It's a BOY!!! not for me of course!

Introducing my nephew.
Due to join us on or near April 11th 2013. Today was a lot of fun - my BFF Rickie, had her ultrasound this afternoon and found out she is having a boy. I will admit, I am a little bummed she has crushed my 100% dream accuracy because she was supposed to be having girl :) but I am still beside myself with excitement and I couldn't love him more.
Rickie is not just any friend...she is my best friend...my other half. Being that I haven't been successful in carrying a baby, going through it with her has been the next best thing. She has been so great about letting me share everything right along with her. Talking about what she learned in her books, letting me be the first to know about all the cool stuff (like the sex of the baby!), listens to my name suggestions regardless of how much she hates them, and just letting me be excited !! It makes me smile, it warms my heart, and it makes me cry (tears of joy of course) because I could never imagine my life without her and I love her so much for sharing all of this with me.

So now the fun begins...shopping, the nursery, names...all the joys of baby planning *** :) I get to help with all the fun stuff and I don't have to be the one to wake up in the middle of the night :) WOW!!! I love being an aunt!!

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A little accessory for her Aunt Rickie's wedding. She kept telling us she wanted long hair like us for the wedding but we just never grew it out. So voila! instant long hair! I do plan to make it look a lot nicer for the wedding. Literally she walked in from playing in the sprinkler and I shoved it on her head. Once her real hair is curled it will blend and look more uniform. I am proud at how well I matched the color, I was worried because I ordered it off line.

Being brave the best way she knows how.

Olena has a big issue with getting her nails clipped. This has been a problem since bringing her home and though it has improved a bit in four years, it is still a 45 minute fight just to trim her fingers and toes. She has never been hurt - she just has a problem with it due to her sensory disorder - she is extremely over sensitive when it comes to her feet or hands. I am cutting her nails the other day.... O: do you have to cut the baby one too? M: Yes! O:NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO, not the baby one OK? M: I have to, it's really long O: NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO, its my dragon claw. M: I still have to cut it O: NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO, just leave it ok! Leave them all. I can do it. M: how? you don't know how to use the clippers. O: like this! (as she attempts to put her toes in her mouth and act like she biting the nails off) M: that's just wrong....not to mention disgusting. I need to cut them. Please give me your foot. O: (as nervous as be) just wait a minute.....**big sigh**....(gr...

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