Thursday Thoughts

Another quick update on life around here...

• Jayden has another nasty cold and once again, I'm amazed at how GOOD he is. He barely cries or acts sick which probably means he sounds worse than he feels (other than last night... he woke up a lot and seemed to cry for no reason so I imagine he was feeling notsogood). But I hate to hear him so stuffy and congested. I thought breastfed babies weren't supposed to get sick! (Ok, I know that's not true entirely but I had read that they don't tend to get sick as often; however, we're going on an average of one illness per month. Not really my idea of a good trade.) I do notice though that his colds don't really seem to last long so hopefully that's a side effect of the breastfeeding.

• So if you've been following NCAA basketball at all, it probably doesn't surprise you to hear that both DJ's and my brackets are completely void. (You can read about our new idea here.) DJ had Kansas winning the whole thing and I had Ohio State, both of which lost in the 5th and 4th rounds, respectively. And they lost to much lower seeds. This tournament is definitely turning out to be the ultimate Cinderella story for many teams. So our brackets ended in a tie, although points-wise, DJ's won by one point. And he got his feet rubbed for that. And I ended up not benefitting from our little bracket challenge at all, at least not directly. I did have fun taking part in a little friendly competition with DJ though. And I suggested to him that we still follow through with the rewards anyway. DJ said he'd think about it. Next year we'll have to work it a little differently to avoid this situation potentially happening again!

• My friend Mandy had her baby finally! Two days after her due date, they decided to induce her and then ultimately she had to have a C-section last night. So we have another little girl (Piper Bramley - Bramley is a middle name that Mandy created from the names of 3 people close to her) to add to our gaggle of boys. I just love all the babies around here and I've started having dreams of being pregnant. They always feel so real! Nothing like being surrounded by pregnant ladies to get you thinking that being pregnant is fun. They all make it look so easy but I have to remind myself that I really did not like being pregnant at all. I hated feeling breakable. Like at any moment, I was going to pull a muscle or do something to seriously harm the baby. And every action took extra thought..."Can I do this...I'm pregnant..." No thanks. And don't get me started on the hyper-sensitive sense of smell. Ugh. But that doesn't mean I won't do it again and again. I love the end result!!

• Today it sounds like our house is going to blow down around us. Occasionally I have to look outside and make sure no houses are blowing around because it seriously is windy. I didn't know it could be so windy and not be called a hurricane. Clearly I have never lived in Laramie, WY before. You should come visit us! Nothing like visiting somewhere else to make you really appreciate where you live now. We would love to help you feel blessed with your current home. We're so selfless like that.

So that's that. Another post with no pictures.

Sorry.

Those really are the worst kind, I know.

This weekend I will try to change that and then next week, I'll definitely take some good pictures. Cherry blossoms here we come! I am determined to have a great time in DC. And if all else fails, I know I'm going to have some great food! DC has the best restaurants and I'm traveling on the firm's dollar which means I can try out different places rather than going to the grocery store and making sandwiches every day or taking some other cost-saving measures. Gotta love business travel!