Introducing.......Sebastian Ikenna Mgbodille

Sebastian- patron saint of soldiers, meaning venerable or highly revered, origin Greek or Latin, aka Mommy's maiden name

Ikenna- meaning strength of the Father, origin Igbo (Daddy's language)

Born on May 16th 2011 at 340 am, weighing 8 lbs and 11 ozs and 21.5 inches long

He has his mother's hands and feet and his father's eyes and ears.

Tummy Thursday......Week 39

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Tummy Thursdays......Week 37

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Tummy Thursdays......Week 35

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Outfits for BabyMG from Grandma and GrandfatherMG!!!!!

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Tummy Thursdays......Week 33

Yes that's a ghetto restroom mirror shot with my cell phone.  I'm a busy lady growing a baby and all so shush!

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How Blessed and Thankful can one Mama be?

We had a baby shower back home this weekend, and boy oh boy, what a great time we had!

My awesome Daddy and loving sister made these adorable cupcakes for BabyMG (let's hope he has some hair though!)  This picture can not possibly display the adorable-ness of these cupcakes!

Tummy Thursdays.......Week 31

And a little different perspective:

At least I don't have to see my sausage toes now :-)

Wordless Wednesdays.....funny mirrors!

March of Dimes

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A dedication to my husband, thousands of miles away!

Traveling Adventures

So it all started with a little orange oil change needed alert light....

Then we have Anderson County Sheriff, who was kind enough to let us know we had a headlamp out

Then we have RUDE Frankfort city cop, who almost got peed on by a very irritated pregnant lady....

Because he found it necessary to give us a ticket for aforementioned burned out headlamp approximately less than two blocks from my Aunts house.

Then the next day we bought a new headlight, but could not replace ourselves, so we headed to Valvoline, where we acquired a new air filter, as well as a new battery......because once the headlight was replaced the truck wouldn't start AT ALL!!!  We had five people working under the hood at once.  They however we SUPER nice and even gave us a military discount!

Alicia's Baby Shower

So BabyMG is going to have lots of friends to grow up with, and also he will have a special baby girl cousin, Karsyn Jolie!!

My cousin, Alicia and I did everything together growing up, she even taught me how to ride a bike.  Isn't it awesome that she and I are pregnant together? and not just "together" we are due a mere three days apart.

Congrats Cuzo, you already have one precious daughter and now you're going to have TWO!

I can't wait to get a photo of our little Grandma holding Karsyn and BabyMG!  The thought of it brings tears to my eyes.

Sarah's Baby Shower

I am so thankful and excited to be pregnant with one of my bestest of friends, our sons have been growing together, and will soon be fighting playing together.

Sarah's shower was too much fun!  Not to mention that everything she was panicking about that she didn't have yet for her bouncing baby boy, she received.....but there was also homemade macaroni and cheese!!! And chocolate cake!  Now if that doesn't please a couple pregnant gals I don't know what will.

Love ya Sister Mary, can't wait to spoil hold BabyGaddie!!!!

Tummy Thursdays......Week 29

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Might have to hide this one from Abby and Allie when ever they are responsible for dressing BabyMG!!!

BabyMG Nursery Art

Ahhhhhh!!!! I told you it is adorable did I not?

The painting weekend

So remember the adorable curtains (thanks IKEA!) well my Daddy has been down this week and boy has he been busy!  We decided that we could make some awesome paintings to decorate BabyMG's nursery with to match the adorable curtains and bedding set.

Here's my Daddy paining what will soon become a charming lion.

And I'm painting the precious hippo!  Which is my favorite animal for BabyMG's room.  It may or may not have something to do with the way Anthony pronounces hippopotamus!

And what would a painting party be without a yummy snack??  Even grapes and cheese look delicious when my Dad puts them on a plate!

Stayed tuned for the finished product......they are going to be impressive I promise!

Yum Ethiopian Food might be my favorite

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BabyMG Nursery Update...

We have curtains up!!!  My Dad came down for the week and we have been busy getting BabyMG's room squared away.  Tonight we also started the main art project for the room, let's just say it involves a long trip to Micheal's Craft Store and purchase of a WHOLE lotta little bottles of paint.

