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Giveaway Winners!

I'll be short and to the point....Congratulations to:

Mrs. Southern and Lyndsie!

Email me (sarah {at} monogramchick.com) to claim your "Chick Cash".

Thanks to y'all that became fans and to y'all that have been around for awhile.  We sure do appreciate you!

And, because I'm a proud "sissy"....another picture of precious Parker! Don't you just love those little arm rolls?!
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Blog Trolling

So I found this blog (honestly, Dr. Chick found the blog) that is full of creativity and fun!  This new mama uses her daughter (Mila's) naptime to create scenes and snap pics of her little munchkin.  This is one of my faves.

You know you've gotta check out her site, which is your fave?

**Giveaway winners will be posted tomorrow!**

Lavender Love

Back to School Season is upon us and we've been stitching up a storm!  We're adding some great new patterns to our already fabulous selection of backpacks, lunchboxes and snack squares.  I'm excited to introduce our newest love....lavender.

New for Preemies!

Our super popular Diaper Covers now come fit for those extra teeny preemies!  Size 0 is now available.

In my opinion these are not just for the preemies.  As you know Master P was born a mere 5 weeks ago and the size 1 about swallowed his spindly little bird legs up.  Weighing in at 6 pounds 12 ounces the size 0 would have been great for the little man.

***Don't forget to enter our $25 Gift Certificate Giveaway by joining our Facebook Page then leaving your comment at the giveaway post! ***

Facebook Giveaway

I ♥ Facebook .... I ♥ my Facebook Fans even more.  Because I adore the chicks and chickadees that "like" the Monogram Chick Fan Page we're gonna have some fun.  What could be more fun than shopping....for free, with a $25 Monogram Chick Gift Certificate!?!


Here's how it will work:

If you're already a fan:  leave a comment here on the blog telling us you're a faithful facebook fan.

If you're not already a fan:  click here to visit our page and become a fan.  Then, come back to the blog and leave a comment and let us know you're a fantastic new fan!

We are giving away 2 (YES, TWO!!) $25 Monogram Chick Gift Certificates....one to an ole faithful fan and one to a new fan.  Giveaway will close Monday, July 26th.  Tell all your friends, share the love!

The winners will be chosen from the blog comments, so make sure you leave your comment here as well as become a fan on Facebook!

Happy Birthday Kiki!

 

Happy Birthday to my seester and my best friend!  I love you and hope your day is full of everything wonderful!  I'm so glad you're my sister, the mother of my Master P and the wife to one fratastic brother in law.

Happy, happy day Kiki!

Only In The A-T-L

We're car people.  I like cars and planning the next car I'll get, I come by it honestly...I'm from a long line of car junkies including my pops and my dad. A common conversation between Dr. Chick and I as we cruise the streets is "I like that car" or "that's a sweet car", etc.  Our eyes usually veer towards the foreign models but there are few domestics that get props among us.  One thing we agree on is that the fewer the 'after market' additions the better.  This weekend the hubs and I were over in Atlanta and came across this beauty:

Holy hot wheels, batman!  Seriously?!?  We had no words, but we knew we had to take a picture and I knew I'd have to share with y'all.

So what do you find yourself talking about as you cruise around town...cars, landscaping, houses?

Spill It

Y'all know we love us some cosmetic bags here at Monogram Chick and we've added to our floral cosmetic bag collection.  I am so excited about the newest bag! 

Introducing the Silver Floral Cosmetic Bag.  Isn't it great?!  I've been sporting this cosmetic bag in my purse for the last few days and I lurve it.  I chose light aqua for my monogram but pink, black, lilac or even silver would look terrific.

And, since I'm sharing, I thought I'd share what I keep in my csmetic bag.  Awhile ago there was a "whats in your purse" blog post going around.  One of those where you dump the contents of your purse (before cleaning it out) and share with the world what you schlep around each day. So here is a Monogram Chick version of that post..."What's in your cosmetic bag?".

I've always kept a little bag in my purse with the essentials for my life.  Lately, it is the silver cosmetic bag filled with the following goodies:

Hand Sanitizer:  can't go anwhere without it.
Lip Balm:  Palmer's Coco Butter Swivel Stick--the BEST stuff evah!
Lipstick/Lipline:  Revlon Colorstay is awesome...it seriously stays on ALL DAY.
Tums: sometimes you just need a Tums, right?
Nail polish:  OPI, Vodka & Caviar
Gum:  Stride Nonstop Mint (delish)
Advil: for the times I don't have my caffeine fix
Nail File:  glass nail files rock!
Hair Clip:  for the times I'm fed up with the hair

Ok, chickadees, spill it.  Your cosmetic bags, that is.  Spill it and share them with the blog world.  Then come back here and leave a comment so we can check out your blog and your essentials.

Be Still My Heart

This little muchkin melts my heart.  This is Parker, "Master P", my newbie nephew.  He is 2 weeks old today and is absolutely preshy presherson.  I cannot wait to get my hands on him again and nuzzle his sweet little face.

Now that I'm an auntie to Kiki's bebe, I need a name.  I need an auntie name for Master P to know me by.  My question for y'all, my darling chickadees is this....by what name to you call your aunts?  I don't want to be Aunt Sarah....I want something else, something better. I've got one name in mind, but I'm not wholeheartedly committed to it and need your help.  Pretty please?

