Any other boy moms out there?!

Oh good! I’m not alone!

Well, I just wanted to let you know that The MOB Society, a site I founded with Brooke almost two years ago for moms of boys, by moms of boys, got a facelift and we’re throwing a big party all week long!

Our focus at The MOB Society is to encourage moms in reaching the hearts of their boys for the Gospel & preparing a generation of men to love the Lord.

We have an amazing team of writers, mothers of boys of all ages, sharing each day, and if you are a boy mom, you will love reading what they have to say. I know I do!

You can find out all the fun details of this relaunch week on the site today, but I wanted to make sure you knew about the Twitter party going on tonight, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. CST, using the hashtag #mobsociety. You’ll get to chat with lots of other boy moms AND there are tons of prizes to be won!

Oh, this is just the tip of the iceberg, so I’ll let you head over to the site to see all the new things we have in store for boy moms! I think you’ll love it

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If you ARE one of my fellow boy moms, won’t you introduce yourself and share the ages of your boys here as well?

We’re stocking up on baby supplies….

Hospital bags are mostly packed…

And the baby clothes have been washed and folded {and of course, cute little hats made as well}…

Now we just need this cutie pie to show up!

{Photo from our ultrasound Tuesday, just checking on his size since I was measuring small. He measured at 36 weeks 2 days {right on schedule}, weighed just over 6 pounds, and is head down right now!}

What is/was on your “must-do” list when preparing for a new baby to arrive?

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This month and next, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite “New Mommy Must-Haves” – a mixture of our tried and true favorite baby and mama items, along with some new products I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing! Look for the first review {and a giveaway!} next week!

The groundhog will be making his “prediction” today, but our forecast says snow is supposed to be coming this weekend, so we will have fun in the sun while can!

And those cute little tongues sticking out when they are concentrating so hard? Love.

This Monday, I wore capri pants.

I live in Nebraska, right?!

Trying to decide if I miss the bundling up or not…

Of course, I’m wearing my fave Old Navy tanks and comfy TOMS with those capri pants. I was thinking about getting a pair of the brand new, super cute TOMS ballet flats that officially went on sale today, but I just couldn’t stomach that price tag – ouch!

Yesterday was a little cooler – and by cooler, I mean 60 degrees for a high instead of 70 – so I pulled out a tan jacket to wear in the morning and evening. My favorite part of this outfit is the new flats I bought for only $10 on clearance at Payless! Love the neutral color and the big old flower at the front

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Like I mentioned, I really like putting together cozy, cute outfits for the fall and winter so I’m not sure how I feel about this spring-like weather! But I DO like not having to bundle the kiddos up every time we leave the house!

How about you? What season do you enjoy dressing for the most?

This is my reading list for 2012 – a mix of organization and pregnancy and fiction and fashion – something for everyone! 

This is not a review list – some of the books I have reviewed already and some I will be reviewing in the near future.

Top Ten Books I Will Be Reading In 2012

1. One Bite at a Time by Tsh Oxenreider {organization, ebook}

Read my review here!

2. No Brainer Wardrobe by Hayley Morgan {fashion, ebook}

Read my review here!

3. Covenant of War (Lion of War Series) by Cliff Graham {fiction}

Read my review of the first book in the series, Day of War, over at The MOB Society!

4. The Pregnancy Companion: A Faith Filled Guide for Your Journey to Motherhood by Jessica Wolstenholm and Dr. Heather Rupe {pregnancy & childbirth}

Of course, I’ve already been reading this, but it’s been a great encouragement and resource through this pregnancy!

5. Unbound Birth by Jenny Yarbrough {pregnancy & childbirth, ebook}

Review coming in February!

6. The Help by Kathryn Stockett {fiction}

I will NOT see the movie until I read the book!

7. The Money Saving Mom’s Budget by Crystal Paine {frugal living}

Review coming soon!

8. Warrior Prayers by Brooke McGlothlin {ebook}

Gone through it before, but starting again tomorrow to pray for all THREE of our boys through the month of February! If you want to go through this with a group, watch for updates later this spring!

9. The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins {fiction}

I know, I know – it’s about time, right?!

10. Grace for the Good Girl by Emily Freeman {faith, women}

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What is on your reading list for 2012?

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I could tell you all of my excuses, but that wouldn’t be fun for anyone, so enough dwelling on that…

701. Making homemade donuts for the first time!

702. Watching the kiddos {and the hubby!} enjoy those donuts!

703. Wearing capri pants in January – high of 62 today! {And the pants are comfy for this big belly!}

704. Kite flying in January.

705. Having the hubby home on break for a wonderful, long time!

706. The hubby going back to school today – not because we want him to be gone, but because it means only 12 weeks left of medical school for him!

