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Wow! So I have been a bit behind in blogging! However, we took the last week off, and have managed to catch up on many of the things (excuses) that I have had for procrastinating! So to start, here are a few cute catch up photos!

A great way to get diapers

Diapers at Amazon.com

Ok. This is somewhat gimmicky, but really a fantastic find. Last week, we found that Amazon.com carries diapers (Huggies and Pampers) and offers them at a price similar to Sams or Costco. They come straight to your door, and you don't pay sales tax or shipping!

If you order using Subscribe & Save (meaning they direct ship what you request -- 1 every month, 2 months, 6 months, etc.) then they add 15% off of the price you see! You can cancel at anytime, and they email you prior to an autoship.

Today, the UPS driver dropped off my first set of Amazon diapers. I am hooked.

I am trying to see if this promotion they have (me sending referrals to their site) actually works. So if you want to try a box of diapers from Amazon, please check do so through one of my links so I can see if the "link" promotion works.

I am becoming a real Amazon.com fan, they have so many things, that I get to avoid shopping for!

A few others links for things you might need or want for BABY are also linked below.



The link here for Swaddlers takes you to a page where you can choose the size




The link below actually takes you to an order page where there is a dropdown for choosing your size of Cruiser -- size 3-6 available




Pampers Cruisers Size 4 Box of 140 Diapers

Huggies Size 4 pack of 126 diapers


HERE IS A GENERAL LINK TO HUGGIES DIAPERS. Once there, again use the drop down to choose a size




ALSO, WET WIPES!!!



Other links
NIKON MC-36 Multi-Function Remote Cord ( 33.5 inches )
and
Nikon EN-EL3e Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery for D200 Digital SLR Camera

PNY PSD2GRF3 2GB SD Secure Digital Flash Memory Card

USB 2.0 Hi-speed 15-IN-1 (Retail Package)

My FIRST birthday party!

Megan had her first birthday party on Saturday, and wanted to share some of the fun that she had!



Good times!


Mommy made Megan her very own Winnie the Pooh cake (which turned out to be one of the bigger challenges of motherhood so far!)



Megan really liked the cake (this was, after all, her first taste of cake), but was so tired from all the birthday fun that she passed out after only a few bites! Talk about a snoozer of a party!



All in all, she had a great time, got lots of cool presents (thanks everyone!), and got to see lots of her friends and family at her party. She said to tell everyone "let's do it again next year!"

Megan's FIRST Thanksgiving

Megan has the good fortune of being a holiday baby. She was born the morning after Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving night) and this means that every six years her birthday will fall on Thanksgiving proper. This makes her "our little turkey" (hence the shirt!)

This year we had LOTS of company to celebrate both Thanksgiving and Megan's birthday! She got to have ALL of her grandparents (Grandma, Nana, Papa, Grandpa and Grammie), her GREAT grandmother, both aunts, her baby cousin Lauren, Mommy and Daddy, and a few neighborhood friends for her 1st birthday party.

Megan and Lauren are enjoying swinging in the back yard!

Our little pooh bear!

At the pumpkin patch

My first school picture!

Megan's school picture!

The better to hear you with my dear....

We have been a bit slow at posting, mostly because we have been so busy with our cute little girl!

Megan had surgery at Cook's Children's hospital on Friday October 13th. It was a simple procedure for Megan to get tubes in her ears due to all the ear infections she keeps getting. The date was what was available, and we decided we WEREN'T superstitious, even though Dr. Strange was performing the surgery on Friday the 13th of October!

Everything went well. We learned that at cool children's hospitals they ask you what FLAVOR you would like the anesthesia mask to be. We also learned that the surgery is amazingly quick. Chris went to get a cup of coffee when they took her to the Operating Room (she waved to us at 6:58 AM), and he missed the surgeon coming out to speak with us, as he came out to tell me the surgery went well and that Megan was in recovery at 7:04 AM! She woke up, had a popsicle and some juice, and was in the car on the way home at 7:45 AM!

For recovery, Megan got to take in two "comfort" objects -- her blankie and teddy bear. In order to keep track of these, they got matching medical tags!

The links above have some info about ear tubes. In general, kids are more likely to get ear infections as their eustacian tube is much smaller, so can fill with fluid or plug more easily, and also because the tube is rather flat (as you grow older, it develops a slope and lets the tube drain naturally back to your throat)