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Yay!!! I’m so excited for you! I know this has been a while in the making. Congrats to you and your hubby. My heart is extra happy for your amazing news!!

Congratulations and best wishes!
Andrea wrote: "Yay!!! I’m so excited for you! I know this has been a while in the making. Congrats to you and your hubby. My heart is extra happy for your amazing news!!"
Thank you, Andrea!
Thank you, Andrea!
Elyse wrote: "Going easy on myself since I'm having a baby in early January. Not putting any other goals besides reading 100 books. I've kind of given up on reviews unless they're ARCs. I just don't care anymore..."
Hahaha, Elyse! That made me laugh. I too gave up on reviews. Can't wait for baby and book updates! Happy 2024!
Hahaha, Elyse! That made me laugh. I too gave up on reviews. Can't wait for baby and book updates! Happy 2024!
Juli wrote: "Hahaha, Elyse! That made me laugh. I too gave up on reviews. Can't wait for baby and book updates! Happy 2024!..."
Thanks Juli!
Thanks Juli!
1.
The Fury - Alex Michaelides 2/5
BookishFirst.com Paperback ARC.
2.
The Bullet Swalloer - Elizabeth Gonzalez James 3/5
Simon Books Buddy Paperback ARC/NetGalley ARC.
3.
A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki 4/5
Libby Audio.
4.
One Last Breah - Ginny Myers Sain 4/5
BookishFirst.com Paperback ARC.
5.
Dungeons and Drama - Kristy Boyce 4/5
NetGalley ARC.
6.
Swamp Story - Dave Barry 4/5
Simon Books Buddy Paperback ARC/NetGalley ARC.
7.
All the Dangerous Things - Stacy Willingham 4/5
Libby Audio.
8.
One of the Good Guys - Araminta Hall 3/5
NetGalley ARC.
9.
The Woman in Me - Britney Spears 3/5
Libby Audio.
10.
Someone We Know - Shari Lapena 4/5
Libby E-Book.

BookishFirst.com Paperback ARC.
2.

Simon Books Buddy Paperback ARC/NetGalley ARC.
3.

Libby Audio.
4.

BookishFirst.com Paperback ARC.
5.

NetGalley ARC.
6.

Simon Books Buddy Paperback ARC/NetGalley ARC.
7.

Libby Audio.
8.

NetGalley ARC.
9.

Libby Audio.
10.

Libby E-Book.
Annie wrote: "Congratulations! What an exciting time for you!"
Thank you Annie! No baby yet. He was due on Tuesday and I will be getting induced next Tuesday if he hasn't decided to come on his own. lol
Thank you Annie! No baby yet. He was due on Tuesday and I will be getting induced next Tuesday if he hasn't decided to come on his own. lol

Thank you Annie! No baby yet. He was due on Tuesday and I will be getting induced next Tuesday if he hasn't decided to come on his ow..."
The little one probably didn't want to deal with the snowstorm. ;) I'll be thinking of you and look forward to hearing all about baby days! Take care and rest while you can!
I had my baby boy, Bastien Reece, on 1/18 after almost 2 days of labor, 2 epidurals, a C-section, a seizure, and 4 days in the hospital. He spent the first 18 hours of his life with his dad while I was intubated in the ICU. We went home on 1/21 and we are tired. Bastien loves cuddling and does not like to be put down so that whole "sleep when the baby sleeps" is very difficult to do so far. lol. But we're in pure heaven.

Oh my goodness! CONGRATULATIONS!! I'm so sorry to hear of your very difficult delivery. I hope you are all doing well now and that you'll be able to get some of that much needed rest. In the meantime, enjoy that cuddle-time!


So thankful you and your Precious One are both safe and healthy now [must have been scary!] Enjoy his cuddliness!🥰
Oh Elyse, congrats on your sweet boy! I am so sorry that was such a difficult birth. I'm so happy you are both better and I'm sending positive vibes for smooth sailing.

I'm so happy for you Elyse! I hope your recovery is as quick and smooth as can be, and hopefully the little snuggle bunny will let you both get some sleep even if it's in alternating shifts :)

