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HEALTHY BABY BOY!!!!!!!!!!!

J is going to be a wonderful big brother and is VERY excited about his baby brother (and his balloons).
A is excited about the thousands of dollars he'll save on clothes. I'm happy to continue my reign as Queen of our home! Thank goodness I have Daisy. =) Our family could not be more thrilled to welcome another loud, crazy, stinky and sweet baby boy into our home. I just keep pinching myself. I'm so thankful to God for my boys. All THREE of them! I have always though I would be the proud Mama of 3 boys. 2 down...

More pictures to come later of Master U2. He waved at us during his ultrasound and showed us his precious little feet a few times. I can't wait to kiss his chubby little cheeks. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts this morning. We are SO THRILLED! OH BOY, OH BOY!

Last Day for Turq Jewlery

Stock up on one of my favorite jewelry designers great designs! I'll miss you Turq!

Big News

Wow. It has been awhile since I've written. I think this is my longest break in my 4.5 years blogging. I feel like I'm not too out of touch because I spend a good amount of time on twitter talking to most of you, but for those that don't tweet. I'll give you the quick run down of the last few months.

We put 3 offers on different houses before we finally had one accepted. We were so excited, only to find out our house didn't appraise. We thought we were going to lose the house, only to find out at the very last minute the sellers accepted the drastic price reduction. Win, win! Talk about STRESS. We closed on our new house about a month ago. We painted a few things and go the floors refinished. A and Daisy drove from NYC to Atlanta and J and I went to my parent's in South Alabama for a few weeks to wait on the movers arrival. They were a WEEK late! (We'll save that for another post.) They finally arrived this past Wednesday and we are up to our noses in a sea of boxes right now, the perfect time to start blogging again. =)

In the middle of the craziness of this summer, we found out some very exciting news....

Jack is going to be a big brother! Baby U2 is due 2/9/12. We could not be more thrilled!

I'll fill in more details about the last few months in the upcoming weeks. I have so much to share, but wanted to start with the big stuff. We've moved and we're having a BABY! God is good!

Alabama's Lost Birthdays

 Alabama's Lost Birthdays is a wonderful facebook group that was created to help children that didn't get to have a birthday party or won't get to have a birthday party due to the tornadoes. While immediate needs are important, a special birthday party in the eye of a child could make their year.  Some of these children are lost their homes, lost parents, lost their friends, pets, schools, etc. Knowing how much my readers love to help plan a good birthday party, I thought perhaps some of you might want to help give a child a special day to make them smile! I would love to hear if you participate!

 Here is a link to the facebook page, please "like" them and pass along to your friends:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alabamas-Lost-Birthdays/121535981259190


Click here to find out more about the current birthday parties and wish lists: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alabamas-Lost-Birthdays/121535981259190?sk=notes

Elizabeth McKay Relief Effort for Alabama Tornado Victims

Here is another great way to support Alabama Tornado Victims:

Here is the shirt: http://www.emckay.com/product_p/4022.htm

This is the fund that all proceeds from the shirt will go to: http://www.ua.edu/tornadorelief/

Donate Shoes to Toddler Tornado Victims

For $14.95, you can buy a pair of shoes to donate to toddlers that lost everything during the recent tornadoes. Monogram Madness is based in Tuscaloosa and they are not charging shipping costs and will donate the shoes directly to those in the most need in their community.

For more information, you can check out their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monogram-Madness/157007190997010

Click here to purchase a pair of shoes: http://monogrammadness.net/category_4/Shoes.ht

All donations are tax deductible if you save your receipt.  

If your company is doing a tornado related fundraiser, I would be happy to spotlight it on my blog. Just email me: 

magnoliasmarriageandmanhattan @ gmail . com

Every little bit helps.

 

Help Alabama Moms Affected by Tornados

Want to make a donation to the tornado victims from far away? Go to diapers.com and buy something from a registry set up to help victims! Look under the names Brooke Rhind and Kate Fix. There is no shipping fee and the items will all be sent to Birmingham. Kate Harvill Fix will be delivering them next week! (This is a friend of a friend that is doing this, and I have already done it...so it is legit!) There are so many people that need your help, but as a Mom I can't imagine not having diapers, wipes or food for my child. Please help.