Win a $100 Gift Certificate to Land's End!

Hormone Colored Days is offering a fantastic giveaway from Land's End! I'm really excited about this! I won a while back ago an entire swim set from Land's End. Their products are fantastic quality! Contest ends May 4th.

A Couple of Things...

First of all I found a Blog Scavenger Hunt called The Great Blog Hunt. There are great prizes to be won... it takes a while, though... and I've found broken links so... argh... but now I'm determined and a little addicted. All you have to do to join is follow the links and save the pictures to a folder... I'm not going to elaborate because that stupid page finally loaded lol! Just follow the link to learn how to join!

Also, I added a breastfeeding poll to the right of the screen to take! Thanks for your participation! :)

Breastfeeding Fact O' The Week #3

Photo Thanks To Fourfriends.com

Did you know that you can relactate (if you decided not to breastfeed your newborn, you can later still breastfeed!)? Did you know that you can breastfeed your adopted child as well?

Reasons for adoptive breastfeeding

* Standard reasons for breastfeeding
* Benefits for adoptive relationship
o Enhancement of bond between mother and child
o Breastfeeding as a reflection of femininity
o Mother and child don't lose breastfeeding experience (in addition to pregnancy and birth)
o Much more than nutrition

To read more on Relactation & Adoptive Breastfeeding,
1. Click here to read the Basics of Relactation & Adoptive Breastfeeding
2. Notes: Concerns, Tips, Why it Works
3. Adoptive Breastfeeding Resource Website
4. More Resources from Kellymom.com

Yay! New-to-Me Photos

My lovely friend Ashley sent me photos from when I was pregnant. I hadn't seen them ever so it was quite a treat. I didn't have many full body pregnancy photos... something that I regret. :( So these photos are very wonderful to me. :) I do have special ones taken at 38 weeks by my hubby which I will share on Wednesday. Let's hope I remember to, which I'm sure I will.
Anyhow, this first photo was taken on the 4th of July, my friend's birthday, I was 19 weeks and 4 days pregnant (I looked it up... thank you internet!) Don't mind the silly face... I don't know what I was thinking. Just being goofy I guess.

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And this next photo was taken at one of my baby showers with my friends from high school which was near the middle of October. Anna was due at the end of November... so around 36 weeks-ish.

L-R, Lauren, Ashley, Me, Dawn, Dawn's son Felix.

I ♥ Deals

I love deals! *sigh* We went to Target today. Monday is the day for baby clothing deals! Let me tell you! That's the day they bring out the good stuff! I found two beautiful skirts for Anna! One is white and pink striped with little pockets and it has two layers. The other is a blue/green/yellow delicate plaid with pockets. They are darling! I got them for 1.98 per skirt! Originally they were 7.99 per skirt. I grabbed up the 2T since that isn't too different from 24 months. Anna wears 18 months right now and she is wearing it now as she naps. It looks a little long but it is so adorable! Like I said, I ♥ Deals!

Audrey Caroline

I was looking at other sites and I read a Then Sings My Soul post about a family, the Smiths, who lost their little girl, Audrey Caroline. Their story will make you cry. It is so beautiful to read about their faith. Their blog is called Bring the Rain. Their story from beginning to end is posted on this blog. The family wrote a beautiful song about their daughter and created a YouTube video. It is so beautiful. Please visit their blog and listen to this beautiful song. I just cried and cried the entire time I watched this. The thing that impacted me most was how joyful they were to see their daughter. They have big smiles as they welcome her into the world although they know she won't be there for long. They celebrated her life although it wasn't very long at all. They have such huge faith. It is just unimaginable. I hope that if something like that happens to me or our family that I can have faith like that.

Connor's 1st Birthday Bash!

