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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Enough about me... who are YOU?

I know, I know... the audacity is appalling. Who does she think she is?? She doesn't blog all summer and then she comes back all "hey, tell me about yourself"?!

I'll discuss everything that went down in the middle of nowhere shortly, I promise. Here, does this entice you? You can't resist this face. Go ahead... just try!


So, here's the thing: I always see all the visits on the sitemeter-thingy at the bottom of my page (getting close to 50,000!) but I don't know anything about you. So tell me (if you feel like it)--

1) Who are you?
2) How did you find my blog?
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? (Thinking about having a baby, trying to conceive, pregnant, parent, just interested in people who over-share about their lives on the interwebz...)
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself!
5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.

I look forward to "meeting" you, and so does Caroline! :)

50 comments:

Sarah said...

1) Who are you? Sarah- flutiefrostie on the bump
2) How did you find my blog? the bump
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? Mother of a sweet 3 month old boy
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I'm a stay-at-home mom for now, but I am applying to a masters in genetic counseling program this spring. It's very scary!
5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.

HarmSkills said...

1) Who are you? Harmony, harmskills on the bump

2) How did you find my blog? on the bump. You were due about 10 days ahead of me so I found you on first tri I think!

3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? 5 month old son

4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! SAHM, EBF'er, havent slept in 5 months :)

5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too. Are you going back to dental school?

Merks said...

1. Who are you? The Baby Whisperer
2. How did you find my blog? I stalked you on thebump.com
3. What stage of "baby life" are you at? Proud parent of Stasa the Shark
4. Anything else you care to share about yourself? I'm pretty awesome, but you already knew that.
5. WTFCRABFEASTDINOTIME!

edmo said...

1) Who are you?

Rene Edmo - originally from The Nest but also from www.edmoexperiement.blogspot.com

2) How did you find my blog?

The Nest

3) What stage of "baby life" are you at?

I have a just-turned-one-year-old and a baby on the way (sometime between Christmas and New Year)

4) Anything else you care to share about yourself!

I've learned that a great husband who is a great father makes a mom a way better more sane mom and I don't even know how people do it without help and I am in awe of them. I love food - I love exercising when I'm not pregnant (for some reason I'm overly lazy pregnant), and I'm a working mother who enjoys working and making money but also feels like I'm not with my baby enough.

5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.

How has your relationship with your husband changed since having Caroline, especially since she wasn't totally planned? And more pictures, she's adorable!

Alison said...

1) Who are you? Alison Peterson
2) How did you find my blog? First over at the nest blogs, then I've seen you on the Bump message boards.
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? I have a just over 5 month old little girl
4) I'm a SAHM, I enjoy reading about other moms and babies, and I can't wait to read more about what's been happening over the summer!
5) I agree with PP, I'm interested to see how your relationship has been affected also. We planned to get pregnant and I know it's changed my husband's and my relationship, so it would be interesting to see how it's changed yours!

Anna said...

1) Who are you? Anna
2) How did you find my blog? The Nest
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? Have a 6 month old boy.
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! Former chef turned SAHM/wife of Law student
5) What's going on with dental school? When will your husband be done with school? What's the plan after that?

Lyndsay said...

1. Lyndsay, LyndsayQ from the bump
2. The bump
3. My DD is 10 months old and we'll probably starting TTC in the next few months
4. I wish I had as many blog visitors. :)
5. I'm at a loss for questions or suggestions...:)

Emily said...

1) Who are you? Emily, also Daisy2645 on the Bump
2) How did you find my blog? Lurking on the 0-6 board on the Bump. I'm not a big poster, but I look around the boards alot for advice, ect. Our babies are only a few weeks apart, and I saw you posting a lot.
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? (Thinking about having a baby, trying to conceive, pregnant, parent, just interested in people who over-share about their lives on the interwebz...) I have a 6 month old baby boy
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I'm a working mom - DH is working on starting up his own business so I'm hoping to transition to SAHM sooner rather than later!
5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too. I'd love to hear more about your vacation! How is Caroline's reflux? And I love that house too - do you have any inside pictures of it?

Rory said...

