changes...

So has anyone noticed any changes around here other than the blog banner?  I feel like a new person lately.  Apparently 6 months is a magical changing point with babies.  Or maybe 6 months is just how long it took me to figure out this whole "parenting a newborn and toddler" thing.  Suddenly, I can count on getting a solid night of sleep - every night.  I can count on having some quality "mommy and Poppy" time while Sam naps in the morning.  I can count on getting stuff done around the house while both of the babies sleep in the afternoon (or maybe I just sit around and watch reality tv and surf the net, but I have every intention of getting stuff done around the house).  (Do people still say "surf the net"?)  Marc and I enjoyed our first date night, just the two of us, in OVER A YEAR!  Breastfeeding, which at various points over the past 6 months has been the most difficult thing I have ever done, is now actually enjoyable. I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight (although, apparently my body will never be the same, but I'm ok with that).  I can count on a few hours to talk to Marc uninterrupted before we go to bed.  I can read books without falling asleep after the second page!  It feels like it took a long time to get here, but now that I am here, I absolutely love it.

Now that I am a new woman, I am planning on making a few changes with my blog.  I've had this blog for almost 4 years, and I have always made it a point to only write about things that have to do with Poppy or Sam.  I've never really blogged about any of my interests, what I'm reading, about work or hobbies.  I think I might start writing a little bit about myself.  Does that sound selfish?  I'm ok with that if it does.  Of course I will primarily still write about Poppy and Sam and the things we do together as a family, but just don't be surprised if you start seeing a little more "me" in my posts from now on.