My Little Man....

Xavier a few hours old
09/30/05

Today is my son's 5th birthday.  I can't believe 5 years have already gone by. I was looking through old picture of his cute little face the afternoon he was born.  I remember thinking how far away 5 years felt. My nephew was 5 when my son was born. I couldn't imagine my little baby being that big.  Now, the time is here.  


Xavier was my first miracle baby.  After 7 years of infertility treatment, we finally conceived through IVF.  I will never forget the day I found out I was pregnant.  On January 11, 2005, I received a phone call from the RE's (reproductive endocrinology) office with the news.  Pregnant! My HcG levels were in the 400's.  It was definite, we were pregnant! I remember at the exact moment I was told a light snow began to fall on me.  I was at work, outside in the parking lot.  I didn't want to give anyone a clue to the answer until I told my husband. I wanted him to be the first person I told.  I called him immediately and when he answered I said, "Hi Daddy!" He was so happy and kept saying, "Really? Really?"

The right to King Richard's Renaissance Fair
09/25/10 

Here we are 5 years later and Xavier amazes me ever day.  He's a smart bright kid. He's currently obsessed with Star Wars and loves to play Star Wars Lego on his Play Station. He attends preschool twice a week and takes great care of his baby sister. I'm proud to call him my son.  Happy 5th Birthday My Prince! Mommy, Daddy and Addison love you!

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My Baby is Turning 2!

Here is the invitation my DH made for her party. I think it came out cute.  I was only annoyed that the colors were pink and purple. I wanted red and white dots, black and yellow accents.  Unfortunately, everything party themed is pink and purples. So, I guess we'll go with it! What do you think? Cute?

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Big #2 This Summer!

Lately, I've been trying to figure out what theme A's 2nd birthday should be and I think I may have found the perfect one! I was searching Etsy for a Birthday Dress and found the outfit pictured right. It's made by One Two Three Shops. 

I got to thinking, Disney? No, Minnie! A. loves Mickey and Minnie Mouse so, why not.  It just makes sense and since I completely fell in love with the outfit, I have to get it. It's pretty reasonably priced but I will need to wait until it's a bit closer to A's birthday  

I'm going to have to search around some more on Etsy to find a matching outfit for X.  I'm going to see if I can find a t-shirt with a tie appliqué in Mickey and maybe find a couple of fabric appliqués to put on shirts for hubby and I.  That would be simply adorable!

At partystore.com, I found the perfect party accessories.  Minnie Mouse plates, cups and invitations. Look how perfect the plates match the outfits. 

Best of all, the Minnie party supplies are all on sale for 1/2 off! I'm going to try and convince my hubby to purchase them this week. The invitations are regular price but we only need three packs.  Now to find a place for the shin-dig, maybe the backyard will be fixed by then? Oh, I can only hope. 

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