1) Who are you? Aurora

2) How did you find my blog? Running a google search for some question I had about pregnancy.

3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? Almost 6 month old boy

4) Anything else you care to share about yourself!
I'm in grad school part time so I can stay at home most of the time, and intend to work from home once I'm done and my son is in school. My son was born 3 1/2 weeks early... on your due date.

5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.
More of the same!

Hockey Sticks and Nail Polish said...

1) Who are you? Denae, also A Chatty Future Mrs. on Blogger (not quite chatty, still trying to make blogging a regular activity) Haha!

2) How did you find my blog? I think I just found you following someone I follow. I began reading about your life, and I'm nosey!

3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? (Thinking about having a baby, trying to conceive, pregnant, parent, just interested in people who over-share about their lives on the interwebz...) No babies yet, getting married next summer, but someday!!

4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I'm a teacher, right now in a city school district, and that's birth control enough!! Haha!

5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too. Nothing specific, I just hope you don't mind me reading about your life! :)

Meg said...

1. I'm Meg (Grettaz on the bump)

2. The Bump

3. I have a 5 1/2 month old daughter

4. I'm becoming quite addicted to blogging (and reading other's blogs)

5. Nothing in particular. I'm just excited that you're back to blogging again!

Samantha said...

1. I'm Samantha (Alaskabride2be on the bump)

2. I found your blog from the link in your signature on the bump

3. My son Jacob is 4 months old

4. I love being a mom and wife. Both my husband and I both currently work full time and both go to school. I will be done in December and he will be done next December! Once he is done with school we will be moving to where ever he gets a job and then I will hopefully be able to be a stay at home mom. In the mean time I am the patient collection coordinator of a large OB/GYN clinic here in Anchorage and Hans is a loan officer at a credit union.

5. Nothing specific, I just like reading about your journey and love the pictures of your daughter! She is so cute!

katrina said...

1) Who are you? katrina_pharmd from the nest

2) How did you find my blog? the nest

3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? (Thinking about having a baby, trying to conceive, pregnant, parent, just interested in people who over-share about their lives on the interwebz...) thinking about having a baby

4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! moved to wellington, new zealand 10 months ago. life is fantastic & moving down under was the best decision we have made as a married couple. now that we are in a place we absolutely love, we are thinking about starting our kiwi family.

5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.

Charn said...

1) Who are you? Charn
2) How did you find my blog? the bump, I was a bit behind you on the tri boards but started reading your blog before you moved it here.
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? Mother of a 4 month old girl - Jennah
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I come from England so Mat Leave lasts for a year, effectively making me a SAHM until she's 11 months old. :)
5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.

Kristen said...

1) Who are you? Toluca Lady on TheNest (mostly a lurker)

2) How did you find my blog? TheNest, back when you found out you were pregnant, I bookmarked your blog and kept reading everyday. I love your writing style!

3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? Childless

4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I have major baby fever, but husband does not! We agreed not to try until next summer, so reading these blogs and keeping up with all you moms and moms-to-be is keeping me plenty preoccupied. Not to mention all that I'm learning from them!

Katy said...

1) Who are you? Katy (mrsj22 from the bump)
2) How did you find my blog? I found it on the bump- your first post spoke to me, as I was going through the same issue at the same time, and my reaction was exactly like yours. I commented on it, but with a different screen name.
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? I have a 6 1/2 month old little boy
4) I don't post a lot, but I've been lurking for a looong time on the nest/the bump- it makes me feel creepy sometimes that I know so much about all of you but you know nothing about me! (This is the reason I decided to comment on this post and answer your questions.) :)

Kristen said...

1) Kristen at onehundredeightydegrees.blogspot.com
2) I think you were a link on someone else's blog
3) My daughter will be a year old in weeks
4) You should read my blog

Kittybits said...

1) kittybits21 on the nest/bump
2) I think I found you either on the bump, or as a link on another blog
3) we'll be TTC later this year
4) I love french fries and mayonnaise. Sometimes together. ; )
5) I just enjoy hearing about your journey. And the middle of nowhere idea is intriguing!

Stephanie said...

