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Hampton is 3 Weeks

Hampton was 3 weeks last Thursday! We had a great week but very little sleep. We have been averaging about 3 hours a night. Yikes. I’m definitely ready for him to start sleeping a bit more. We started off the week by having family movie night and ended it with my grandparents coming to town to meet him for the first time. We had a great time with them and they couldn’t get enough of him. Here are a few pics from our third week with Hamp!

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Literary Junkies (November)


Literary Junkies

1) What are you currently reading? Tell us about it!


–Born in Fire by Nora Roberts – I’m loving it so far. I am a big fan of Nora Roberts’ novels.


Synopsis from Goodreads: “The eldest Concannon sister, Maggie, is a reclusive, stubborn and free-spirited glassmaker—with a heart worth winning.

Margaret Mary is a glass artist with an independent streak as fierce as her volatile temper. Hand-blowing glass is a difficult and exacting art, and while she may produce the delicate and the fragile, Maggie is a strong and opinionated woman, a Clare woman, with all the turbulence of that fascinating west country.

One man, Dublin gallery owner Rogan Sweeney, has seen the soul in Maggie’s art, and vows to help her build a career. When he comes to Maggie’s studio, her heart is inflamed by their fierce attraction—and her scarred past is slowly healed by love..”

2) How many books have you read this year? Do you set reading goals for yourself?


-Maybe 20ish? I had set a goal of 50 books but my sweet baby boy kind of threw that off a little bit. 🙂

3) What do you think are the best and worst book-to-movie/TV show adaptations?


-Because we are getting close to the holidays I’ll go with holiday films. The best would have to be The Grinch. I love the characters and how they brought them to life. The worst would probably be any of the Debbie MacComber films on Hallmark. They aren’t ever as good as the books.


4) What is the first line of your favorite book?


-I don’t have a favorite book…I have many. 

5) What’s your favorite quote from a book?


-I have to quote HP on this one… “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live…”

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Monday Mingling Blog Hop #42

Welcome to the Monday Mingling Blog Hop! Please take the time to introduce yourselves to our co-host! If you are new to this blog hop, please leave us a comment letting us know you are following and we would be happy to follow you back.Thank you for joining us this week, and don’t forget to link back to us by grabbing our button. Happy Mingling!


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Amanda  @ Rhyme and Ribbons


Rhyme & Ribbons



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I’m an American expat living in England after having moved abroad for love. I’m an actress by trade but also blog about my love of food (especially baking), travel and DIY.








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2 Weeks

I’m a little late getting this up. Hamp was 2 weeks last Thursday. Our second week has been much better than the first! Hampton has been sleeping a lot better at night and even slept 6 hours straight one night! I also started pumping which has made life more complicated in some ways but a lot easier in others. I feel like I can actually leave the house without worrying about where I am going to breastfeed which has been a lot less stressful. We also went on a couple of walks which was really nice. I’ve been feeling a lot better and I’ve been going so stir crazy sitting in our house for 2 weeks, so getting out and walking was a relief. We have had tons of visitors every day and it has been so fun seeing all of our family and friends come together for our little man. I am definitely ready for things to calm down so that we can get into a routine and start this new journey. Here are a few pictures from our 2nd week with Hamp!

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Pee Happens

Ryan’s grandmother was supposed to bring us lunch today at 12pm and Ryan was going to try to get home around 11 to give me a chance to shower before she got here. 

It had been a rough morning with baby. He was not happy and the only thing that would make him stop screaming was to nurse him but he had had more than enough to eat. I even have him a bottle to make sure he was getting enough. 
At 11, I took him to his nursery to change his diaper. He had pooped. A lot. While I was changing him, he decided to pee all over me. I threw the clean diaper over him to catch it. After cleaning him up he started peeing again. All over me and himself. I grabbed a third diaper and threw it over him. I was a little late this time. He soaked his onesie and my nightgown. He started screaming and I started cleaning him up all while I’m also soaked in pee. Then the doorbell rang.
Ryan doesn’t ring the doorbell. Oh, crap! It’s his grandmother! She’s early. So I run to the door in my pee soaked nightgown and a half naked soaked baby who is screaming. Bless her heart. 
Of course I was so embarrassed. I apologized for my appearance and told her what had just happened. She just laughed and helped me clean baby up and let me go clean myself too. All I could do was laugh and think this is my life now. Haha and I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world. 
I love this sweet baby, pee and all! So how was your morning?
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Monday Mingling #41

Welcome to the Monday Mingling Blog Hop! Please take the time to introduce yourselves to our co-hosts! If you are new to this blog hop, please leave us a comment letting us know you are following and we would be happy to follow you back.Thank you for joining us this week, and don’t forget to link back to us by grabbing our button. Happy Mingling!


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4. Link back to us by grabbing our button.

5. Tweet, Facebook, and Pin this blog hop. The more you spread the word the more people will link up, and the more success you will have! 






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Monday Mingling Blog Hop #40

Welcome to the fortieth week of Monday Mingling! Please take the time to introduce yourselves to our co-hosts! If you are new to this blog hop, please leave us a comment letting us know you are following and we would be happy to follow you back.Thank you for joining us this week, and don’t forget to link back to us by grabbing our button. Happy Mingling!


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Jennifer  @ The Jenny Evolution


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Join The Jenny Evolution. Because we never stop evolving as parents or as people!








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Baby Hampton

I can’t wait to share our incredible birth story on here later. It was a true blessing and the most amazing experience of my life. God definitely had a hand in Hampton’s birth. Thank you so much for your prayers and kind words. We are having his newborn photo session today and I can’t wait to share the pictures with you soon! Here are a few pictures from our first week home.

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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween to all of my readers! My little monster spit up all over his outfit about two seconds after I took this picture. Haha we have wild plans to stay in, pass out candy and watch Hocus Pocus! How are you celebrating tonight?

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Cantrell Chili Recipe

Today I’m going to share one of our favorite dinners during the fall season! The Cantrell Chili! Get excited because it’s pretty delish. Even better? It only takes 15 minutes prep time to make. If you’re like me, the last thing you want to do after work is spend an hour in the kitchen making dinner. This recipe is great because you can let it cook all day and it will be ready for you when you get home!



Here’s what you will need:
-5 16 oz. cans of chili beans
-1 1/2 lb. of ground turkey (or beef depending on your preference)
-2 packets of chili seasoning
-1 29 oz. can of tomato sauce
-2 8 oz. cans of rotel mild sauce

Directions: 
Brown your meat, and drain the grease. Pour the meat, tomato sauce, beans, rotel, and seasoning in a crock-pot, stir it up and set it on high for 2 hours. Stir occasionally. After 2 hours turn it down to low until you are ready to dig in! If you are letting it cook all day, leave it on low rather than setting it on high to start.
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