Perks of being Sister Chick

Kiki put in an emergency call last week after bringing Master P home from the hospital.  She needed burps.  I know what you're thinking....and yes I'd given her some.  Apparently, not enough to suite her (and little mister's burping needs).  Being the doting aunt that I am I whipped up a few and a set was made!

This is The Parker Set.  Three burp cloths all with the same monogram (proper male initial order:  first, middle, last) in varying, yet coordinating colors.

What do you do for your kiddos or nieces/nephews?  I know y'all go above and beyond for the chickadees in your lives, the comments are open....brag on yourselves!

Pancreas Beware

So I was talking with my sister in law this weekend and the subject of Diet Coke came up...shocker.  She told me the best news of the week!  RaceTrac is running a special this summer.  If you buy their fancy little (20 oz) insulated cup for $7 you can refill it for F-R-E-E with any beverage of your choice through Labor Day.  That is 73 more days of free fountain Diet Coke fabulosity!!   You get to pick your lid color, I went with lime green and Dr. Chick opted for blue.  He doesn't embrace my DC habit has wholeheartedly as I might like but he has his own Frozen Coke addiction to feed; who am I to judge?

While not as stylish as my monogrammed travel mug, the RaceTrac cup allows me to throw caution to the wind and up my consumption of aspartame and my chances of cancer...but whatever.

Really, it boils down to this, a question from my sister in law:  How many times is too many to visit my friendly RaceTrac each day?

A Kiki and Parker Update

Parker is here and SO STINKIN' CUTE!   Both baby and mama are doing well.  Looks like Kiki will be heading home sometime today.  Parker gets an extended stay at Brookwood Hospital with luxury accommodations in the NICU.  He has had a little trouble regulating his blood sugar so to keep an eye on the little guy they admitted him and are keeping a close eye on his levels before and after feedings.  As of late this morning he was doing well and his blood sugar levels were good.  We'll continue to pray for stabilization!  They have "P-man" (every aunt needs a nick name for her nephew right?) hooked to an IV of fluids {Kiki said last night that the fluids had really "brightened" his coloring} and since his levels have been good they will slowly wean him off the fluids starting today.

As I said, he is so amazingly cute....here are a few pictures of infant eye candy!

Parker Updates

Can be found at Kiki's blog.  I'm spending the day over there as her guest blogger.

This Could Be It!

As of 7:30 this morning the the Pitocin is a drippin'.  We've waited almost 38 weeks to meet baby Parker & the wait is almost over.  He'll be here before we know it (hopefully for Kiki's sake by the end of the day).  She packed her bags, she packed Parker's bags, she tidied the nursery and checked in at the hospital last night.  Now we wait.

Kiki was a champ a couple of weeks ago when Dr. Chick and I made the short trek to Birmingham to help put the finishing touches on the nursery.  She let me take pictures of her adorable pregnant self in the newest addition to the Monogram Chick line of personalized items "for her".   Kiki is going to look great in all of those post delivery pics as she sports her Monogrammed Hospital Gown.  Perfect for nursing and easy access for the epidural with snap closure back.  Available in pink/white polka dot and blue/white polka dot as well as sizes Small/Medium and Large/XLarge.

 We can't wait to meet the newest chicklet and I'll be certain to share photos as soon as we have them!

W-I-N-N-E-R!

So, I should have posted this yesterday but I didn't.  It is just so hard to catch up after the weekend.  Especially, after the great weekend we had!  A trip to Kiki's {photos of our nursery project coming soon--pinkie swear}as well as a very fun visit to our local Apple store (can you say ipad?!) and hanging out with terrific friends made this a full and great weekend. 

With all that being said, I know I'm late...and I apologize.  Without further rambling, the winner is:

Thanks so much, Donna, for entering the giveaway, I am so glad that my bloggy friend, Melinda {Tales from My Empty Nest} sent you over because you both win!!

A Memorial Day Giveaway!

It's been a while since we've hosted a giveaway here at "the chick" so in the spirit of graduation and wedding season we're giving a way our super popular Monogrammed Spa & Cosmetic Bag Set!

Whether you're off to college or spend the day chasing the kiddo's, every chickadee needs a monogrammed spa wrap for after shower and a cute matching cosmetic bag.

Entering is easy-peasy....leave a comment with your favorite Monogram Chick font and color (combination) and we'll choose a winner on Tuesday morning.

Tell your friends and you could win too!  If your web buddies tell me they learned about the giveaway from your blog, tweets or facebook status and they win....you win too!

 If your email or blog is not linked to your profile, leave your email address, pretty please!

Kiki's Shower

This past weekend I made the trek to Birmingham for Kiki's baby shower.  It was an estrogen filled weekend {thank you for your patience, Coco!} as we celebrated the impeding arrival of baby Parker with close friends and family. 

 Isn't Kiki the cutest little preggo?!  {Sorry, seester, don't kill me!}

A baby shower for my nephew would not be complete without some monogrammed goodies.  Ashley did an amazing job making the diaper cake...isn't it cute!?!   She obliged me and added a monogrammed burp cloth and diaper cover.

I found the invitations (pictured atop the cake) through a new friend, Allison, at the English Pea.  She has some of the most adorable stationery for children and the spoon is stamped with "parker" thanks to Lisa Leonard.