1) Who are you?Stephanie, bobcatsteph on the bump
2) How did you find my blog? I think from the 0-6 board
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? I have an almost 5 month old that is also named Caroline

jCam said...

1) Who are you?

jCamsquared on the nest

2) How did you find my blog?

I started following your blog on the nest last fall

3) What stage of "baby life" are you at?

Hopefully TTC in the next month or so

4) Anything else you care to share about yourself!

I'm a fellow New Englander! Also, I'm dying to be a mom, and have been for a while, so hopefully DH will get a job asap so we can stick to our plan to ttc in the fall (he was laid off in June).

5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.

PPs all had good questions, I'm looking forward to hearing the answers :-)

Liz said...

1) Who are you? Liz
2) How did you find my blog? I found your blog from the nest
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? Trying to concieve
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I love your honesty in your posts!
5)Caroline is so cute!

The Landis Family said...

1) Who are you? Amy
2) How did you find my blog? the bump
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? Mom to an almost 6 month old
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I'm a stay at home mom who also cloth diapers.

MM4ver said...

) Who are you? Megan
2) How did you find my blog? A friend who knows you through the Bump sent me a link
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? Thinking about having a baby
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I love your blog. You have a reader across the country in Alaska!
5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too. What type of Cloth Diapers are in the picture below and how did you convince DH to do Cloth Diapers? My Dh is 100% against them.

Ashley T said...

1) AshleyT from The Nest!
2)The Nest... we miss you over there!
3) We won't start TTC for another 1-3 years at least.
4) I'm a Nest addict, I'm a bookworm, I'm about to celebrate my third wedding anniversary, I'm heading back to Unversity in the fall.
5) What are your plans for school now?

Mrs. Brown can moo... said...

1)Emily aka I cant remember my name on the bump...or mrsbrowncanmoo.blogspot.com

2)The bump.

3)I have an almost 2 year old boy (2 on 9/11) and a 5 mo girl.

4)I am a hairdresser, Army wife, and SAHM.

5)How's Carolines acid reflux? My son had that, too..it went away on it's own around 8 months old.

Anonymous said...

1) Who are you?
My name is Caroline, I live near Edinburgh, Scotland. I am 29, a teacher although on maternity leave just now.
2) Bump!
3) I have a baby Boy Brodie who was born 3/4/08, which I know was Caroline's due date. He was 10 days early.
4)Your blog has been really helpful to me on my motherhood journey and has in turn made me laugh and cry and think about things I have never considered. We were pregnant at the same time almost week by week and I enjoyed keeping up with what you were up to. Is that weird?
5) I'd love to hear all about your summer, it seemed like it would be awesome fun to have some time out.......

Lauren Thorne said...

1) Lauren - aggielauren on The Nest/Bump. I live in Texas
2) I started following your blog on The Nest and followed you over here
3) I'm pregnant right now (19 weeks)
4) I just finished law school and took the bar in July. My husband is also an attorney. Like you, this was an unexpected pregnancy. I'm planning to stay home after we have the baby - putting the legal career on hold for awhile.
5) I can't wait to hear about your summer and, like someone else already said, what your plans are for school now.

Sara said...

1. I'm from the nest, but mostly a lurker
2. I found it on the nest. You were due right around the same time as a friend of mine and how your story began caught my interest, so I stop by every once in a while :)
3. Thinking about it
4. My life's not quite interesting enough to blog, so that's why I lurk, but I love reading baby stories. :)
5. I was waiting to hear about cloth diapers (my sister used them), but I see you have posted a link!

Kylie Mc said...

1) KMc, a fellow Mommy who enjoys reading your blog
2) Your blog was listed on my cousin's list
3) I have a 3 yr old boy, hubby and I thought we'd be TTC this summer for baby #2 but have postponed this for awhile
4) I'm American but live in Saudi Arabia, I've become a pro at traveling with a little one ;-)
5) Thanks for everything you share, I'm sure it helps a lot of Mommies.

Karen said...

Hi! It's Karen! I know you from dabump. I have a pretty cute baby boy named Braydon who I think Caroline would fall madly in love with if they ever met. Let's see, more about me...well, I have a crazy girl crush on you..lol! I'm glad you're back from ND and I hope you get back to blogging more! :)

Erin said...

