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Where You Been?

Okay, I'll admit I've been rather ridiculous as of late, well, as of late being the last few months.

Here are the updates:

In August, our little girl was born. An amazing event that, despite thinking I was ready for it, really blew me away. She was screaming immediately, and really pink, almost none of the protective white coating either. The nurses were blown away by that, saying she was the 'pinkest' baby they had ever seen.



As they laid her down under the warming lamp, she was still screaming, as they all turned their attention to belly, I went over and wrapped my hands around her little 6 lb, 9 oz frame, and talked to her. She stopped screaming and curled up in my hands. There are no words for how that felt.

So, in October we moved back into the Omaha area, closer to where I work, and we have a giant place to live (1500 square feet), and we've settled in nicely. It's something when you realize that you've sort of been living out of a bag for a long time. We had so much stuff in storage, and rather than ever go thru any of it, we just kept putting more into storage. Finally you realize that you either need to stop and go through all that 'stuff' or you'll be living out of a bag forever.

Anyways, we spent the first month going through all of the boxes figuring out what we need to keep, and what needs to go. Basically we are done, except for going through and filing some paperwork that is all piled up in one area. The little girl "Shan" is doing awesome, she's seems to be ahead of schedule in terms of growth and abilities, and she's out of the 'screaming bloody murder' stage, even laughing from time to time and nearly always smiling. She is extremely headstrong and strong willed though, which is good, as long as we get her stared on the right path. We're working on that :)



So, anyways, another new year.