Here's a sneak peek of what's to come, there are still works in progress though:

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Tummy Thursdays......week 27

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Only that top open overflowing box came home with me :-p

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Tummy Thursdays......week 25

I definitely noticed a growth spurt this week!

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Open Letter to the sweet lady at Kohls

Dear Kind-Hearted Lady,

What a blessing you were to me today!  Thank you so much for making my week.  When you asked me about my baby boy, that was enough; but you went above and beyond in your kindness. 

For you today I'm Grateful!

Thanks Again,

The Pregnant Lady



Chatting with me and cheering me up by reminding me how fortunate I am to be married to such an amazing, strong man--again that was enough! 

But you shared with me that you would pray for me and my growing family and that you and your family haven't forgotten our soldier's or their families and how you could never imagine the sacrifice that we are willing to give.  At this point, my cup was running over- and wow you had given me a huge smile and a warm heart and that was enough!

You bid me farewell and I glanced at one more aisle before heading to pay for my purchases.  And you kind miss, had not had enough!  You took out your pocket book to pay for your purchases and also grabbed a gift card.  Then you waited. 

I was checking out and behind me I get a tap on my shoulder.

"For Me?!"

"Yes dear, get something for that sweet baby, and let your husband know when you talk to him again, that we haven't forgotten about him, tell him to be safe."

exit kind lady.........

.........enter tears from the pregnant lady

Thanks Again Kind Lady, I hope you receive a random act of kindness, even though I know you aren't expecting one in return.  God Bless you!

Nursery Update

So BabyMG's nursery is slowly coming together, here's a sneak peak:

This rocking chair is about 30 years old, give or take a few months.  You see the week that my Grandparents found out that my Mom was pregnant with me, my Da insisted that their first purchase be a suitable rocking chair.  They had to have a rocking chair to rock the first grandchild in, and every grandchild after that.  This rocking chair has been in my Ma's living room since my Da brought it home, and when Anthony and I got married my Ma shared the news with me that it was to be mine for our first child.  How excited I was driving home with this in my truck last weekend.

I knew when I was picking out our nursery furniture that I would be looking for something that specifically went with this rocker.  And I think we are doing good so far.  The pillow and rug are part of the collection that we will decorate BabyMG's nursery with, it all matches and is from IKEA, full of bright cheerful little animals.

So there's your sneak peak.  Only 109 days until we put up the crib :-)

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ROAD TRIP!!!!!

A few things were needed to complete BabyMG's nursery, and it just so happened that those few things could only be purchased at IKEA.  So a road trip was in order.  My friend Sarah graciously volun-told her mom she was taking us, and I asked my Aunt Beth to join in on the road trip too! 

Here we were, two pregnant ladies accompanied by two Ikea-Virgins, trekking up to Ohio.  Sarah's dad fixed a delicious breakfast, I totally ate 'for two.'  After some of us took a required pregnant lady potty break, we were on the road.

IKEA is amazing, for those of you who have been there before, you know, it's an all day shopping trip.  And you have to have a list or you can quickly spend your rent money!  We toured the sales floor, and jotted down all kinds of weirdly spelled item names and where we could locate our goodies. 

We gathered up our goods and proceeded to pay.....I might have gone a bit over budget, but wait until you see BabyMG's nursery!  We couldn't have fit one more thing in the back of MariBeth's SUV, but that's what IKEA trips are all about right?

We stopped to fill our belly's at Big Boy, that was an awesome idea!!!  I'm so glad I got to go on this little road trip, it was exactly what I needed.

Happy Birthday BabyDaddy!!!!

Happy Birthday Anthony! We love you, we miss you bunches and bunches.  We hope you have as awesome of a birthday as possible, we hear you got a little bit of snow for your birthday.  We know that's know what you wished for, but don't worry we can all have our birthday wishes soon!

Here's to you Baby's Daddy!  Next Birthday there will be a HUGE party, and your son might even help you finish off your birthday cake :-)

Stay warm over there in the desert, we are all thinking of you and praying for your safe and soon return!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTHONY!!!!

Tummy Thursdays.......Week 23

Had a Mid-Wife visit today and I'm totally in love with my midwife practice, I'm so glad we made the switch, even if it is late in the game!  I know that we are going to have the best most loving care ever when BabyMG comes into this world.

He measured a week ahead according to my uterus, like I wasn't expecting that :-)