1. Erin, Ermimac from the Nest
2. The Nest
3. I just got a job as a junior high special ed teacher and we just put an offer in on a house so maybe next September so hopefully (in a perfect world) we would have the baby in the summer of 2011.
4/5. Caroline is adorable! Are you planning on going back to dental school?

Ashley said...

1) Who are you- Ashley... Ashley G from facebook/ Ashleybrynne from thebump
2) How did you find my blog? I started reading blogs on thenest about 2 weeks after you found out you were pregnant. We were both 2006 college grads from the same area (Villanova here) and pursuing doctoral degrees... I was intrigued and have been ever since!
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? I am 33.5 weeks pregnant with our first. This is where you and I differ.... DH & I wanted a baby during my last year of law school, so our little girl isn't a "surprise" but definitely still a miracle baby!
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself? Julia, I have an insane amount of respect for you and how you have handled motherhood, a new marriage, taking a leave from dental school and PPD- I wish you lived closer so we could be "mommy friends" IRL!
5) Questions- is bf really that bad? I'm terrified!

Navigating the Mothership said...

1. Who are you? Laura who lives in Minnesota, but is originally from Fargo, ND.
2. How did you find my blog? Lurking on the bump.
3. Stage of baby life? My baby, Arabella or "Bella" will be 3 months old on Thursday.
4. Hmm... I'm a former dietitian turned SAHM. I'm EBF-ing and cloth diapering. And I love blogging: www.navigatingthemothership.blogspot.com.
5. I always love knowing the little details about peoples lives so just keep blogging, even about the mundane!

Also - I really appreciated how honestly you wrote about PPD. There's such a refreshing honesty to your writing that I've appreciated since I started reading your blog several months ago.

Crystal said...

I'm CubbyMama on the Bump, and found your blog in your sig when you were pregnant with Caroline. I have an almost 3-year-old and a 4-month-old, both girls, and we're probably done having kids. =( I've enjoyed reading about your pregnancy and "meeting" Caroline via the internet!

Eris1995 said...

1) Who are you? Heather aka Eris1995
2) How did you find my blog? thebump
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? M is 8 months - not TTC, but not preventing either :0
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I can't wait for our gtg!!!
5) If you have any questions for me

Susan said...

1) Who are you?
Susan (Imzadi07 from the Nest)

2) How did you find my blog?
The Nest

3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? (Thinking about having a baby, trying to conceive, pregnant, parent, just interested in people who over-share about their lives on the interwebz...)

Child-free unless guinea pigs count. No plans to have children in the near future, but I enjoy reading about other people's children. (And looking at all the cute pics) : )


4) Anything else you care to share about yourself!

Umm...can't think of anything right now.


5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.

I'd like to know how your summer went and how Caroline's doing now.

Anonymous said...

1) Nicole (nicnjed)
2) from 3rd tri board on the Bump
3) SAHM to a 6.5 month old boy
4) I was due around the same time as you and also delivered a few weeks early and had the preemie/NICU experience.
5) I've enjoyed reading about your experience with pregnancy and your daughter. There are so many similarities with our stories but how it all began was definitely different as Eli was planned (since I've got 5 or so years on you and have finished grad school).

Anonymous said...

1) Shania
2) It was on the nest in featured blogs. I am terrified of getting pg unexpectedly (in grad school) so I was curious how you handle it. And I got hooked.
3) Not ttc for another two years
4) Your little girl is a doll!

Unknown said...

My name is Hannah and I found your blog when I googled "pregnancy blogs" after I found out I was pregnant. I have a 5 month old daughter and because I live in Canada I get a year off from work. (I am American so I find this to be a great perk). We went to a wedding over the summer for some friends and it was in the Alberta badlands and the groom is a paleo guy out here!

Bex said...

1. Bex, random blogger from the ether.
2. Googling "unexpected pregnancy blogs" when I found out that I was, well, unexpectedly expecting myself.
3. Jack is four months old.
4. I've had a blog since 2003 - originally I wrote about my travels, but now that Jack's thrown a wrench in my nomadic lifestyle, it's evolving into a baby blog.
5. Your daughter is adorable.

