I haven't been able to complete many a written thought lately, so I am recapping the holidays in photos.  Enjoy!  

I'm posting Week 20 a day early due to the holiday.  Man, this is getting to be a habit of posting early like this! Week 20 Baby: The fetus measures about 5.6 to 6.4 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 9 ounces. Your b

I had to go out shopping at the mall on Saturday with my mom and sister so I took Johnny with me because it's rare the two of us get to do anything by ourselves together. Anyway, I didn't have plans to take him to see Santa while we were ther

Since Thursday is a holiday and tomorrow is going to be busy, I am posting Week 19 early.  But no peeking!  Do not open until Christmas Day!  Week 19 Baby: Your baby measures about 5.2 to 6 inches from crown to rump and weig

Why can't Proctor & Gamble or Kimberly-Clark come up with an affordable, cloth-like diaper without cartoon characters on them?

Week 18 Baby: Your baby measures 5 to 5.6 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 5.25 ounces. The rapid growth spurt is tapering off, but reflexes are kicking in. It can yawn, stretch and make facial expressions, even frown. Taste buds are

Now, I know what you're thinking.  You're thinking,'so what, Kristina?'   Perhaps you do this every day, once a week, or even once a month.  But for me, it's far less frequent. Far less. I tend to sha

 It's the first word he's ever written by himself.

Christmas Fudge , that is. Let's hope it sets up properly, because I didn't have real butter so I had to use vegetable spread and I only had half a cup of peanut butter.  It smells good and all, but let's wait and see what it do

Week 17Baby: Your baby, now about in its 15th week of development, measures about 4.4 to 4.8 inches from crown to rump and has doubled in weight in the last two weeks to about 3.5 ounces. Fat begins to form, helping your baby's heat production an

I can't come up with any boy names I love. Today, I considered Eli and decided that's what it was going to be. Hubby has vetoed it and vowed to tackle down the nurses at the hospital if they tried to leave with that name on the birth record a

He wants a KitchenAid stand mixer.  Because he 'needs to mix things' when he's 'baking lots of things.'  

I'm watching 'Adoption Stories' on DHC.  I only ever watch this crap when I'm pregnant and it always makes me cry.  Always.  'Adoption Stories', 'A Baby Story', 'Birth Day', all of them.  &n

We broke open the Wii this weekend.  We couldn't wait until Christmas.  Anyway, my arm is killing me. 

It's true.  No matter how miserable and cranky I can possibly get, it's still my favorite time of year. Last holiday season was pretty awful and depressing but I promise myself and everyone that I love that this year will be better.

Week 16Baby: Your baby now measures about 4.3 to 4.6 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 2.8 ounces. Fingernails are well-formed and the fine hair, lanugo, may be growing on the head. Arms and legs are moving. The nervous system is functioning

I have two boys.  What are the odds of a third?  They can't be good.  It has to be a girl, right?  Please tell me it's going to be a girl. I have been holding out thinking at all about gender because the truth is, I d