Our new year is off to a wonderful start. Aaron is already growing in leaps and bounds. He had his first very successful meal of solids - avocados, to be exact - yesterday and today. He LOVES it! We're trying butternut squash tomorrow ( Read more... )

So I wrote that blog yesterday about having not heard from my mother. Then I came home from running errands today, checked the mail and found two cards from her - one for Paul and I and one for Aaron. It was weird seeing her familiar handwriting. Her handwriting hasn't changed, just as I'd expected. Her handwriting has always been very anal and ( Read more... )

I've had enough of bronchitis, teething and swaddling issues. And right now it's all happening at one time. Fun for the whole family ( Read more... )

Today I reached my breaking point with being sick. Kind of pissed me off, really. I guess I just got used to never being sick since I made it through my entire pregnancy without a single illness, even when I was surrounded by co-workers sick with strep throat. This is the first time I've been sick in two years, not counting surgery last year. ( Read more... )

I have so much to blog about I don’t even know where to begin. Lots and lots of big things have been going on lately, but I’ve been too busy living life to write about them, which is good but also makes me kind of sad ( Read more... )

After nearly 7 years of writing over at Xanga (dirtyandshaken), I am giving LJ a try at the urging of good people. I doubt there will be anything of value here until December when I get through the bulk of my NaNoWriMo commitment. I'll be poking around and getting familiar with this place until then. It's time for a change. Actually, I think it ( Read more... )