Today I’m a year older.
I’m not entirely broken up over it, although I’m also not quite willing to discuss my new age. It was just after my birthday 2 years ago that a cycle of major change in my life began, leaving my ex, getting together with M, becoming a business owner, having a beautiful baby girl, and all of the ups and downs that go along with those things. I’ve never been busier, but I’m so happy.
My big gifts were a Wii
and Wii Fit
. I had decided that I wanted them because it gives us all something to do that doesn’t involve sitting in front of a TV. We tore it open last night (yeah, I’m impatient), and I couldn’t recommend it more. It’s soooo much fun, and a good workout. I’m actually sore today.
Speaking of sore, I’ve got to go. We’ve got big plans tonight. It’s my birthday; maybe he’ll give me a turn tonight.
Some of you may be aware that for about a month or so, my blog disappeared completely. I had a number of reasons for doing this, including privacy concerns, a lack of time to actually blog, and for a while there, a lack of sex about which to blog. To that end, I abruptly deleted the blog in early May. Since then, I’ve obviously changed my mind.
In hindsight, I regret deleting it, largely due to the loss of my pretty pink theme. I also completely deleted my Flickr account. Please excuse the mess. I am working on making the blog look pretty again, and will be adding pictures back eventually. I don’t know how revealing they will be, but I will figure it out. I will also write as I can, but I will probably do some occasional “lazy blogging” with links and videos, just to keep from hating myself when I don’t have time to write.
As always, if you’ve got suggestions, complaints, or even better, praise, you can e-mail me at stickandgiggle AT gmail.com.
UPDATE: We found a copy of my theme on our PC!
You’re the prettiest girl I know.
M has been telling me this since we first met. Kissed into my forehead as I’m falling asleep, stated plainly as I’m getting ready to go out, whispered into my ear as I’m semi-tearfully attempting to do my hair and makeup at 11pm in an attempt to just feel pretty while 8 months pregnant, it always made me smile. It also made me laugh a little, in that he hedges his bets. I’m the prettiest girl he knows. He says it’s a safe statement, because he hasn’t met Angelina Jolie or Salma Hayek.
The other night, sitting on the couch with a sleeping baby in my arms, M leaned over me to look at her. After he had taken her all in (again), he smiled at me, kissed my cheek, and whispered in my ear:
You’re the second prettiest girl I know.
I’ll take that in a heartbeat.
Our baby girl arrived on Monday, November 24th, weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Following a crazy Tuesday that included a tubal ligation for Mommy, we went home on Wednesday. She’s absolutely beautiful, and M is over the moon, spoiling her already. I’m trying to at least update my Twitter, but I’ve been pretty bad about it. I will definitely do a better job in 2009.
I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving (where applicable), and I’ll write more when I’m not on Vicodin.
I’ve spent a lot of time on bed rest lately, and decided to make some changes to the blog. Some have been implemented, while several aren’t done yet:
- I’ve uploaded four of my pregnancy pics, and will upload the rest in a few days. You can view them here. The night we took these photos, we emptied the toy chest. I’m working on a story about it. Stay tuned.
- My “About Me” page is sad and horribly outdated. I’ve taken it down, and am reworking it now.
- I’m now on Twitter! You can follow me there, or view my updates on the right sidebar.
- I changed my secondary font. Turns out that not everyone has my default font, and the secondary looked like absolute crap. I’m not sure I’m satisfied with what we have now, but I think it’s an improvement.
If you have any other suggestions, don’t hesitate to let me know. I’m in the home stretch of this pregnancy, and if this baby doesn’t come soon, I’m going to need some way to keep me occupied.
