Overheard: The Poopy Parenting Edition

Overheard while Shrike was changing a diaper, after we'd been out and about most of the evening:

Shrike: So, I found out these things have a load limit.
Whozat: Well, we haven't changed her since . . . . Oh my God!
Shrike: Yeah, I just realized that. And then I realized what awful parents we are.

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. . . and Her Mommy's Not Bad, Either

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The Faces of Peeper

Note: All of these photos were taken over a span of eight-minutes.

Serious Face

Sleepy Face

Poopy Face

Happy Face
(Okay, these are probably poopy faces, too. But much cuter.)

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Fill In The Blankie

Hey, get this!

Litany, the owner of Fill in the Blankie, emailed Iowa Geek earlier today, and offered to donate two more Christmas blankets, so that each of the three finalists could have one!

How cool is that?

Peeper gets a blankie, and we don't have to feel bad about taking it from one of the other nominees.

In fact, we'd decided that we couldn't even vote for her ourselves, because we felt like Baby #3, who has serious health issues, needed it more.

After all Peeper's put us through, and even with her heart issues and her preemie issues, and her multiple false alarms, sometimes it takes seeing another kid who's really, seriously sick to make us realize just how very lucky she is - and we are.

Thank you so much to Jenni for nominating Peeper for the contest, to Iowa Geek for selecting her as a finalist and to Litany at Fill in the Blankie for making everyone a winner.

By the way, what is Fill in the Blankie?

They sell personalized baby blankets, in a great selection of styles and colors. What makes them unique is that they embroider all four sides of the satin trim, and the personalization is built in to the cost of the blanket, so you can say as much or as little as you'd like, for the same price.

Iowa Geek says they are also incredibly soft, but I will have to reserve judgement on that until Peeper's arrives.

When it does, you can certainly expect to see photos here!

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Please Vote

Shortly after Peeper was born, Jenni (one of our readers) nominated her to win a beautiful Christmas blanket from Fill In The Blankie, being given away by Iowa Geek.

She's made it into the finals, with two other very deserving nominations, and voting runs from today through Friday.

Read about the contest.

Vote here.

Learn more about Fill In The Blankie personalized baby blankets.

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