It's been quite a while...

Okay, so I've been crazy absent on this blog, as well as the Great Scotts one. Sigh. But I have a good reason, I swear!

First, let me finally welcome Lori T. to the blog! Yes, it's been that long that I've been away, lol. We all have lives, so it's great to have another member here to share their thoughts with us. Welcome! :-)

But let me just show you some fun pictures of what's been keeping me away from you wonderful people:

The babester at about 2 weeks old
Me and the cutie at a wedding a couple weeks ago

My ridiculously handsome boy at one month

So he is the reason I've been away! I can't seem to get more than a few minutes on the computer at a time. I'm trying to get a shower in, get some online work done, hold him when he's fussy, just stare at him for hours on end... :-P

I have to say being a mother is more than I ever thought it would be. It was a bumpy road to get here, but it's amazing the immediate love I felt for the little guy. He was absolutely worth the wait (and the horrible labor and emergency c-section, too, lol).

Anyway, I'm going to try to post more than once every few months. I'm trying to get better at balancing the whole mom thing and computer time, so hopefully that'll work and you'll see me more often! I missed you guys!

IT'S A BOY!

Our very own Kate and her husband are officially parents!!!

Welcome to the world
Caleb Benjamin
7 lbs. 6 oz.
21 inches

Mom and baby are doing well, according to the new daddy!!

Congrats my friend!

Nesting, Nesting...

Can anyone explain to me what to do with this strange pregnancy phenomenon of "nesting"? I understand that it's got something to do with a woman instinctively wanting to set everything up for the coming of baby. Normally it happens at the very end of the pregnancy, though for me it started about a week ago, and I'm just finishing up my 20th week now.

How the heck do I cope with this? LOL. My biggest thing right now is that I HAVE to clean the house, and I HAVE to clean out the guest room, which will be the nursery. We still have unpacked moving boxes from when we moved in a year and a half ago, so I decided I would actually go through them, take out what we need and put everything else in the basement. Well, turns out those large boxes contained mainly books that we don't have a place for. So they're all going in the basement. But being SUPER heavy each, I can't move them on my own. I got so frustrated because I just want the room CLEAN and READY that I sat and bawled for a while, finally getting up and deciding to go to bed because I JUST COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. (This was like 9pm, mind you).

Oh, hormones. But anyway, how did those who've been pregnant cope with this insane nesting thing? Curious minds are eager to know...

Best Thursday Thirteen Evar!

I have been scarce around here too, and sorry about that. But lord, check out today's Thursday Thirteen on the Great Scotts blog. If this doesn't bring a smile to your face, I don't know what will!