Random.

C has an interview next week! And this company is local! Hallelujah! So very very cool. Send good luck interviewing vibes our way. Im sure there will be more to say on this subject during the coming week.


Ok, so Cs brother didnt call us today to tell us the results from the ultrasound. Of course I am concerned to hear that everything is in the right place, there are 4 chambers and organs measuring right. But, really I am dying to know if its another girl. I think I can get Cs mom to call them tomorrow if we dont hear from them. Mel, you had such a good comment that actually didnt occur to me. It *will* be cool for Owen to have a boy cousin. Even if he is three years younger. He'll catch up and they'll be playing trains together in no time. I cant believe I didnt think about it in his point of view. The only thing is that they live so far away that they really wont have a significant relationship anyway. C hasnt even met our third niece yet, and she'll be a year old in March. Ive only seen her once, for like two hours, and I couldnt even snuggle her bc Owen had HFM and I didnt know if I was carrying it too.

We're hunkering down for a winter storm around here this weekend. Lets just hope we keep our power through it! I dont think its going to be *that* abd a storm, but we loose power if someone sneezes in the wrong direction.

My little smartie pants

Owen read his first word today! He was looking at the Dora the Explorer colorforms box and he said, plain as day... "D- O -R -A that spells Dora!" Somehow its a bit disconcerning that this milestone is with the help of a commercial product, but oh well.

Not too much else to comment on today except that Cs parents are coming today for a visit. We always enjoy their visits, and Owen just adores his grandfather. They have really bonded over a common love of trains and trucks. I hope their train hobby gives them many years of enjoyment and continues to be something they can share. Im so happy that Owen is close with his grandparents, as my grandprent/granchild relationships have always been very important to me. The distance makes it a bit more challenging,but it just forces us to be more creative.

On another somewhat related note, Cs brother and his wife are expecting their fourth child in June, and tomorrow they will find out the sex of the baby at their ultrasound. So far, they have three girls, age 5.5, 3, and 10 mos. So, I imagine they are hoping for a boy this time. I have secretly enjoyed the fact that Owen is the first (and only so far) grandson, but I suppose I'll let them have their chance at a boy :) I guess it comes back to the fact that I have wanted Owen to have a special relationship with his grandpa.

A list...

of some things that I will probably be writing about. things that are current in our lives.

• C's employment, and possible relocation. Or "Re-lo" as the professionals lovingly refer to it. Such a long story. But hopefully only good news from here on out.
• My journey into the land of orthodontics. I decided to get my teeth straigtened 16 months ago, so you've caught me on the tail end of my treatment.
• Our TTC quest. You should thank God if you are a parent and dont know what this little acronym stands for. For so many people, babies just happen. For us, it is a road. Granted, many many people have had it much worse (we are lucky to have had a baby without intervention) but it is still hard when you want it so badly and it seems that everyone else gets pregnant as soon as they say "ok, then!"
• And of course, my Owen and all the adventures of his two year old world.

So, on that note. I had an orthodontist appointment today. The doc put a few bends in the wire and told me to continue using the rubber bands, and we'll see you in a few weeks. Im feeling very good about the process, and I should be done by spring or early summer. I cant wait to flash a non-braced smile. I havent felt good about my appearance for years due to my teeth, so Im very excited to have that particular burden lifted.

As far as the baby-making goes, we're hopeful that this is our month. As we were hopeful the last 4 months. I am going through an internal struggle about this facet of our lives. On the one hand, I really feel that God has called me to be a mama. I feel I am blessed with the ability to be pretty good at it. At least with this child. So I really dont understand why He's making us wait so long for the next one. For many years now, I also feel that I am called to be the mother to an adopted child, but I just dont feel the time is right. Our "master plan" is that we would have two children naturally, and then to welcome one or two into our family through adoption. But, our plan is not always His plan. So now I guess we wait and see.

Again, welcome. I hope you enjoy your stay here in my little corner :)

Well, here I go.

I've been thinking for awhile about starting a "blog". A more grown up version of sitting under the covers with a flashlight writing in a diary. I've started diaries in the past, and never got too far. So, we'll see how this one goes. Although I have to say, looking back, the stories from my past are amusing, so maybe this will serve the same purpse when Im older and wiser.

So who am I? Im a wife to C. and mama to my little son Owen. I am lucky enough to be able to spend my days at home raising Owen. Along with this mission is my attempt at keeping a reasonable home. I find this to be more challenging than I thought. My pre-mama days told me that Ill have all the time in the world for housework. I'll be better at correspondance, I'll never miss anyones birthday and I'll finally have time to do the reading I've been meaning to do since before college. Ha! Mama-hood has since sneaked up on me, and now Im happy to say my laundry is mostly done and my sink is shiny every night. (see flylady.net for further inspiration :) ) So needless to say, mama-hood has been a series of surprises. Wonderful, amazing, mystifying, sometimes terrifying surpises.

So, welcome to my life. I hope you can find a common thread.