Congratulations and welcome to the world and group Bastien Reece xx
Elyse, how did you come up with the name Bastien? Sounds like the little boy from Never Ending Story xx
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Congratulations and welcome to the world and group Bastien Reece xx
Elyse, how did you come up with the name Bastien? Sounds like the little boy from Never Ending Story xx..."
Thank you! You bet your bottom dollar it's from The Neverending Story! 🤩 We liked Bast from The Name of the Wind but thought it was more of a nickname and I suggested Bastian which I knew from The Neverending Story movie (80's baby) but we liked spelling it Bastien. Turns out everyone says 'Oh Sebastian?' when we tell them his name. lol.
Elyse, how did you come up with the name Bastien? Sounds like the little boy from Never Ending Story xx..."
Thank you! You bet your bottom dollar it's from The Neverending Story! 🤩 We liked Bast from The Name of the Wind but thought it was more of a nickname and I suggested Bastian which I knew from The Neverending Story movie (80's baby) but we liked spelling it Bastien. Turns out everyone says 'Oh Sebastian?' when we tell them his name. lol.
I gotta update this. lol.
Thank you all!
Hello from the home of a 6-month-old! Bastien is a busy little bee and he's basically on the verge of crawling. Then I'll really be in trouble! 🤣 He's been taste testing solids for 2 months and he loves food, just like his parents! He's a fan of yellow mustard and dill pickles, surprisingly! Anything we can give him to taste, we give him. Banana, avocado, kalamata olive, carrots, apple sauce, sweet potato, soy sauce, seaweed salad (we went for sushi the other night lol), mashed potatoes, cranberry orange muffin, etc etc! He's been to 4 restaurants and was only a little fussy at one.
He can now sit up by himself so he'll be able to sit in a booster seat at a restaurant and can sit in a shopping cart comfortably. He now sleeps in his crib in his bedroom and that's going well. He's fine in there but he still sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night. We've never let him cry excessively so when he wakes up fully, I nurse him back to sleep IDK if that's a bad thing lol. Some early mornings he won't go back to sleep so I bring him to bed and he usually falls back asleep for a couple more hours, we usually get up between 8:30-9.
We go to Moms Club at the hospital I gave birth at every Monday and it's so fun to see all the other babies are different stages and to see how not unique Bastien actually is. 🤣🤣 Everything he does is new to us but so normal for a baby. Two of the babies are crawling and very social, I love it. It's babies up to one year, then you get kicked out. I have an ex-coworker who had a baby boy 2.5 months after I did and we're going to be hanging out.
And the neighbors are pregnant! We spied their trash before collection (lol) and they got the same bassinet we just finished using! Too bad! We're not buddy buddy neighbors like you see on TV lol. But I saw the wife yesterday and she looks like she's due in August/September. So we may get more buddy buddy next year! We're actually in a mostly older neighborhood so having another kid so close to Bastien's age will be great. Guess us introverts will have to break our silence lol.
I have read 131 books this year so far. Someday I will have enough time to update this thread. lol. BUT what I've read is HERE.
Thank you all!
Hello from the home of a 6-month-old! Bastien is a busy little bee and he's basically on the verge of crawling. Then I'll really be in trouble! 🤣 He's been taste testing solids for 2 months and he loves food, just like his parents! He's a fan of yellow mustard and dill pickles, surprisingly! Anything we can give him to taste, we give him. Banana, avocado, kalamata olive, carrots, apple sauce, sweet potato, soy sauce, seaweed salad (we went for sushi the other night lol), mashed potatoes, cranberry orange muffin, etc etc! He's been to 4 restaurants and was only a little fussy at one.
He can now sit up by himself so he'll be able to sit in a booster seat at a restaurant and can sit in a shopping cart comfortably. He now sleeps in his crib in his bedroom and that's going well. He's fine in there but he still sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night. We've never let him cry excessively so when he wakes up fully, I nurse him back to sleep IDK if that's a bad thing lol. Some early mornings he won't go back to sleep so I bring him to bed and he usually falls back asleep for a couple more hours, we usually get up between 8:30-9.
We go to Moms Club at the hospital I gave birth at every Monday and it's so fun to see all the other babies are different stages and to see how not unique Bastien actually is. 🤣🤣 Everything he does is new to us but so normal for a baby. Two of the babies are crawling and very social, I love it. It's babies up to one year, then you get kicked out. I have an ex-coworker who had a baby boy 2.5 months after I did and we're going to be hanging out.
And the neighbors are pregnant! We spied their trash before collection (lol) and they got the same bassinet we just finished using! Too bad! We're not buddy buddy neighbors like you see on TV lol. But I saw the wife yesterday and she looks like she's due in August/September. So we may get more buddy buddy next year! We're actually in a mostly older neighborhood so having another kid so close to Bastien's age will be great. Guess us introverts will have to break our silence lol.
I have read 131 books this year so far. Someday I will have enough time to update this thread. lol. BUT what I've read is HERE.
Awww I loved reading the Bastien update. I love when babies get to the 6 month age and they are just full of so much personality. I hope you are having so much fun with him.
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The Name of the Wind (other topics)The Neverending Story (other topics)
One of the Good Guys (other topics)
All the Dangerous Things (other topics)
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