3856 miles southeast of Dutch Harbor So I'm still alive. Seriously. And I have this awesome post that I've been trying to write for like, almost three months now, about how Brianna came to be - or came to be born, I suppose. But yeah. Life with a newborn and all that. It hasn't happened. So here's a short take on everything lately:
Brianna Katelyn was born 2/1/09. She is awesome, cute and smart and funny and all the things babies should be. She looks like her daddy, and has a lot of his temperament, which is very amusing at least at the moment (I see trouble on the distant horizon, but for now it's very cute).
I'm working, from home until May, then back in the office. Working at home is really hard, Brianna demands (no, seriously, demands - like with shrieks and everything) my attention most of the time she's awake, which makes working difficult. And working in the office will be hard, because I can't take her with me. So it's just difficult all around.
I'm still not quite settled in to life, I guess. I keep reminding myself that normal is just a setting on the washing machine, and that maybe this is my new normal, but I still feel like I'm on tilt or something. Maybe it'll all even out when Brianna starts sleeping through the night? Or maybe having spit-up in my hair, no sleep, and no clothes that fit is actually the new normal, and I should get over it, lol.
Being home, I've gotten addicted to a lot more TV. Which is sad, really. Because I'll have to give it up when I go back to work. Mostly shows on TLC and Style, which is probably also sad.
Being a mom has eaten my brain. Yeah. My vocabulary has been reduced to like, nothing, and I'm starting to laugh at really dumb stuff. And enjoy stupid comedies way more than I should.
We're going home next month for a graduation, and to show off Brianna to all the friends/family that we haven't met yet. Crazy stuff. And it looks like we'll be driving. Across two states. With an infant. Ha! I'm expecting our nice 12 hour drive to be something closer to 18 hours. I'm just sayin'. But - it'll be an adventure. And we have to get her used to it somehow, because flying + renting a car every time we go home is kind of silly.
That is all for now. Eventually, I'll finish the other post. Maybe.
Update on life: In Memphis, at least for a few hours yet. Chad's truck is in Starkville, at the transmission shop, which has been the source of much drama. My car is here (hence the fact that we managed to get here). Embarking on a road trip tomorrow, with what's left of our spring break. Me, Brian and Chad... in Chad's mom's car. To Tampa, more specifically Busch Gardens. And we're camping, which is awesome. And we're not storm chasing in the midwest, which made my mommy happy. Maybe we'll make it to the beach.
Held Krys and Manda's baby, Toby, today. Decided that babies are way way way too much work. At least after they're born... :-)
Anyway... must run away now.... T minus 6 hours till we need to be on the road (and we're not done packing).
good news (despite the fact that I'm still sick)... Landon Isaac Mihalik was born Thursday, and news and pictures have just reached us here in Starkville. Congrats to Mike and Courtney, the first of way too many people having babies this month. All boys, too... weird, no?
This is my brain..... in part, at least.
