on friday, january 15 at 3:55 in the morning we welcomed our son parks james monaco into the world. 9 pounds 6 oz. 22″ long our precious gift from above we are so deeply, madly, in love with our baby boy. {ready to head home!}…
in my faith
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simply love is three years old!
if this blog were a baby {still no sign of baby boy! official due date is tomorrow- thanks for all of the love/checking in/messages} … it would be headed into its early pre-school years. yesterday, this blog turned three and today i begin my fourth…
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you say goodbye, i say hello
hi~ happy new year to you! i hope it’s going well so far. i have missed you all and appreciate your sweet comments, messages, texts, etc. i decided to take a mini technology break last week and although i posted a little bit on instagram,…
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christmas eve memories + traditions + wrapping station
when i was a little girl, christmas eve was the most magical day of the year. the anticipation lasted the entire month of december; as so much love and joy filled our home. thanks to my parents {also my two biggest blog fans/readers- thank you.}…
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our christmas cards // twenty-fifteen
wishing your family a very merry christmas and a joyous and healthy new year i LOVE minted and decided to use them this year and couldn’t have been happier they offered free addressing on the envelopes about two hours of typing in addresses was totally…
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simply loving | it’s almost christmas!!
thinking | some relaxation and a few mini dates with mr. monaco are just what i need right now. pondering | final thoughts on baby boy’s name! {and if his huge drop this week means he’s on his way!} needing | to finalize our hospital…
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oh baby | thirty-five weeks
how far along? | 35 weeks due date: january 14, 2016 baby’s size | baby is the size of a coconut and is around 4.2-5.8 lbs and 17.2-18.7 inches long gender | a baby boy! feeling | now that the gout in my foot is bearable – all is good again. whew. thank…
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a grateful heart
sometimes life throws us curve balls and difficult times and it’s just plain hard. i always told myself that if i was ever able to conceive and carry a child, i would not complain- as it was my number one wish in life {along with…
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thankful {the circle}
today i am linking up with kiki at in its time for her monthly link-up, the circle. this month’s prompt was to create an acrostic poem using the word, thankful. life is full of give and takes and therefore, it’s so important to be thankful – every…