The French Bikini...

First a warning--if you're my mom, grandma, or just don't want to read about body waxing? Click out of this post. Now.


Are you gone?


Just don't want someone to think I'm talking about bikinis when I'm talking about waxing...haha!


Okay, so here's the deal. I've had the Brazilian before and that was awful the first time. It did get less painful each time I went which was awesome. But now that I haven't been on the waxing wagon for awhile I'm terrified yet again...


So being that Leo will be home in a few weeks and being pregnant makes it impossible to do a lot of things I've decided to start getting waxed. Again. Brazilian? No way. I don't need to take care of everything you know?


Then there's the regular bikini. But I wanted a little more so I upped it to the French bikini. I haven't done it yet, but the appointment is set--there's no going back now! I'm a little nervous...I've read it's more painful when pregnant. I should have scheduled a facial and pedi the same day to relax after getting hair ripped out...


Have you had the French bikini done before? Thoughts? I'm just curious to your thoughts/opinions. And I can't wait until Leo gets home--I'm thinking he'll be pleasantly surprised...

Girl? Boy? The BIG Reveal...

Today was the day. The day. The day where I found out if the babe was a boy which I had assumed the entire time or a girl which would add to my princesses.


Before I go on, I have to say that today was bittersweet for a few reasons--mainly Leo being away. It's been hard on me the past month or so just realizing that he wouldn't be here to share in my happy day. In a way it didn't bother me as much today as I had imagined it would. Partly because since being a single, expectant mother of two under the age of four has grown on me--or rather I have grown into the roll.


Anyway. The day. Thank God my appointment was at 8:00 this morning--and my sweet friend came and watched the girls for me due to no children allowed for the appointment. I left around 7:00 and was so giddy! I had a hard time falling asleep last nite wondering if our last baby would be a son or a daughter.


So...we? Are having a....




GIRL!!


Our little Brynlie (pronounced Bryn-Lee) will be here on/around May 24th. I'm in love with my sweet baby so much and feel incredibly blessed right now to be the Mom of three, yes three, princesses!


And believe me--I've heard in the past 11 hours that I've known Brynlie was a "she" if we would keep trying for a boy. That my friends? Is a post for another day...(short answer in case you are wondering--no...we are done with babies. Three girls? Amazingness. I couldn't ask for anything more).

*Almost* 16 Weeks?!

First a big thank you to everyone who emailed me to see if I was okay--I heart you all! I am fabulous to be honest. I went home over Thanksgiving for a couple of weeks and it was a much needed time away from down here in the South. I ate, shopped, ate, got my hair done, and ate some more.


Just in case you're wondering what I ate a majority of the time? The BEST cashew chicken and crab rangoon in the world. I'm not even kidding--I've actually been craving it since we got back on Friday. *sob*


I bet you may be asking if I'm even a "blogger" anymore. That is the million dollar question. I think I started getting sidetracked away from blogging about me, my girls, my life...and I was missing it. Pretty sure I'm going to be blogging about life now. Maybe an occasional review/giveaway, but only if it's so fabulous (say, like, the Chi Rocket hair dryer...) that I must have it and my readers must have it, too.


Last, but not least, here is a belly shot of my *almost* 16 week baby belly. It's like it popped out overnight or something?! I took it with my phone, so the quality isn't fabulous, but hey--it's the best I can do. *smile* Heart you all! Have a fabulous Monday!

Wishin' and Hopin'...a Novel by Wally Lamb

When you read an author for the first time and you fall in love, you feel as if you hit the author jackpot. Well, if you're anything like me you do. There are so many authors out there today and when I find one whose name I remember I know that they must be good.


That describes Wally Lamb to me. An author who can wrap me into his words, his stories, his pages. The first novel that I read by him was She's Come Undone. It was fabulous and I still remember it to this day--I can't tell you how many years ago that I read this book, but for me to remember it today? That is saying something about Wally Lamb as an author.


I am now reading Wally Lamb's novel Wishin' and Hopin'. This book sucked me in from the moment I started reading the first chapter titled Flight.  Love, love, love it! He has an amazing way with words. Such an amazing way that you are drawn in to the book. I have no doubt that I will have the book finished by next week.


Wishin' and Hopin' is about a fifth grade boy growing up in 1964. Ten year old Felix is trying his best to navigate himself through the fifth grade which he finds somewhat hard to do considering that he gets nightmares from scary movies and he bears a striking resemblance to a certain adorable cartoon boy. There are, however, things that young Felix can depend on: the birds and bees are as puzzling as ever, television is magical, and this will be one Christmas that he will never forget.


In the beginning the book starts out by being narrated from the adult Felix. He tells of how in the fifth grade he is the reason for Sister Dymphna's nervous breakdown. I started laughing at his description of her melt down and how she had been mopey since morning prayer. Maybe it's the Catholic in me, but it made laugh even imagining!


I highly recommend this book if you are wanting something festive to get you in the Christmas spirit and if you ever sit and reminisce about holidays from your past. You know the ones you remember--the one where you got that beloved toy, the one where you got a bike, the one where you had strep throat. I think that that is one part of why Christmas is so magical to me, just being able to sit and soak in all of the memories.


If you do decide to check out Wishin' and Hopin' I don't think you will be disappointed one bit. Let me know if you decide to check it out!

Wally Lamb is also the author of many successful novels such as She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True, both of which made it to the New York Time's bestsellers list and Oprah picked them both for her Book Club. He resides in Connecticut with his family.