THIS IS A STICKY POST. NEWER POSTS ARE BELOW THIS ONE. THIS POST WILL REMAIN UNTIL 4/28/08 12AM THANK YOU. :)

Seven Dogs and a Baby is celebrating Connor's first birthday with 9 days of games and giveaways! Happy First Birthday, Connor! May God bless you on this wonderful day! It goes way too fast! :D


Welcome, bloggers! My name is Sarah! I'm a wife to my husband Paul and a mommy to my daughter Anna! Please feel free to read through my blog. I mostly blog about being a mother, breastfeeding, and my relationship with the Lord Jesus! Have a happy blog party! :)

Win a Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One Printer

Like any other mom out there, I love to take photos! To win a wonderful photo printer, head over to 5 Minutes for Mom and sign up! :)
Tell them Milk Mama sent you. ;) Nah, you don't have to.... but do!

Scripture Sunday

Children are a Heritage of the Lord
Psalm 127:3

Photos of Anna's first day at the beach, June 15, 2007.
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(I have decided to enter the first of these photos, if I must choose just one(!!!) into the Mother's Day Photo contest at 5 Minutes For Mom. Click here for more details.)

These photos all represent my motherhood. I love spending time with my daughter, seeing that look of love on her little face... the way she touches my face and loves to give me kisses. Every day is a first. Every day is a new experience. I am so blessed by the God Above to be the one who is called Mommy by this special little girl!
Happy Mother's Day to Everyone!


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Beautiful Spring Day

Yesterday, the 25th--I'm writing this after midnight, the sun came out for a few hours (ah, the joys of living in Oregon! Seriously, though... I love it here. Just not the rain!!!) Anyhow, I took that chance to take photos of Anna. It was gorgeous out (for those few hours)! I had realized that I hadn't taken new photos of her for a while. My digital camera is actually on my video cam, so it doesn't take that great of photos unless it's in great light. So, I took new photos of her and then broke out Photoshop to create a great collage. I love collages! I'll share all of the photos this Wednesday, but for now, here is the collage!

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Today, April 26th, is supposed to be 70 degrees! Yay! Another sunny day in the midst of a thousand rainy drab ones! Thank God! I'm hoping we'll do something fun... go to the park, the zoo, OMSI... Hopefully something fun for Anna and us to spend time together.

Anna Has Baby Legs!

Just about a week ago I won a pair of Baby Legs on their website! If you go to their website by clicking HERE, you can enter. They hold daily contests. The first email of the day receives a pair of Baby Legs legwarmers! Baby Legs is in Seattle, so that means you have to enter at around midnight Pacific Standard Time. That was pretty easy for me. I entered 3 times and won on the third day. I was so excited!!! I chose the Strawberry Shortcake Baby Legs! I was surprised to receive them within a few days in the mail! Here are photos of my little pumpkin pie strutting herself in her legwarmers. I was surprised that she wore them. I expected her to rip them off the first chance she got---like she does with socks and shoes, but she didn't! (If she looks annoyed in the photo... I think she is! I was practically forcing her to stay still for the photo. Man, I want a new digital camera!!!)

Last Day of Bloggy Giveaways

There are literally HUNDREDS of prizes to be won at Bloggy Giveaways! But today is the last day, so head on over and enter as many as you can before you pass out at the computer from exhaustion!

Be a March of Dimes Sponsor

Their daughter, Audrey.

My good friend, Lisa, is raising money for the March of Dimes walk which I believe is tomorrow. If you would like to sponsor, please go to this link: CLICK HERE! Thank you so much!!!

Favorite Foto Friday

Anna at Christmas, 2007. She got a cute glow worm toy. She loved it!

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See more Favorite Foto Friday posts here at Safe in His Arms.
Also see more Favorite Foto Friday Posts at Kiss the Frog 4 Me.

Wish I Had A Camera

Where is that camera?! Anna loves to drink from straws and I just took away a full thing of old McDonald's soda (thank you to my In-Laws for that one! But I left her with the straw. I turn around and she had stuck the straw through the spout of her Nuby Sippy Cup (They have the soft spouts) and was drinking her apple juice (she's been constipated... hoping that helps!) through the straw! She was ignoring the sippy before. Maybe that'll help the juice go down and the poo come out!!!