big debut!

So for the past year, at least, I have been following other people's blogs, wanting so badly to start my own... why didn't I? well, my oh-so-loving-and-protective husband advised against it. He was worried that the information or photos or anything I would post might get into the wrong person's hands and he didn't want that to happen. (he's so sweet) So why now, you might ask. Well, over the past year, all the blogs I have read and followed have helped me survive the days sitting at my desk with nothing to do. Without them I'm not sure what I would have done. So, I figured I would make my contribution to the world, even if just friends and family read it. Plus, I'm not a facebooker, tweeter, or the like...never really have gotten into it, and believe me, I've gotten my share of harassment over it. So for those of you who have been on my case about not having a facebook account or whatever, here you go. This is what you get.

So a little about me. I am a 25 (almost 26! eek!) year old who has been married for over 4 years to my high school sweetheart (from rival high schools mind you). We dated for 6 years before tying the knot, so in all we've been together for over 10 years!! CRAZY! We love each other so much and just love sharing our life together. We have so much fun and just also enjoy our families and friends and just life in general.
We found out we were pregnant in March of 08 and we were thrilled! Our little guy was born on November 8, 2008 at 11:49am (eleven mins before the buckeyes kicked-off!) weighing in at 7lbs, 11oz. After a wonderful pregnancy, an almost drug-free (ok, one tiny shot through my IV that sent me into la-la land for a bit - but believe me, I still felt EVERYTHING) labor, we were suddenly a family of three. At that point in time, parenting was this abstract concept that we thought we would just do. Over the past 9+ months, we've learned that parents were not just a label that you just get, it's something you have to learn how to do. I suppose this blog is a documentary of just that, our lives learning how to be parents. I hope you enjoy!