Bloggity, Blog, Blog

So I know it has been a while.  What a while it has been!  I have tried to post...I promise.  I actually had an entire post ready to go just a few days after my last post (I know clear back in November!).  It was one of the most adorable posts ever!!!  Okay, well may not ever as so many are pretty precious, however it was all about cooperation. You see, after we had visited the pumpkin patch I wanted some pictures of me and my boys.  So much of the time I am the picture taker and am not invovled in the photo session.  Not that I am complaining, but I wanted the boys to at least know what I looked like when they looked back at the millions of pictures that have been taken of them.  So we sat down for a little photo session and the results of the at least 20 pictures that were taken were HILAROUS!  So I wanted to share them!  At least 11 out of the 20, because each one was truly symbolic of how cooperative a then three year old and 9 month old can be!  I had the entire post ready to go!  Ready to share!  All the pictures put in the EXACT right spot each with an added caption.  I was so proud and excited because I just knew everyone else would enjoy them as well and then *POOF*!  I went to publish my post and this little message comes on saying that my memory for my blog has reached the maximum...What?  The message ever so (not) kindly informed me that a great way to solve this problem was to download this free Google program that would help organize all my pictures and allow me to still post pictures...or at least that is how I read the deeply computer tech embedded saavy message.  So desperate to just get my post to publish I did this task and it took at least two-three hours.  But then as the program was downloading I realized it was converting not just my blog pictures but every single item that was marked as a photo or had a photo inserted into documents, PowerPoints, emails, including every piece of clipart, background, everything that was hidden deep into the files that I did not know even existed on my computer into current pictures! AHA!  I truly felt as though there could potentially be millions of which then individually had to be labeled and could be face recognizable as long I just would go through each one and select the face and then type the name and the process began. 

Once I realized the amount of stress that had been caused just to get my newly post published I became overwhelmed.  I located the pictures I needed in my new Google program and labeled, dated and face recognized to the whole bit, retyped my post and thought it would work.  Much to my dismay it did not and thus began another saga into why I suddenly disappered from the blogasphere.  I tried to get rid of pictures from previous posts, but I felt as though they all told the story.  I tried to elimate the "fluff" photos.  But that still did not allow enough space.  Heartbroken alas, as this has become such a way to share and relive the struggles and heartache, the joys and triumphs I had a couple of options.  One was to pay monthly for my blog or to create a new blog or to try another program.  I tried the latter and it was not successful.  After many attempts I decided I guess to take a break.  I have had so much to say.  I have typed this in my sleep.  I have worded it just right.  I have taken the time to even try and try again with the new program that apparently does not like me or my computer.  But after much conversation I guess maybe this will be a blog without pictures?  I don't know.  I haven't thought that far ahead. 

But I do know that today's date is very symbolic.  And I had to post today.  One year ago today our lives changed forever.  For the better.  One year ago today I would not have dreamed of what a year would bring.  One year ago today we were forever not just a family of three, but four and I would not have changed a moment.  Well..okay so maybe I would have asked for an epidural sooner, but I would not have changed a single moment after that! 

Happy Birthday Dear Baby!  Happy Birthday to You!  We love you!  Thank you for all the joy you have brought to our lives!  Thank you for putting up with our crazy!  Thank you for loving us all so deeply!  Thank you for being the best little brother!  Thank you for being Chandler's best friend (that's what Chandler says!  I promise!)  Thank you little buddy!  On this birthday and for so many more to come WE LOVE YOU!