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Dear Holly: You Wore Pink Angel Wings to Church!

5 years, 5 months.

Dear Holly,

You and your brother love any opportunity to go to Dollar Tree. While I was out buying groceries this past weekend, Mommy took you both by there, to let you pick out a cheap toy to entertain yourself with for a few days.

When I saw you back at house, you proudly showed me your new “pink angel” Halloween costume.

You loved the pink wings so much, that you decided to wear them to church the next day.

Understandably so, you received some compliments from your friends on your pink angel wings.

For some reason, you can totally get away with wearing pink angel wings to church.

As for Kindergarten, may not so much.

Love,

Daddy

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My Wife’s Wedding Dress has Been Transformed into Several Infant Gowns for Families Who Have Lost an Infant (Nae Nae Little Angel Gowns)

My Wife’s Wedding Dress has Been Transformed into Several Infant Gowns for Families Who Have Lost an Infant (Nae Nae Little Angel Gowns)

It is a rare thing for my wife to ever post anything on Facebook, so it really caught my attention when I saw what she announced on her wall this week:

“Thank you, Nae Nae Little Angel Gowns, for turning my wedding dress into something beautiful for families who have lost an infant. For all of those who have a wedding dress or other formal gown just hanging in the closet, you can donate your dress to Nae Nae Little Angel Gowns and they will turn it into a beautiful blessing. I dropped my dress off about a week ago and she has already turned my dress into several infant gowns. Thanks for letting me be a part of this, Nae Nae Little Angel Gowns!”

A year after we got married 8 years ago, we helped our friend Joe Hendricks of Joe Hendricks Photography out by posing as models for his wedding collection to show to future clients. In the process, my wife’s dress got dirt stains on it as we ran through a vineyard.

My Wife’s Wedding Dress has Been Transformed into Several Infant Gowns for Families Who Have Lost an Infant (Nae Nae Little Angel Gowns)

But she didn’t care since she knew the dress would just be sitting in a closet for decades for no practical reason anyway. And those post-wedding photos turned out much better than our actual wedding photos.

My wife is not the kind of person who is okay with things just sitting in the house, taking up space; which is was the dress has been doing this whole time.

We are so happy that the dress could be donated to Nae Nae Little Angel Gowns. I’m grateful my wife was able to learn about this, and now, I present you with the same opportunity.

If this might be something you’d be interested in doing, or at least curious about, simply reach out to Nae Nae Little Angel Gowns on Facebook and just let her know you heard about her service through Family Friendly Daddy Blog.

My Wife’s Wedding Dress has Been Transformed into Several Infant Gowns for Families Who Have Lost an Infant (Nae Nae Little Angel Gowns)

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Dear Holly: I Want Mommy to Go into Labor Tomorrow Night

39 ½ weeks.

Dear Holly: I Want Mommy to Go into Labor Tomorrow Night

Dear Holly,

Here we are, 3 days before your due date on the 21st, and just 2 days before my birthday on the 20th. So you can imagine what I want to happen:

I want you to be born on my 35th birthday.

For that to easily happen, Mommy needs to go into labor with you late Tuesday night (the 19th) and then you can be born on Wednesday (the 20th). Even if Mommy has a long labor with you like she did with your brother Jack (20 hours), you would likely still be born within the 24 hour time frame of April 20th.

The stars are aligning for this to take place. Today begins Mommy’s 4 month maternity leave; plus, Grandma (Mommy’s Mommy) flew in from California late last night.

Therefore, Mommy has so many reasons now to finally be able to relax…and have a baby!

And that brings up another reason it be nice for you to be born on the 20th; Grandma specially had her flight moved up by 36 hours to help ensure she got here before you did.

Even if you’re not born on my 35th birthday, our birthdays will still be close so I’m happy about that either way.

That’s the way it was with Nonna; my own Mommy was born on April 11th, just 9 days before my birthday.

So ultimately, even if you’re not born on my birthday… you, me, and Nonna will all have April birthdays!

The strangest thing happened today on the home when I stopped to get gas. The lady across the pump from me asked me to help her unscrew the lid on her portable gas container. I then complimented her on her Honda Fit; which I want to be my next car.

As we were talking, I mentioned that “my wife is about to have our 2nd child in a few days.”

She immediately responded with a confident smile, “Your wife is having a girl?”

With amazement, I said, “Yes… but how did you know that? Did I already tell you?”

She told me she just could tell; even though she was just looking at me. I hadn’t show her a picture of Mommy or anything. I guess it’s even further fascinating that she followed up with, “And your first born is a boy.”

While I started to imagine she might be an angel walking among us, she told me she is a school bus driver named Darlene. She said she’ll be looking for me on my way to work each morning now, since her route is the same as mine. Her bus number is 69, so I’ll be on the lookout.

We are so happy and so ready for your arrival! While the whole labor process is obviously on the chaotic side, it’s something that Mommy and I are officially looking forward to now.

I am ready for our family to grow, by about 7 pounds… hopefully on Wednesday.

Love,

Daddy