Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Baby girl's bedding

Ever since we found out baby Dos is a girl, I've been bedding searching. I had it narrowed down to 2, but I didn't really love either one of them (they were either a little too pink or too themey). So after hours of scouring the internet, I remembered a DwellStudio pattern I loved...the Charlotte crib bedding. Well apparently the Charlotte bedding has been discontinued for over a year (per the Dwell customer service...I contacted them several times). However, I managed to find 2 websites saying they had it in stock. So I ordered it from one website and got an email from them the next day that they didn't have it. I was crushed...literally crying because I was so upset. Sean basically laughed at me and said "Stacie, it's bedding. You'll find another one you like". But \THIS was the bedding she had to have. I went to bed that night praying for God to somehow find the bedding for me. The next morning I woke up, went to the computer, ran the search yet again for Charlotte DwellStudio baby bedding. One of the 2 websites that I had seen before came up along with a new website. I wrote down their numbers to call...called the first one and the phone was disconnected. WHAT?! Hope was fading (okay that might be a little dramatic). Called the next one...a store out in Washington...it was 9:00 a.m. in the morning in OK so 7:00 a.m. in the morning in Washington. No one answered (of course). I counted down the minutes to 12:00 p.m. so I could call. Noon came and I put on a Mickey Mouse to entertain SE so I could talk peacefully...a sweet guy named Ben answered, and I asked the question...do you have the DwellStudio Charlotte crib bedding in your store on the shelf...he looked at his computer and said it showed they have 3. He went to the shelf to make sure...I could hear the package crinkle in his hand when he found it! I was beyond elated...gave him my credit card number and 6 short days later got her bedding in the mail. I am even more in love with it in person than I am on the internet. And SO excited God made it happen. Later on in the week after I had received the bedding, I was at mom's prayer and the question of how much God loves us was posed and that is what He brought to my mind...that He loves us so much even in the areas we perceive as small and insignificant (baby bedding)...they aren't at all small and insignificant to HIM! Here are some pics of what baby girl's bedding looks like!



Monday, October 11, 2010

Welcome Alice Elizabeth Doke!

Our dear friends, Chris and Megan Doke, welcomed their 3rd daughter last Tuesday, 10/5/10. She joins big sisters Emma and Sophie. We got to the hospital just after she was born and got to celebrate with them. Congratulations Dokes...we pray God's sweet blessings on your family!

Peeking at baby Ali in the nursery!

Alice Elizabeth Doke...welcome beautiful baby girl!

Doke Family Photo

Worship Music Time

For the past couple of weeks, SE and I have been having worship music time! I put on worship music, SE colors, and I do a little quiet time. The first several times, SE colored normally sitting in the chair, colors and paper on the table. Then he decided to go a little out of the box as you can see below. He has made some awesome pictures though!


Sean and his mini-me

I took this picture because at the particular moment, SE and Sean looked identical!

Ice Cream Cone

Every Monday night we enjoy meeting some of our favorites at Qdoba for $1 taco night. We then enjoy going to Braum's for an ice cream cone...a tradition began by our favorite Jill. Usually SE would just get bites from whoever would let him have them...we recently started getting him his own cone. He loves them...so now there are two sweets on SE's like list: suckers and ice cream cones!



(Mickey needed a treat too!)