Yes, I'm still alive

OK, so it's been ages and ages since I've updated this thing. My hands have been rather full with the kids and other offline stuff (as well as other online distractions) and I haven't felt motivated to blog. I got a BlackBerry Flip a week and a half ago, which prompted me to finally sign up for a unlimited messaging plan (I've had a cell phone since 1999 but I can count on one hand how many txt messages I sent before 10 days ago). Since I tend to be out of the house with D while Liam's in Pre-K in the mornings (which is also why I've been too exhausted to blog - being out with a mobile toddler is a lot of stress for my back so I've been pretty zonked out when I get home, then tending both kids prevents much blogging). I've been using Twitter heavily since getting the BlackBerry, I much prefer typing on it to typing on a standard phone keyboard (my brain thinks in QWERTY not ABC1 DEF2 from being a very fast touch typist for more than half my life). I've just installed the widget on this blog (to your right on the screen) so that my Twitter updates will appear here, and you can follow me directly on there (as well as see the various things I've tweeted in the last 10 days - all 80+ things I've tweeted in the last 10 days *blush*). http://twitter.com/dragonmama (same username, convenient, eh?).

I've got a draft of a post for here that has details of what I've been up to for the last year, including pictures, but I'm getting significant glances from D right now so don't dare try to work on that. Tried to just snap a picture of D's significant look but he reaches for the camera (aka my bberry in this case) instead of giving me the same look again. Not as easy to be stealthy with the cell as it is with the regular camera for some reason.

personality matrix

Sabrina did one of these (not sure if she wants random folks who read my blog adding their insight into her personality, so I'm not linking to it) and so I did a new one (apparently I did one as "Ahmie" but then forgot to tell people was there - from the words selected I'm *pretty* sure that was me too). So I did a new one as dragonmama that reflects how I'm seeing myself right now as opposed to whenever the heck that was.

No more time to type right now.

edit because I don't feel like making a new post: went to the LCs at a nearby hospital today to buy a Medela nursing bra off them. Weighed Del. He's now 9lbs 9oz! Eek! He was 9oz even 6 days ago at his 2wk checkup.

edit because of MFB - he was 9LBS not 9OZ at his 2wk appointment. doh.

new ticker, which you probably already noticed

Since it's colorful and ABOVE what you're reading right now, you've probably already spotted the change I made to this blog's header - very cool little tool I stumbled upon with my regular (well, for me in my non-linear way of being regular as in being my regular self) googles for week-by-week pregnancy pictures and such. Maybe I'll actually visit my own blog occasionally ;) Oh, and Sabrina, hopefully this is enough to tell you to show Katherine the tool in case it would also amuse her - you'd just gone off to bed when I found it and I'm likely to forget to tell you verbally. You know how it is... ;)