Football. FINALLY!

So I'm almost a week late in this, but hey... The Packers won!!

Obviously, this is common knowledge now, but it's a big deal in our household. Packers games are severely important. You think I'm kidding... I am not!

For instance :
Thursday, opening day of football this year, was also our latest baby doc appt. Of course we were excited for the appointment with Baby, but I have to say, we were extremely concerned about the game. Our plan? Appointment at 2:45 (which, as we all know, really means 3:15), grab some lunch, get home in time to take a short nap, then GAME T.I.M.E. Yes, we really planned a nap in there. The game lasted until midnight, people!!
Anyway, it paid off, because the Pack came out on top, and it was an exciting start to the season. We wore our Packers get up - and by we, I mean myself, hubby, and the dog :)

The point of this post... it's coming, really.
Ready?
Ok.
Lately, hubby and I have been getting the "you can't have fun once you have a baby" speech from some people. It's super frustrating and incredibly annoying. I mean, this is all I've ever wanted out of life, so I can't imagine thinking that this baby would RUIN any fun we'd have. As a matter of fact, Baby is already set on Packers gear so that we can watch the games - AS A FAMILY! Anyway, this all being said - I'm not sure how to handle the situation. Some of the people have been clients of mine, and I don't feel like I can be "rude" by telling them that they're wrong. Some have been friends of ours who, ironically, also have child/ren. One (hubby's best friend) swears that M will never be able to work on his cars again. I mean, really? Are kids that bad? Maybe you should've thought about that before you went and had one... Am I being insensitive? Or rude? Or should I be more forceful when I tell people I respectfully disagree? Any input would be welcomed, as long as you don't tell me my child is going to take the fun out of life...

So, my post for the night? A rant. If you don't have anything nice to say (you facebook readers who refuse to sign up for a blog :-D), do as your mother said and don't say anything at all!

End rant.

Blog {Failure}

4 months to the day! WOW!! I really do have good "excuses" for not keeping up with this, but I'm sure no one cares to hear them, so we'll just say I was gone, but I'm back.

In the past 4 months...

I've been growing a little human! Yep, we're expecting our first little blessing in December. We're SUPER STOKED about this - truly cannot express our excitement! (Note : The extra sleeping that goes along w/ pregnancy is my #1 excuse for blog failure.)

I've been working like C-R-A-Z-Y. Crazy. Typically, I'm seeing 20-30 patients per week while also trying to find a replacement for my maternity leave. A little busy.

My pregnancy is really going great - no major complaints! Not much morning sickness at all (thank goodness!). I've had some lower back / hip pain, but apparently that comes with this little person and all the ways there are to lay in there! I'm okay with it. It'll DEFINITELY be worth the pain :-D

As for running... Well. I haven't. Not really since February, when we found out we were expecting. To be honest, I was too tired at first. After the first couple of months, I'd not run in so long, I thought it would be best to stick to walking to avoid any complications with the baby. I do still walk, almost daily, and I really enjoy it. I have to say, though, I miss running. My plan is to get back to it in February, but we'll see how things go.

So I guess my blog "title" now means something a little different... We're starting a new journey now : Parenthood. "the courage 2 start" is still appropriate, I think, so I'll leave it.

I promise to TRY (yes, try) to blog more. Stay tuned and GOD BLESS!!