn’t work as well as the doctors would have liked so I was given something a little bit stronger.  Of course, I’m freaking out and now my blood pressure is pretty high. On top of that they have to give me what seemed like a million bags of fluid.

    I was so not looking forward to getting that IV because I HATE needles with a passion!!  I ended up getting stuck quite a few times that night and was not a happy camper.  I just wanted to go home but I knew that if I did my water would break and then I’d be up a huge creek.  Thankfully, they kept me pretty much out of it on Saturday with pain drugs and finally got my contractions under control enough that I could go home for Easter.

    I think everybody could see how miserable I was.  However, I was under strict instructions to come back if my contractions were coming five at a time within 60 minutes.  I spent the rest of Saturday in a drug induced trance.  However, Sunday once the drugs had worn off the pain really set in . My entire body was sore!!

    Thank goodness for my mom and baby sister to help me with Moo and getting up and down.  Later on Sunday afternoon my feet and legs started swelling like balloons. I could actually feel the swelling happening and my contractions started back but it was less than five within 60 minutes.

    Today, I’m pretty much still sore and I woke sick and vomiting. I haven’t had morning sickness in a while.  I am just thinking that I need to avoid cars for the duration of my pregnancy.  Honestly, I’m hoping to feel better by the end of the week because that’s when my Moo comes back and I can’t be this sore and trying to keep up with her once the hubby leaves for work.

    And thank you to everyone who kept us in prayer and showed concern..  Some of you have truly become really great friends to me and I appreciate your kindness.  Let’s keep our fingers crossed that my little man will stay put for at least another 2 weeks!!

  • Happy Easter!!

    Hope that everyone is enjoying their Easter Sunday (if you celebrate).  Moo and I have been enjoying a lovely Easter weekend with friends and family.  Looking forward to Easter dinner later on!!  Well, we’re off to church to give God some praise.

  • Mother’s Day Gift Guide: ModCloth

    Is your mother hip or chic?  Is she a trendsetter still?  If so then you might want to Shop ModCloth this Mothers’s Day!  Just check out some of the totally cool and unique things they have.

    Complete Confectionist Recipe Card Set

    Slice of Life Shoulder Bag
    Bib Audrey Deco Dot Apron
    Marvelous Mum Necklace
    Pecking Order Salt & Pepper Shakers

  • Follow Friday

    Welcome to Follow Friday!!  The linky opens every Friday morning for you to stop by link up and make new friends!

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    Looking for a place to find great recipes and easy meals to make for yourself or your family?  Well, you need look no further than Mika’s Pantry.  This working mom of 3 says, “I love to cook and love to share great recipes that I find.  I hope that everyone can stop by and look around and hopefully they will find a recipe to love.”
    So, hop on over to Mika’s Pantry and check out some of the amazing recipes she has tried out! 


    Wanted to be a Follow Friday Featured Blogger?
     Grab my Follow Friday button.  No worries it will post as a 125×125 on your blog.  Include in a blog hop post or just add it to your sidebar. 
    To Participate
    ~Follow YUMMommy publicly via Google Friend Connect.  After all you wouldn’t want to miss out on all this awesomeness!!
    ~Link up your blog’s MAIN page.
    ~Follow as many of the other linked up blogs as you want.  Don’t forget to comment on one of their posts so they will know to follow you back.

    Rules
    ~No direct links to specific posts.  Give readers a chance to choose what posts they want to read and comment on.
    ~No Facebook, Twitter or nonblog links.  This hop is for blogs ONLY!
    ~Last but not least, have FUN and make some new friends!

  • Follow Friday

    Welcome to Follow Friday!!  The linky opens every Friday morning for you to stop by link up and make new friends!

    Follow Friday Featured Blogger

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    Looking for a place to find great recipes and easy meals to make for yourself or your family?  Well, you need look no further than Mika’s Pantry.  This working mom of 3 says, “I love to cook and love to share great recipes that I find.  I hope that everyone can stop by and look around and hopefully they will find a recipe to love.”
    So, hop on over to Mika’s Pantry and check out some of the amazing recipes she has tried out! 


    Wanted to be a Follow Friday Featured Blogger?
     Grab my Follow Friday button.  No worries it will post as a 125×125 on your blog.  Include in a blog hop post or just add it to your sidebar. 
    To Participate
    ~Follow YUMMommy publicly via Google Friend Connect.  After all you wouldn’t want to miss out on all this awesomeness!!
    ~Link up your blog’s MAIN page.
    ~Follow as many of the other linked up blogs as you want.  Don’t forget to comment on one of their posts so they will know to follow you back.

