Catching up

I realize it's been a very long time since I posted anything, and I'm sorry! I usually write during nap time and Austin has decided that he no loner wants to nap when Abby naps. My other option is at night, after the kids are in bed, but I'm too tired to form complete sentences at that point. Through no fault of his own, Dan has been working long hours and hasn't been getting home until a little before baths, so my days are LONG! (He works in the retail field and it's holiday time. Add to that, they're a man down on the team. While it sounds like I may be complaining, I'm not. Long hours in the holiday season just go with the territory and I know he's missing us just as much as we're missing him.)

Anyway.

There's been a lot of stuff I've wanted to write about, but for the sake of time we will do this in bullet points.

-Abby and Austin have been particularly cute recently. Abby loves to help at bath time, and she's decided that reading him a story while I get everything ready is the best way to help. It's adorable. Also, this morning while I was blow drying my hair, she came running in the bathroom to comfort him. He wasn't crying, she was just worried he'd be scared and held is hand and told him, "it's okay, it's just a little loud. I'm right here."

-My cell phone is officially broken, and I am officially freaking out. Yes, I have my dad's old smartphone to use until our contract is up February 12. But still. I NEED MY PHONE!!!!

-Along the lines of the phone, I can't decide: Droid, Blackberry, hold out for iphone (which i can't do if it's going to be longer than March 1. I will go insane!) or a Samsung Galaxy. Opinions?

- I know I'm late to the party, but I am totally obsessed with 16 and Pregnant. Maybe it's because it's always on during late night feedings, or maybe it's because I was recently pregnant, but I cannot stop myself from watching it. The one thing I've noticed, is that every one of these poor, young, high school students (can I say white trash?) attempts to breastfeed. I think that is
so cool. I'm not going to go all La Leche on you, as I have several friend who couldn't breastfeed for one reason or another. I totally get all that, but I'm a big fan of nursing and think that everyone should at least try. If it's not for you, I'm not going to fault you. I'll just be happy you tried. But, 16 year olds pumping in high school? Yay for breastfeeding education and promotion!

- I'll be updating you more on Austin in a few days, but until then:
I promise I'll be back soon!