707. Baby hiccups.

708. Diaper sales at Target.  {Time to stock up!}

709. Washing and folding baby clothes.

710. Fountain Cherry Coke from Target.

711. The boys’ excitement about baby coming soon.

712. Lego building. All day long.

713. The mini-trampoline. {Really, thank you Jesus!}

714. A leaf hanging on as a reminder of this unusual, wonderful winter weather.

715. Laughing with friends.

716. Coffee and crochet – a little mommy break in my day.

717. Heath candy bars.

718. Catching the sunset while the boys ride bikes.

719. Reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom with Little J – and him “reading” along with

720. Hiding the Word in his heart, even at three-years-old.

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Your blessings this week? I would love to hear them!

They make pretty good models, right?! I’m excited for baby boy to join his brothers and wear these hats for himself!

By the way, have you taken our little baby poll yet? It’s not too late and it’s just for fun!

And one of my favorite, favorite clothing finds for this pregnancy and beyond is this…

Old Navy’s jersey-stretch tanks have been the PERFECT, wardrobe-saving piece for me throughout this pregnancy and I’m officially addicted to them.

{No, Old Navy did not compensate me in any way for raving about these. They don’t even know I exist.}

They are NOT maternity tanks, but a medium was long enough and stretchy enough to get me ALL the way through this pregnancy.

For modesty reasons, I like my tank tops long in general, so you can bet these will continue to be worn post-baby. Some colors I didn’t own yet were on clearance this weekend, so I bought two in size small for layering purposes!

The best part?

They are very, very soft and comfy. I wear a different one almost every single day.

{Please don’t ask how many I own. But I’m not ashamed to say that, should they go on sale again, I would probably buy more.}

Anyway…here I am this week, at 35 weeks, wearing one of these tanks in white, with a new eggplant-colored cardigan I bought on clearance at Target…

The pants, out of necessity, are maternity pants.

I have decided these tanks need to be in my wardrobe for the rest of my life.

What wardrobe staple could you not live without?

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I’m linking up with What I Wore Wednesday AND Works For Me Wednesday today!

This week ends that ten week break {insert sad looks from all of us here}, but let me tell you just why having him home for ten weeks has ROCKED for the boys and I!

Top Ten Reasons We Have Loved Having Daddy Home!

10. GAMES! Oh my, we have played LOTS of games during this break – the game in the picture above is Star Wars Trouble, a new favorite!

9. Daddy dates. Out to lunch, fun at the children’s museum, even running errands with Daddy – the boys enjoyed lots of one-on-one time with him during this break! I love how he made special time with them a priority all throughout these ten weeks!

8. Finishing the entire West Wing series on DVD. We LOVE this show. And we may have watched two or more episodes a night until we finished it all. Please tell me other couples love watching TV together at the end of the day?

7. Enjoying the snow…

6. And the nice weather together! We’ve actually had much more of the latter, so there has been bike riding, scooters, walks, and more time outside without coats than any winter I can remember…so far!

5. Story time. The hubby makes up the BEST bedtime stories and several new ones were concocted while he was home. Sometimes I secretly listen in from outside the room because they are just too good to miss

4. Family road trips. We went with him to a some interviews, we traveled together for the holidays, we were able to pick up and go when my sister had her baby – it was a lot of driving, but I LOVE taking road trips with the hubby because we actually get to talk! We make lists, talk about the future, discuss things that don’t usually come up in normal conversation, and so on. And road tripping all together makes it even better!

3. Time for him to do a few things for him. He may not have had much time alone with all of us around here, but he did join a gym {and workout every single day since then}, have lunch with friends, go golfing once, and get to “sleep in” most days. I know how demanding med school is, so it made my heart happy for him to have this respite before our lives change with baby, moving, graduation, etc.

2. His help around the house. I almost put this as #1 because of just how much it meant to me. You have no idea. He has folded laundry, done weekly cleaning, put up with me as we have cleaned out and reorganized most of the house…my love language is not normally acts of service, but WOW – feeling VERY loved by all of this, especially at this stage of the pregnancy!

1. Seeing this handsome face all the time! Can’t beat that

Oh honey, how we have LOVED having you home with us for this long! We will miss you during the day as you head back to school, but are SO grateful for the wonderful family time we had while you were on break!

Thank you for being the most amazing husband and father ever!

Oreos, of course!

Confused?

Let me explain…

We’ve been studying astronomy for science this year, and when I found this great idea for learning the phases of the moon through Pinterest earlier in the year, I knew it would be a must when our unit on the moon came around! We made this activity part of our 100th day of school fun!

Big J told me all of the phases and I labeled a notecard for each one…

We then used a dull knife to scrape off the middle of the Oreo to match the phases. {I did the scraping, but Big J gave me instructions!}

We lined them up in order to better understand the progression of the phases…

Very simple, but fun and memorable! This guy loved it…

Or maybe he’s just grinning because he knows he is about to EAT some of these Oreos!

All this studying of the moon has the boys constantly looking for it in the sky and asking which phase it is in – love their curiosity!

So do you know the phase of the moon for tonight?!