These are a few of my favorite things:

*Thanks MM for the good idea and for sharing your favorite things. Here are my current favorite things:

1. Love, LOVE that I can get my favorite Starbucks drink, Chai Tea Latte, in concentrate at Target. And it comes in decaf, which you may think I might need the caffeine, but I don't (can't go to sleep at night) and Reid sure don't. It's not quite the same as Starbucks, but I'd say it's 80% there. And it's only $3 at Target and I can easily make 4-5 cups of this yummy drink!

2. Nioxin Shampoo and Scalp Therapy for thinning hair. Weird you say? Well, with Luke I lost what felt like 50% of my hair, and 4 months in my hairdresser recommended this shampoo. It's pricey, but I immediately noticed my hair was coming out a normal rate. Before I had Reid, a sweet friend gave me two giant size bottles of this potion and I started using it as soon as I noticed the hair thinning. It's still coming out more than "normal" per say, but not enough to worry me...whew!

3. Speaking of new babies, we are such swaddling fans. Wouldn't have it any other way. With Luke we had "The Miracle Blanket" which works great, but this time around we found "The Woombie" and I have to say I love how easy it is to zip him up and he's yet to break out.

4. Every man and woman I have ever spoken to about this subject agrees that jeans are HARD to find, so once you find them, you buy at least two pairs of them, if not more. My old favs were David Kahn. Those were pre-pregnancy. :( My new must have jeans are Ann Taylor Loft Modern Boot Fit. I have 3 pair and so far so good. They give me a low-rise feel without the exposure of too low. And I like the variety of washes.

5. I am a Mary Kay fan! I love their skin care line because it has always proven to work better than anything else. This is a bit of a cheat because I love their Mineral Powder Foundation - so easy for fast make-up application, and good, clean coverage. And I love their Targeted Action Eye Revitalizer good for those dark circles due to lack of sleep and getting older.

6. My all time favorite Christmas CD is Point of Grace: Christmas Story. Ross got it for me our first Christmas dating, and I am always so excited to break it out mid-November to get into the season of Christmas. "O Holy Night" is my favorite song on there and we even had our friend Lindsay sing it at our wedding...beautiful!

7. My favorite book of all time, HANDS DOWN, is Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. If you haven't read it, DO! Even if you are a guy you will still enjoy this novel that pulls from the story of Hosea and Gomer. It is a beautiful beautiful love story that you won't be able to put down.

8. Something that I've become slightly addicted to this year and have all over my house, well at least in 4 rooms (3 baths, 1 kitchen) is Bath and Body Works Antibacterial Soaps. I love picking out scents for whatever season we're in, and I love that my hands are clean, smell good, and don't get dried out from my 1,000 times a day hand washing. My favorite holiday scent this year was Yuletide Pear Vanilla.

9. For some crazy reason I've decided to grow my hair long. Yes, it's in my way. Yes, it was like blanket smothering me this hot summer as I was 6,7 and 8 months pregnant. BUT, Ross likes it longer, and I can always put in a ponytail. Plus me and short hair and chubby cheeks don't work. It's alittle cabbage patch. Anyways, I've been using Anti-Snap by Redkin to help it from breaking during everyday wear and tear. So far it seems to be working and it keeps my hair a little softer since I have such coarse hair. We'll see how long I keep growing, but for now we're still keepin' the scissors away!

10. Last, but not least is my new (to me new) way to shop! I heart Amazon. I was able to get so much Christmas shopping done, stress free this year. It is quite the task shopping with a two year old and newborn, and Amazon allowed me to get 75% of my shopping done (plus some extra specialty things for me) online with free shipping. It truly helped me enjoy the season more knowing I didn't have that many more errands to run. As much as I love shopping, I love it stress free - KID free, and when it's readily available in my warm home!

Now to all of you, please share your favorite things...at least one! It's so great hearing them, and getting ideas and recommendations.
Merry Christmas!