Audrey's Blog

Tickled Pink?

Big news in the Reed household today ... it's a GIRL!  She weighs just 7 ounces and is a mere 6.8" long but that puts her inthe 94% percentile for a 16 week 4 day fetus.  Yes, folks, we make big babies!

 Journaling reads:

Having an 18 month old boy who is ALL BOY, it’s a hard to wrap my brain around today’s news – Reedlet #2 is a girl. 

To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure I ever actually wanted a girl.  Don’t get me wrong – I thrilled with whatever the good Lord chooses to bless us with.  I’m just not one of those women who felt that my life wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t have a little girl to dress up in frills & bows.  Frankly, this poor little girl is probably going to have to visit her Aunt Angie to figure out the delicate arts of hair and makeup since her tomboy of a mom has barely figured it out for herself. 

What I am thrilled about is that this wonderful little bundle of pink joy will have an older brother to watch out for her – when he’s not picking on her, of course – and that Chris will have that special bond that a father & daughter can have.

So, for now, I’m tickled pink … I think?
 

Adieu to 2009

Because I don't have a single original creative thought in my pretty little head, I patterend this 2009 in review layout after Cathy Zielske's layout featured on her blog.   

Journaling reads:

2009 was a rough ride in the Reed house - from an employer whose priorities weren’t exactly “family first” to a housing market that was less than stellar to dealing with a baby/toddler through 2 MRIs, 6 ear infections that ultimately led to tubes and the frustration for everyone that naturally comes around 12-18 months.  Don’t get me wrong ... 2009 certainly wasn’t without it’s joys - watching that same baby/toddler learn to crawl, walk, & talk, learning that our family would be completed in 2010 with the arrival of Reedlet #2, & finding another employer with a much more realistic set of priorities.  However, we certainly aren’t sad to bid adieu to 2009 in favor of the promise of a better year in 2010.