I forgot to post my awesome grocery deals from last week. I actually did enough shopping for 2 weeks since I went over my weekly budget. I usually spend $100 a week on stockpiling - this week's bill was about $140 so I decided to forgo shopping this week. Here's a picture of all the stuff I got. I went to both Kroger and Publix and saved $36.24 at Publix and $34.84 at Kroger. Kroger had an awesome deal on fish this week - buy one get one free so that put me over my budget big time, but it was definitely worth it.
I know that in 2008 it seemed as if pretty much everyone I knew was pregnant or had just had a baby. This past year as I was pregnant it felt the same way! It really does seem like we're in a baby boom, but maybe it's just because I'm at that age where everyone I know is of baby-bearing age! Anyway, this past weekend we celebrated at a couple's baby shower for our good friends the Garza's who are expecting their first little bambino in November. Jessica and I joke because of our UTC girls group (there are six of us total), she and I are the oldest and were the last to get married and the last to have babies in our group. We are sooo excited for these guys as they welcome their little bundle of joy. The shower was here in Nashville but all of the UTC gang came up for the big event. It was kind of a 'no kids' kind of thing, but Gabriella got to tag along. She literally slept in her car seat in the corner for most of the night until she got hungry and was ready for her own hot dog and hamburger. Here are a few pics from the evening (the guys were all there, I just failed to get a group picture of them):
Group Shot: (l-r) Jessica, Melissa, Me, Kristi with Gabbie and Brittany
I love how Gabbie's looking up at Kristi in this picture kind of like "wooow who are you?"
Mel, Kristi and Brittany
These are my current favorite wardrobe item of Gabbie's and this was her first outing to wear them: They are soo dang cute. 
There aren't too many guys who ask to hold a baby - especially a little girl - but Nathan is totally baby crazy and loves Gabbie. I think she loved him too! This is a super sweet picture. I think if Nathan and Kristi have a little girl next time around she will DEFINITELY be a Daddy's girl. If you've been an Opp Knocker for a while you know I've been working on cakes since we moved here almost 2 years ago. I am really trying to get things off the ground with A Cake Boutique and this past week was very promising. I had two cake orders come in with several more trickling in. One cake was for Brent's work. They had customer service week with a logo that his boss wanted on a cake. This was something I had never done before so I was little hesitant to do it. Here's the outcome: 
I also did a birthday cake for a 2 year old of a mutual friend. All she told me was "baseball" so I ran with it and this was the outcome:
On Sunday Pop-pop and Ti Ti came in town for a day trip. We went to downtown Franklin to eat at Monell's and walk around the town and then came back to our house for a great little visit. Here are a few pics of Gabbie with Pop pop and Ti Ti:
Brad and Casey also have a new addition to their family. I should have a better introduction than this, but here she is: Pinkie. She's about 8 weeks old now - Casey got her for her birthday 2 weeks ago. She weighs a whopping 2 1/2 pounds:
And then, finally here are a few pictures that I took today of Gabbie. I'm trying to do better about taking pictures every few days since she keeps changing so much. She will be 2 months old this Thursday and I cannot believe it! We go to her doctor for her 2 month appointment which unfortunately means....shots :(
Yes, that's a pacifier. I've gone back and forth about giving her one for a few weeks now. She really really likes sucking her thumb but can't always find it to get her in her mouth (it's really cute). I started the paci a few days ago only right at nap times, but if she loses it after she's in the crib I don't put it back in. We'll see which one wins: thumb or paci. 
She has always loved having her hands rolled up in fists. Not only is her facial expression priceless in this picture, but I love that her hands are in little fists. Too cute!
Oh yeah and finally - I almost forgot - Gabbie started sleeping through the night last Friday. It was really funny - I put her in her nursery for the first time at night. She woke up around 3am like she always does, cried for about 30 minutes then went back to sleep. The only problem was that she would not wake up the next morning for her feedings. I just knew we would have a rough Saturday night but we didn't. She slept all the way through the night and has been sleeping through the night since then! YAY Thank you Babywise!!That's all for now. Hopefully I have diversified this posting enough so you guys don't get tired of just reading about Gabbie.
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Goodness! She is changing so much - just from a few saturdays ago she looks different!! Are you guys going to make it in town for the 2nd annual Halloween bash?
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