First off, I want to welcome the newest addition to my weird little family. For privacy's sake, I'll only list first and middle name and will NOT post pics until/if I know it's ok.
Welcome to Bellamaria Darling, born at 7:20 PM, on Friday, January 5, 2007. She weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz. and is 21 inches! She's got blue eyes and brown hair and is adorable!
She is the daughter of one of my dearest friends and her fiance. I nicknamed her Angelbells! It was supposed to be a Christmas baby, therefore, her nickname would have been JingleBella! If she had been early, like Thanksgiving, I would have called her Gizzard. Why not? My dad used to call me Little Turkey!
I just got home from visiting my Mom and going to church. And yes, the church IS still standing, after my appearance. It's Epiphany, the month that celebrates mission work and for some reason that I've forgotten, we have King Cake. Many cultures have many versions but ours followed closely the Mardi Gras tradition that I've read about. Whoever gets the piece of cake with the little plastic Baby Jesus in it wins a crown and is King/Queen for the day. Guess who won?! Except my mom insisted she's the Queen and I must defer to her. But, as I've been telling her for years, I AM the Princess. I have a pic with my crown but it's on my phone and I just ran out my time card taking baby shots so I can't download it until I add more money. That's not going to happen until I get paid on Friday but it's cute!
I should probably explain that I collect crowns and tiaras. Paper, cardboard, plastic, etc. Love them all!
