Welcome to the thirty-fourth 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!

Rebecca  @ Gilded Sunflower

Throwback pic! Did you know I used to be blonde? I think I’ll stick to brown.

Since day one I made it my mission to be real on this blog. I want to be honest, state my opinions and let my readers feel like I’m a real person sitting behind this computer and not just a robot rambling nonsense. I love to read blogs that are honest and real and I wouldn’t want to be anything different. I love getting to know other bloggers and I thought you might like to know me on a more personal level as well. With that being said, please feel free to ask me any questions! It can be about my blog, marriage, pregnancy, Christianity, books, living in Alabama, etc. Please ask as many questions as you’d like! Either post them in the comment section or email them to me (loganab8 at gmail dot com). I will answer them next week! Ready. Set. Ask!!

~P.S. I created an Instagram account for my blog so that I wouldn’t annoy my non-blogger friends with posts. I would love it if you followed me!

Also, I just added a new ad spot for only $2! It is also available for swaps!

Ryan and I have been so blessed with an amazing church family, family and friends. We have been so overwhelmed by their support, prayers and beautiful gifts over the past few months. Our little boy is already so blessed and has more clothes than I do. Our first shower was held in our church building and honored us and 3 other couples. It was a very special night.

Silly friends!

My cousin actually had her baby 4 days after this picture was taken! We are so excited to welcome Natalie to our growing family! I’ll post about our third shower once I get some photos back from it. 🙂

-I just started reading A Good Woman by Danielle Steel. This is my first time to read one of her books. It is very good so far and I’m already getting really into it after reading just the first chapter. Here is the synopsis from Goodreads:

From the glittering ballrooms of Manhattan to the fires of World War I, Danielle Steel takes us on an unforgettable journey in her new novel—a spellbinding tale of war, loss, history, and one woman’s unbreakable spirit….
Nineteen-year-old Annabelle Worthington was born into a life of privilege, raised amid the glamour of New York society, with glorious homes on Fifth Avenue and in Newport, Rhode Island. But everything changed on a cold April day in 1912, when the sinking of the Titanicshattered her family and her privileged world forever. Finding strength within her grief, Annabelle pours herself into volunteer work, nursing the poor, igniting a passion for medicine that would shape the course of her life. 
But for Annabelle, first love, and a seemingly idyllic marriage, will soon bring more grief—this time caused by the secrets of the human heart. Betrayed, and pursued by a scandal she does not deserve, Annabelle flees New York for war-ravaged France, hoping to lose herself in a life of service. There, in the heart of the First World War, in a groundbreaking field hospital run by women, Annabelle finds her true calling, working as an ambulance medic on the front lines, studying medicine, saving lives. And when the war ends, Annabelle begins a new life in Paris—now a doctor, a mother, her past almost forgotten…until a fateful meeting opens her heart to the world she had left behind. Finding strength in the most unlikely of friendships, pulling together the broken fragments of her life, Annabelle will return to New York one more time—this time as a changed woman, a woman of substance, infused with life’s experience, building a future filled with hope…out of the rich soil of the past. 
Filled with breathtaking images and historical detail, Danielle Steel’s new novel introduces one of her most unique and fascinating characters: Annabelle Worthington, a remarkable woman, a good woman, a true survivor who triumphs against overwhelming odds. For Annabelle’s story is more than compelling fiction, it is a powerful celebration of life, dignity, and courage—and a testament to the human will to survive.

2. Autumn is coming! What’s your go-to drink when curling up with a book at night?


-No surprise here: a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks. If money is tight, I will settle for Pumpkin Spice creamer in my regular coffee. 

3. Printed books vs. e-books: What are the pros and cons of each? 


-I prefer actual books to e-books mainly because I just love books. If it is a book I don’t care too much about keeping, I don’t mind reading an e-book. I love to buy classics and series in printed books.

4. Buying books vs. library books: Which do you prefer and why?


I normally buy books at a used bookstore or online for cheap and resale them. I do borrow books from family and friends pretty often but I don’t even own a library card. 

Welcome to the thirty-third 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!

Celena  @ My Stay at Home Mama Life

How far along? 34 weeks

Baby Size: 5lbs. 19 inches (What to Expect app)

Weight Gain: 32 lbs. 

Button: Belly button is neutral. I’m expecting it to pop any day now. 

Feeling: Ready. We are getting so close. I am so ready to see my little man!

Maternity Clothes: All the time. I actually found some really cute black shorts at Khols for $6 this week! They have been a life saver.

Sleep: I’m not sleeping at all. I wake up almost every hour to Hamp moving or needing to go to the bathroom.

Miss Anything? Sleep. And of course my old body. I’ve had a hard time mentally, with this whole getting huge thing.

Movement: All the time! He is getting stronger every day.

Looking forward to: Our 36 week ultrasound! I am ready to see him again and find out his weight!

Bump: If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen pictures of my growing belly. It’s definitely out there now! I finally took a “belly picture” this week. I’ve been awful about that.

Exercise: I’m mostly walking. My doctor said that is the best thing for me right now. It will also help induce labor in the coming weeks.

Anything making you sick: Meat is making me sick again. Unless it’s in a cheeseburger. 🙂

Nursery: Our furniture FINALLY came in a couple of days ago, so I can breathe again. I will post pictures of the nursery when we finish it. I’m just thankful baby H won’t have to sleep in a drawer.


Favorite moment this week: Our baby showers which I will post about later, as well as watching Ryan put together the stroller. It was very entertaining, but he did it like a champ.

This Labor day weekend was spent celebrating our family. We started the weekend off by celebrating Ryan’s great-grandmother’s 90th birthday! She is the sweetest and most generous person. It was so much fun to see the family and enjoy time with her.

Sweet Tanner sporting his Auburn hat at Nanny’s party.

Later that day, we took a fairly spontaneous trip to Jax Beach. We decided at the very last minute to go. We celebrated my grandfather’s 80th and my grandmother’s 75th birthdays. We surprised them by showing up late that night. The weekend was very relaxing. Pippa seemed to enjoy the trip.

On Tuesday we went to a few used bookstores that we like to hit when we go down there and we hit the jackpot! 22 books for $19! Now we just have to find a place to put them all. We also lucked out and found a highchair for baby H! I’ve been looking every where for an old high chair like this one. It does need to be re-painted, but we have just added that onto our list of things to do before baby. I’m absolutely in love with it! We found it at a yard sale for $20. You can’t beat that!

Welcome to the thirty-second 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!

Courtney  @ Willis and We