General Ramblings

Well, I haven't written in a while and have been duly chastized. I promise to write more often, I swear - really. This has been quite a week! Not a whole lot has happened because The Boy has been sick as a dog. He has run a fever (102 -ish) for the last 3 days and has generally been a crank. Let me tell you what I hate about sick babies - pediatricians. I took The Boy in on Friday because he was lethargic and had a temp. The ped was a pain in the behind! He was not happy because we had been in last week (Checkup from double ear infection) and just generally was dismissive. HE didn't tell me anything helpful and made me feel like an overprotective neurotic mom. I mean, I am an overprotective, neurotic mom but he doesn't have to be all pissy about it.

The Engineer watched The Boy for me so that I could go out with the girls for dinner and cards. Have I mentioned that he is spectacular? It was a ton of fun. We brainstormed names for my friend Sara's son and then went to C.C's NEW house to play a little Hand and Foot. It was nice to have a little girl talk without The Boy needing my constant attention. Oh - and we found the most deranged DOT ever. There was definately a little penis in our box of movie candy. So Funny.

Anyway, I am done rambling. I put a picture of The Boy up to show him off. It is a month old, but like any bad mother, I am too lazy to download the new pictures off of the camera. C'est la Vie!


The Boy at Play

Texas, Rehab, and More

Well, it was a busy weekend. My brother "graduated" from rehab on Friday. He has hopefully moved from heroin addict to functioning member of society. Time will tell, I suppose. Isn't odd that we've been trying to stop him from using for years with no success, but we sent him off to a camp-like place for 6 months and now he's supposed to be totally better. He does seem like he's doing well, though, and it is very nice to see the old Tim.

We left the rehab graduation and went to Texas for the weekend. A friend from school had a personal shower and my cousin's fiance had a shower. Both were nice. The personal shower was interesting because 1/2 of the attendees were pregnant. That puts a whole new spin on marriage and sex. The bride-to-be didn't hear a lot of positive things from those ladies.

The Boy did well. I swear he said Momma, but only once. I can't count it as a first word since I was in another room and it could have easily just been babble.

Still love the hubby - he's patient as always. We went out with my folks and brother. It was a lot of fun. See HITCH!

My First Blog Entry!

Well, I am joining the land of the bloggers. I don't intend to bore with details of my political stances (not often anyway), but do intend to wax philosophical about family, religion, the people next door, etc.

An introduction seems appropriate at this stage. I am a first-time mom, age 25. I work part-time for Northrop Grumman testing weapon, radar, and vehicle management systems on the B2. I have been married almost 4 years to my husband, termed The Engineer and my son, The Boy, is 7 months old. I am living the contented life, loving most of it. I can't wait to be a Stay-at-Home Mom. Isn't funny how quickly ambitions change? Last year, I wanted to be THE up-and-comer and work. Suddenly all I want is to play peek-a-boo and go to the park.

Well, that is all for now. I will keep you updated as life happens. Oh, and Happy Valentines Day!