My name is Wendy, and I'm An Addict

     A few friends and some family are aware of my addiction.  Some have helped feed it in the past.  I've gotten other people addicted.  I'm not proud of it, but there it is.  Every winter, as Easter very slowly approaches, out come the Cadbury Mini Eggs, the dark purple packaging easy to spot from aisles away.  Every year, I might as well hook up an I.V.  I don't have a problem with over eating in general, in fact, several friends are mildly freaked out by how healthfully we try to eat at our house, but the problem with mini eggs is they come out once a year, for maybe a month or two, and then they disappear.  This creates a sort of desperation in  addicts like myself, because you know they will sell out weeks before Easter, and if you miss the boat, that's it for a year.  Plus it's Cadbury chocolate, which is pretty much the only chocolate in North America worth eating (my apologies to Hershey's fans, but I cannot stomach the stuff).

 

     This year is different.  I just had a baby, and I'm still pretty much house bound.  Knowing the mini eggs are out there, and not having easy access to them is enough to bring on anxiety, shaking, and a little bit of panic.  And then today, my friend Sharon dropped by, mini eggs in hand, and suddenly the world seemed a little brighter.  I've gotten maybe 4 hours of sleep in the last 48, so I'm thinking a little sugar and caffeine is not an entirely bad idea.  I may actually survive the next 48 hours now.  This same friend was informed the other day that some lady had come in to Albertsons, and bought out all the mini eggs they had.  I had to stop for a minute and make sure it wasn't me.  But alas, I had no mini eggs.  Some other poor soul out there is as addicted as I am.

     I may miss out this year- no stocking up for Easter, no stashing for the dark days ahead when they disappear again.  It may throw off my whole year, I can't say for sure.  As for the rest of you mobile, rested folk, grab a bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs and think of me.  And of course, I'll be accepting any left overs.

MARLEY ASHLYN!

I'm new to the whole posting pictures thing, so sorry these are not in chronological order.  If not for my awesome friend Mindy, there would still be no pictures here, so out of order is better than nothing, right?

Marley's first full bath- Tuesday Feb. 17th

Above is just from yesterday, on our way to see Suzanne, our midwife for the 2 week check-up.  She has already gained 5 oz from her birth weight!

Daddy cutting the cord, only about 10 minutes after she was born.

Miss Cheeks on her first day of life.

Sleeping Beauty.  She is a really calm baby so far.

Oh Baby!

This will be short and sweet for now- pictures to come...

We had our baby!!!  Feb. 5 at 4:28 am,  we welcomed a beautiful baby girl, which shocked us.  I had to have my midwife double check and reassure us that it really was a girl!  She's 9 lbs, 3 oz and 21 inches long.  Not the easiest birth  since she decided to turn posterior sometime between my water breaking and pushing.  Can I just say, "Ouch"?  Thank heaven for water birth, a supportive and loving husband and an awesome midwife.  So she's here, she's healthy, and we couldn't be happier!  We named her Marley.  No middle name yet.  :)