    Rules
    ~No direct links to specific posts.  Give readers a chance to choose what posts they want to read and comment on.
    ~No Facebook, Twitter or nonblog links.  This hop is for blogs ONLY!
    ~Last but not least, have FUN and make some new friends!

  • Thankful Thursday

    It’s Thankful Thursday once again!!  I love having this time to take a moment and reflect on all the great things that have happened in my life.  It keeps me grounded and keeps me humble. Hopefully, you all will join in and start your own Thankful Thursday posts either on your blog or just in a private diary somewhere.  I’m telling you it’s a great mood booster.
    Anyways, this Thursday I am thankful that my husband has almost 100% recovered from his minor surgery a week ago.  I was a bit worried at first because some of his stitches came out and he got a little bit sick that first night and the next day.  However, I was amazed at how well he started moving around by that second night.
    I’m also thankful that Moo is expanding her vocabulary almost daily.  Yes, that means she talks like nonstop and at times when I need my peace it can be a bit frustrating. However, when I look at how verbally developed other children her age are this is a blessing that she talk so clear and understand so many concepts.    She even knows her colors and can to ten! I’m certainly a proud mommy to say the least!!
    Not sure if many of you heard that this past weekend NC broke the record for most tornadoes in one day.  Yes, we had 60 tornadoes!!!  I’m thankful that we mostly got just the rain and heavy wind. So, our damage was limited to trigs and debris in the yard. I’m also thankful that my other friends and family that live in areas that were hit pretty bad were safe. 
    I’m thankful that I’m almost at 200 readers via GFC!!  I can’t tell you how inspiring it is to keep sharing my journey with you all.  As I’ve stated before I started this blog to help not only myself but others as well through my journey and my experiences.  I’ve come to find that sometimes you’re great resource and source of comfort may not always come from the people who are in our lives physically. 
    Last but not least, I’m thankful that my little man is healthy and steadily growing strong in the womb. I’m so excited that I’ll get him to see him soon!  
    What are you thankful for this week? 

  • Wordless Wednesday: Shoe Love

  • Mother’s Day Gift Guide: American Bridal

    So, I know that American Bridal is not exactly your most traditional place to shop for Mother’s Day gifts.  However, I’m all for checking out nontraditional shops and gifts.  And besides you’d be amazed at all the gifts they have that can be ordered for different holidays.  Here are a few of my picks below.
    Personalized Travel Pen & Notepad Set
    Personalized Laptop Bag

    Personalized Satchel Hand Bag

    Japanese Calligraphy Tea Set

  • Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Vera Bradley

    Mother’s Day is almost here people and what better way to show the moms in your life that you care than by giving them a stylish handbag or tote from Vera Bradley?  Vera Bradley is timeless and women young and older seem to both share a love for her designs.  Check out a few of my picks from their new summer line.

    And for a limited time you can also enjoy $5 ground shipping!  Click on the banner below and get to shopping!!
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  • Power and Victory

    “Your power in spiritual warfare is as close as a whisper, as near as a prayer.”
    ~Ruth Myers
    Christians living in today’s society face a lot of challenges, temptations and worldly obstacles.  There’s adultery, hatred, killing and stealing just to name a few.  Therefore, it’s extremely important to learn way in which you can “wield the power of God” and “resist the forces of evil, to stand firm in a day of deepening darkness…”
    31 Days of Power: Learning to Live in Spiritual Victory written by Ruth Myers with Warren Myers is a dynamic devotional that provides readers with daily scriptures to uplift the spirit and give them the strength to overcome spiritual attacks.  There are also guided prayers also.  With this devotional readers are sure to start to adjust their mindsets.
    Not only will readers feel inspired to think more positively during trying situations but they will also feel more victorious.  When faced with hardships and trials readers will be armed with scriptures and prayers to help them make it through.  31 Days of Power will make a great addition to any library and will be a go to read for  months and years to come.
    31 Days of Power: Learning to Live in Spiritual Victory
    Authors: Ruth Myers and Warren Myers
    Release Date:  January 2011
    Pages: 158
    Genre: Christian, Devotional

    *Please stop by and rate my book review here.  I was not compensated for this review. However, I did receive this book free of charge.  All opinions expressed above are my own.*