Sweet Abbie...and her clothes...

I had to post this cute picture of my sweet little Abbie. Oh how I love this little girl!


Speaking of Abbie...I was going to put a lot of Abbie's last years summer clothes on ebay very soon but thought I would first check with any bloggers if they would be interested in any of Abbie's clothes. They are all pretty much 12-18 (some 6-12) and are from Gap, Matilda Jane (some), and Gymboree. They are all in excellent used condition. I would much rather avoid the hassle of listing of them on ebay so if you are interested just send me an email and I can send some pics of the dresses/outfits. I guess the only thing you would need is a paypal account to make it easier...


If interested here is my email: jeanninepotter@hotmail.com

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!!!
Love,
The Whitacre girls!!

I totally turned into a mom from Toddlers and Tiaras (the show on TLC) with this photo shoot. For some reason Sophie, who is usually so photogenic, had no idea how to smile! I was getting frustrated and trying to be funny to get a cute smile and nothing was working. I tried making a funny joke about my fat belly but nope-that only made Abbie lift HER top! I finally realized I was turning psycho when poor Sophie said, "Mommy is this smile pretty?" At that point I knew it was time to wrap up the Valentine photo shoot...and for mommy to go hug her smile challenged Sophie!!!

SNOW DAY!!

SNOW DAY!!!!!

Yay!!!! Snow day!!!! AND the best part is I got to spend the days with the girls AND get some things done...I love when I have a day like this!!! Here are some of the fun things we got to do today...

Wear our "I Love Snow Days" shirt...

go for a horsie ride...

Go sledding...

Play in the snow...

make cute little pouty faces....

and be HAPPY!! YAY!!!

LET THE SHOPPING BEGIN...

Wow it's been a long time since I have posted...things have been quite busy around here. Ella had her adnoidectomy last week in preperation for her P-flap surgery...it went very well and she recovered wonderfully! I tell you that child is one tough cookie...I am so proud of her!

Mommy has been spending her days just thinking of what life is going to be like with a little boy (of course I have been working and mothering too)...it is quite exciting! I have began looking at some bedding and nursery accessories and I have to tell you I am in love with RESTORATION HARDWARE...LOVE the colors they have for little boys!

I have also been doing some "boy shopping" ...I I had some gymbucks to use last week and ofcourse I headed right to the boy section...found some cute little finds. As nice as it is to shop for the opposite sex I have to be honest that as I put away Abbie's 12-18 month clothes I am overcome with a little bit of sadness... no more baby girls to wear Abbie's darling Matilda Jane dresses...or big flower headbands...or smocked dresses...the list goes on... Please don't think I am complaining...just simply expressing my feelings....I'm a psychologist-that's what I do!!! :)

One of my purchases...It really is sooo cute...

I laugh becasue since I found out we were having a little boy my girls have been over the top with girlie things...as you can see by the pictures...how will a little boy ever make it in this house??

Three little LADIES and a...

A PRINCE!!!!!!!!!!

I still can't believe it!!!

Big Day Tomorrow

Well tomorrow is the big ultrasound!!! Of course we know the main reason for this ultrasound is to ensure the baby is healthy and everything is looking good. And of course we pray that he or she will be doing wonderfully...we like to look at finding out the sex as an added bonus tomorrow! I can honestly say (as I hope any mother would) that it honestly makes no difference to me one way or the other if it's a girl or a boy...as much as I would love a little boy around the house I would just as much love another sweet baby girl! Our wonderful Lord is in control and I can't wait to see what He has blessed us with!!

The girls have been in definite baby mode lately (most likely b/c mommy has too!). They LOVE to watch baby shows with mommy and just the other day I found Sophie on the couch giving birth to a sweet, fully dressed, baby doll with Dr. Ella's assistance! It was the cutest thing! They will often ask if I am going to "push out" the baby or have it "the other way" (and for those of you wondering they have NO idea where the baby is pushed out of!)...Then the other day we were driving and Sophie asked, "How did the baby get in your belly?" I simply replied, "God put it in there b/c he wanted to give our family another baby."...she was content with my response and went on singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

Stay tuned and I will be sure to post soon!

Pictures of Sophie's babydoll birth...I walked in too late to see what plans Ella had for Handy Manny's flashlight (in Ella's hands)... I was comforted knowing this was the only tool from Handy's toolbox that Ella had planned on using in the birthing process! :)

And there she is!

And of course I can't post without posting a pic of my dear Abbie...I thought she looked so cute in this sweater...I picked it up the day before at Gap for $8.40!!! I LOVE when they have 40% of sale items!! I was able to pick up some very cute Spring dresses for the girls too!

Christmas 2009

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. It began by Sophie waking us up around 6:30 telling us "It's Christmas!". We then went to wake up Ella before heading downstairs. As I entered her room I was smacked in the face with a very strong poop smell...now that's weird I thought...I know Ella has trouble with peeing at night but NEVER pooping! So I went to investigate and sure enough my sweet little Ella had a pullup full of poop. I rushed her to the bathroom and cleaned her up and put her in some new jammies. So why am I sharing this gross story??? Well when I asked Ella later on why she pooped her pants she told me it was because "I couldn't get out of my bed because then Santa would not come!"...poor baby thought that if she got out of bed to use the bathroom Santa would not come! Oh Ella!

Anyway we had a wonderful day...Here are some cute pics of our Christmas Day.

Santa left some candy on their nightstand!

Sophie showing us all her new undies!

Ella was sooo excited to get her scarf that she had asked Santa for!

A cute little China baby doll-I think Mommy likes this doll more than Ella!

Abbie decided to wake up around 9:30...she was still feeling a little under the weather so we decided to let her sleep in

Abbie got some Handy Manny Tools! She actually plays with them everyday!

Modeling her new furry crocs

This pic of Abbie pretty much summed up her mood for the day...poor baby was still trying to fight some sort of sickness...

I thought this was a cute pic of Abbie...just don't mind the messy face!