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Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs. Martin Tlseege- How's Kora doing? Is she going through the drooling stage? Matt's always drooling, it drives me crazy!! And now he just started with this thing that he doesn't want to finish his bottle. He starts getting mad and he hits it out of my hand. Then, he starts crying because he's still hungry! I don't get it.... Andrea-Penelope is so cute! Is she sleeping well at night? Thanks! She does alright with sleeping at night. Still waiting for a long stretch! She is usually up every 2-3 hours to eat. She will usually go back to sleep within 30-60 minutes. We are dealing with colic and that has been stressful. She's almost 6 weeks so it should be getting better soon!

He is adorable! OMG you are a brave soul for wanting two close together!! I'm thinking another 5 years before we have our second!

Congrats Jess! Everything looks wonderful! The groomsmen gifts are so nice!

Hey everyone! Yes, my beautiful daughter arrived on November 7! Her name is Penelope Jean and we are completely in love with her. I would say in the end my labor went pretty well. I will try to post more about it later. Gotta go give the little one a bath!

Quote: Originally Posted by stacey Andrea, any news? Has the baby arrived yet? The baby hasn't arrive yet but I am thinking soon!

Happy wedding day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Make them bigger so we can see your pretty face! The last pic before the cover of the two of you looks amazing!

Thanks girls! It's getting really heavy to carry around.

Here's my crazy bump! Don't mind the road map of veins and scars...

Quote: Originally Posted by stacey Andrea, do you have a baby bump pic to share? I have one on my home computer I will post later

Pregnacy is a crazy adventure... Sometimes it drags on and on and other times I can't believe I will have a baby soon. When I think back I was pregnant last winter and that makes it feel like a long time. We did not find out the gender and I can't wait for that surprise!

Quote: Originally Posted by YaelM Thanks for the updates on Kat Lisa and Andrea! OMG Andrea your day is almost here!!!! I'm so excited it's almost here! Anytime now actually and that is so fun!

Yes, Kat had her baby girl Ashlyn and was a labor rockstar! I'm sure she'll pop in here when she gets a sec. I think little Ashlyn is keeping her mom busy!!

Have a wonderful birthday!!

Hey Abbie, is Katken the same as Kat81? Good luck everyone!!!

You did an awesome job putting everything together! Your big day is soooo close!!! Can't wait to see your pics!

Quote: Originally Posted by brandynd You want a story? Okay….here goes. My saga has continued, and my FMIL is not getting any better about being a decent human being. Update to where we are—Our DW was cancelled because everyone was backing out, finance issues, and FI’s mom being a royal PITA. Okay, that’s fine. We’re now working on planning our local wedding, church and all. FI’s mom is demanding that he give her back the deposit that his sister paid for her trip to Mexico, because after her bitching and complaining for months on end about the cost of the trip, FI agreed to pay it off for her. She didn’t have insurance, so the TA gave her a voucher to use in the future, and she still wants him to give her $600….ummm, no. It doesn’t stop there. I’m on the hunt for a new wedding dress, because the one that I had obviously isn’t going to work for a Nebraska wedding in the middle of February. FI’s mom got wind of it, and very verbally expressed that she doesn’t think I deserve a new dress, because I’m not working right now, and she seems to think that FI’s income is how we’re surviving. WTF?!? First of all our finances are none of her business, and secondly, we’re both really money conscious, so we have a buffer savings for situations such as the one we’re in. I was over at FI’s sister after hearing all of this and the dress topic came up. She immediately got all excited and started talking about how “The four of us should go find your dress.†Meaning her, myself, and FI’s 2 sisters. I told her I was going to be going with my mom, and she started saying how since my mom wasn’t paying for the dress, she didn’t need to go. OMG, I wanted to smack her. She refuses to help with anything, including paying for the rehearsal dinner, which before we had decided to have a DW she had agreed to. Now, because FI’s father passed away in May, she says that she doesn’t think it’s fair that she has to pay for the entire thing. She seems to think that all of that responsibility should have landed on FI’s dad, who she’d been divorced from for 20 years, and who she still owed several thousand dollars to for FI’s big sisters wedding. Yet she can afford to buy new Coach and Burberry bags every other week, and to take vacations to Vegas with her girl friends every few months? Hmm…great priorities. She hates everything that I have planned for the wedding, and constantly undermines every decision that I make. She’s pissed that the wedding is in my church. She says it is too far away (I grew up in a small town about 15 minutes away from Omaha) and that she thinks FI should be married in her church like his two big sisters were. She also threw a fit about our wedding colors, ivory, black, and green, and says that our wedding will look like a funeral (my BM’s will be in black and white dresses). Last I checked this WAS my wedding..shouldn’t I get to have some say in the things that I want? I’m so sick of being called a bitch, and being made to feel like I don’t know what I’m doing. The whole situation is so irritating, and I just want to scream. And before you start in with the “I’m sure she has great intentions,†kick, I just want to come out and say she doesn’t. The woman can’t stand me, and I can FEEL IT. It’s like when you walk into a room, and the person there just goes out of their way to make you feel uncomfortable? Like that. I went and was finding photos of FI for our slideshow, and she still has pictures of FI and his ex girlfriend all over the place. FRAMED! Okay, that was fine, I was thinking that maybe they were just really good pictures. Oh, no….she started telling me “Oh that’s Tina, she was such a NICE girl. I really liked her. I was sure they would end up married. Did you know that when he met you they were talking about working things out?†There is NO WAY to spin that to make it seem like she was being nice! Who does that?!?! Ugh….sorry for the novel. I know most of you have read about her antics before, but things seem to be getting worse, not better, since we moved our wedding to the US. I think I need some valium, or a cocktail, or an excorcism for FI’s mom. You are right, there's no way to spin it! She is one big fat PITA! I'm sorry you have to deal with her and her bs. Keep sticking up for yourself! And I want to add there is no picture good enough to warrant leaving up that has an ex girlfriend in it. That is completely rude.

Angel, Zariah is beautiful!

Thank you for posting this Morgan! Heather looks gorgeous and so happy!

I'm so happy for you!! Your day is finally here! Congrats and can't wait to see pics of the beautiful bride!

Yael, are you TTC or TTC in the near future? Kat, go into labor dang it! It's time! My u/s went really well! Because the baby is bigger it was more difficult to see. The best news is it is head down! No more breech thank goodness. And we've got hair! The pics are difficult to make out but here's one of the profile (follow the slope of the forehead and that may help):

Everything looks amazing Heather! I love the colors you chose, so beautiful! You look fabulous in your dress! Can't wait to see pictures when everything comes together on your big day!

I had to get ready on the ship before heading to the resort to get married. My DH and a few of our guests saw my hair and makeup. I decided to leave the veil off and trust my aunt and cousin to help me with it before the ceremony. Worked out great! It will most likely be warm outside and you might not want to deal with wrapping something around your head and face. I was bummed about DH seeing me all done up before the ceremony but it was a part of the give in take we all go through when having a destination wedding.

We brought our regular camera and just used it to snap a quick video. The tech told us she didn't think it was allowed. She said if we kept her out of the video and did it quick she was alright with it. I have another u/s tomorrow too Amy! It's u/s day!!

We bought some delicious spices in St. Thomas.