Toni said...

1) Who are you? Toni (foreverMorgan on the bump)
2) How did you find my blog? The Bump
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? I have a 2 yr old and a 6 mo old.
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I realize that I don't know myself as well as I should...that's why I blog.
5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too

MJ said...

1. MJ
2. The Nest
3. Thinking about TTC in the near future
4. I'm also in the dental field as well! I'm a dental assisting student, and will be graduating this coming year.
5. First, I just want to say that your daughter is adorable! Do you plan on returning to dental school? How many years do you have left?

Carolyn said...

1) My name is Carolyn and I'm from Alberta, Canada (we don't know each other)!
2) I found your blog on The Nest a looooong time ago and I've been reading your updates ever since!
3) I have a 4 month old daughter so I like to read about Caroline to see what I have to look forward to!

Anonymous said...

1) Poplin2007 on TheBump
2) I think you were on 3rd tri when I lurked there from 2nd...
3) my son will be 3 months old next week!
4) I teach high school, and I've learned a lot about how NOT to raise my kid.
5) I love your blog, I wish you updated more often. How much longer until you're a dentist?

korey G. said...

1. Korey
2. The Bump...I was in the same situation and you were due a month before me
3. little boy- 5 months (we didn't find out either!)
4. Wish I could be a SAHM...I felt such a connection to you!
5. Are you going back to school

Anonymous said...

1. christmasbride06 on the bump.
2. googling "unexpectedly expecting"
3. i am 22 weeks pregnant with a boy (also unexpectedly- I found out during my last law school finals, a few months before the bar).
4. I could really relate to your older blogs even though by the time I was going through it you had already had Caroline--i could appreciate your stressed out studying for your exam---because I took the bar when i was 16 weeks pregnant (ick!)
5. I wish you the best in finishing your degree and in raising Caroline! She is adorable!

Anonymous said...

1) Who are you? - ryanres1 from the knot, which lead me to the nest
2) How did you find my blog? - the nest, I think
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? We are newlyweds and not thinking of kids any time soon, so your blog is a baby outlet for me. See how people deal with parenting and plus I love your sarcasm. I also follow www.edmoexperiment.blogspot.com for this reason.

Anonymous said...

1) Who are you?
I am PharmDMomma of the bump
2) How did you find my blog?
I was a follower on the bump, and came here when you shifted
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? (Thinking about having a baby, trying to conceive, pregnant, parent, just interested in people who over-share about their lives on the interwebz...)
I'm the proud momma of an almost 6 month old boy, who has been eyeing sweet Caroline's pictures, and wants her as a girlfreind
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself!
I think that I maybe one of the reasons that your blog is at 50,000 hits, when you don't update for a few weeks, I tend to check your blog like 10 times a day!
5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.
Nope, not particularly

NikkiFudgestick said...

Hey! I know I'm late to the party but I figured I'd let you know who I am anyway.
1) My name is NikkiFudgestick here and on the bump (usually just BOTB)
2) Someone I was following was following you, so I read your story from the beginning and have been reading ever since.
3&4) My husband and I were TTC but he lost his job and we moved to Mississippi where my family lives. He just recently moved back home to Texas to try and find another job and a place for us to live. So for now I'm alone up here, just waiting and reading blogs like yours in the meantime. Until we can be together and start TTC again. So thank you for keeping me sane!

Kelsey at Blue Trillium said...

1) Who are you? I am raykel6 on the bump.
2) How did you find my blog? I found your blog on the bump a few days after finding out (unexpectedly) that I was expecting. Our babies were due within a few days of each other, so I followed your blog. I loved the way you talked about what you were going through, as my husband and I went through many of the same emotions at each stage of pregnancy and babyhood.
3) What stage of "baby life" are you at? we have an 8 month old boy, Jackson
4) Anything else you care to share about yourself! I stay at home with Jackson and I love it! (most days)
5) If you have any questions for me or things you'd like to see me write about, feel free to tell me that too.
Keep writing! You say the things we would like to say but have a hard time expressing, so it is nice to hear that that everybody has those kind of days.