The Baby List

One of the most common tips we hear when people learn that we are expecting our first child, it to enjoy these couple of months together before he comes. That got Brian and me thinking and we have started a "Baby List".

A list of all the things that we would like to do before he gets here. Some of the things on the list include preparation tasks such as decorate the nursery. Other things include place we would like to go. So stay tuned for posts as we check off the tasks!

Oh, and we are open to any suggestions!:)

My new favorite song

I have a new favorite song. My neice sings it the best. I think you will like it too. :)

Parenting Tips from a Guy with a Dog

A couple months ago, Brian did a parenting class at church as the youth minister. We took some pictures to illustrate some of his points, and I ran across them today. I had to share.

(This also serves the purpose of adding our dog Louie to the blog. Brian thinks he is not mentioned enough. )

So here they are. Parenting tips from a guy with a dog!

Tip #1 Show them that you Love them, even if they act annoyed.Tip #2 It is important that they know that you are in control.

Tip #3 Show interest in their environment

Tip #4 Share your faith

I wish parenting were that easy, to master it with just 4 tips! I'm pretty sure there is a lot more to it!

Feed the Children

Excuse the blog design. Two hours ago I thought I would do some quick blog redesigning. Let's just say I am now frustrated, uninspired, and ready to go to bed! It may be a few days before you see any result and I am not promising that is will be anything magnificent. :)

Today, we traveled with the youth group to Feed the Children. It was an area wide event where several other youth groups in the area came to do some service. for the community. It was tiring, but we were able to pack up several hundred boxes of tolietry items to be shipped out to people in need. Oh, and we had a little fun too! :)

Just to show you how dangerous it was, I was injured by a box. :)

What a great day! Packing boxes is right up my task oriented personality and we had a great time with the youth. Brian and I feel truley blessed to be apart of these kids lives. They impact us in so many ways and we really just love hanging out with them!

ONE MONTH DOWN

We've been on the waiting list for exactly one month!  

One month closer to our son!

Building a library

I love Children's books!  Anytime I go to a bookstore, I have to make a stop in the children's section and find some of my favorites. I realize that we need to start building our children collection here at the house. Here are of tthe books on our list:

This was one of Brian's picks.  He had the whole collection growing up.

Reading this book growing up, I remember feeling sorry for the toys at the store that were broken. :(

"I think I can"

We still like to say these words here at the Plumb house on those not so great days.

 "Maybe I'll move to Austrailia".

This is a new favorite for us.

 Our nephew Carson would crack up when you read it to him as a baby!

I must admit this is a new favorite for me.  I never really liked it growing up, but it has become a favorite when reading it with the neices and nephews!

I don't really remember much about this book, I just remebmer I loved it!

Who doesn't love Little Critter?

This one may not be really well known, but we had this with the read along CD. 

You have to get it with the CD.  The song they sing is so fun!

These are just a couple.  What are your favorites?

I had big plans tonight....

I had big plans for myself this evening.

Trying a new recipe for dinner

Spend a little time on this thing

Finish a couple scrapbook pages

Do a little lot of laundry.

 Go by Hobby Lobby and pick up some paper for Baby Plumb's "Life Book"

Blow your mind with the most amazing post ever!

Well, I didn't get to any of those things tonight!  I think I  am liking this spot of the couch, catching up on DVR shows and blogs!

There is always tomorrow!:)

October n Pictures

Thought I would share some pictures from October!  Enjoy!

Grandma and Grandpa Adams celebrating Grandpa's birthday!

Sister Lauren and Mark

My parents.  Maybe my favorite picture of them ever.  Don't they look happy?!

Brian's "BIG TRASH" day find.  He was REALLYexcited!:)

 (BIG TRASH day is a blog post in itself!)

Me and Kelli making Jace's M&M b-day cake!

Uncle Brian and Uncle Scott as surprise guests!

Jace and his cake!

Poor guy did not feel well for his party and slept through most of it:(

Personalized M&M's.  We won't tell how much they were, right Kelli!  All that matters is that they were adorable!

Homemade laundry detergent

So we have been trying to fnd ways to save a little here and there for preparation for Baby Plumb. I found a recipe online for homemade laundry detergent and have been meaning to make it for awhile. I finally tracked down all the ingredients!

What you need:
1 quart Water (boiling)
2 cups Bar soap (grated)
2 cups Borax
2 cups Washing Soda (this is the ingredient that was a little difficult to find but I finally found it at Homeland)

First you finely grate the bar soup.

Add the grated soap to the boiling water and stir until soap is melted. You can keep on low heat until soap is melted.

Pour the soap water into a large, clean pail and add the Borax and Washing Soda. Stir well until all is dissolved.

Add 2 gallons of water, stir until well mixed.

Cover pail and use 1/4 cup for each load of laundry. Stir the soap each time you use it (will gel). Mine did not actually gel, it was more soupy. Oh well!

Time to try a load!

Looks clean to me!  (Please ignore the workout hair and messy laundry shelves!:))

  I made about 3 gallons, using 1/4 cup for one load, for about $3.50! WOW!

30 posts in 30 days?!?!? Am I crazy?!?!

What a wonderful relaxing weekend we have had!  We just got back from the annual Oakcrest Family Retreat and had such a wonderful time! The weather was perfect and the tree's were beautiful!  My friend Kelly suggested that we all just move to a compound and stay there forever!  I actually think I could do that!  We have been so blessed by such a wonderful church family!  God is good!  Next year, hopefully our family will have one more member to tag along! :)

So I saw this challenge on the Bottomly's blog , and thought I would try it myself!  Am I really ready for this kind of commitment? We will see!:) 

   BYW the Bottomly's are a couple from Oklahoma that have also adopted from Ethiopia and wrote a book about their experience.

 


The book was such an important part of our adoption journey when we were just beginning to pray about adoption! I would strongly suggest that anyone thinking about adoption, internationally or domestic, or know anyone adopting from Ethiopia should read this book!  (I've read it myself three times!:))

Kind of a rambling thoughts kinda post! Maybe it is this time change!:)