bullets.

~ You girls know eden, right? She switched identities so I'm totally unsure of what to call her and babyboy now (eden, please email me with the correct answers), but she's one of the most beloved bloggers out there, one of the handful of girls (who should totally know who they are - J, C, P, etc) who I would literally drop everything and fly out to their house if they needed me. But she sent me a big box of her babyboy's clothes and when I dress karl in one of them, well, I feel this weird kinship. Weird because it's cool and I didn't know I could feel this way over some hand-me-downs. It just makes her more "real" to me. And that's fucking really cool.

~ Speaking of hand-me-downs, Jenn is going to *soon be receiving a very special package of Ella and/or Allie clothes. I am a ~freak~ about baby clothes. I'm a tad vain and don't buy anything cheap. Now, I don't mean cheap=inexpensive, but cheap=poorly made or material I don't find super soft. I'm also big on soft material and will feel everything before I buy. I RARELY buy anything at walmart, kohls, BRU because the material sucks most of the time. Which means, all my girls' clothes are baby gap or old navy. I also don't dig "baby" looking clothes, like ducks or teddy bears on them (for the most part, I do have some that are cute), instead, I like shrunken adult clothes. Most of the stuff I have are things I would wear if in my size. Lots of punk rock things and stuff like that. Of course I have tons of baby looking things too, but I'm trying to make a point here. Anywho, to make a short story even longer - I'm meticulous about cleaning the clothes and pitch things when stained. So all my hand-me-downs are in close to perfect condition and all packed away in storage in airtight containers. I am going to get down there soon (she's due in 62 days!) and pull together a package of my favorites for her little girl, caiden. I can only hope that when she dresses caiden in any of the clothes I send, she feels that same kinship I have for Eden.
* soon in NancyLand can be tomorrow or in 6-8 weeks.

~ I have to get on the ball and get some pressing things done. Seriously, I have a shitload of things to get done, but the tramatized birth experience followed by hardcore pneumonia at 2 weeks postpartum - the tasks have been piling up. They include the next few bullets.

~ Jendeis, from the blog Sell Crazy Someplace Else, won the baby pool for karl's birth and I promised an "insanely fucking fantastic" prize, which I plan to deliver. So Miss Jendeis, I need your address. Can you please email it to me? (email is in my profile).

~ Tori, from the blog The Winding Road To Parenthood, is also someone who I have something to send, yet I never followed through. Right when I was sending it, she stopped cycling but now she's in the midst of a new RE and the clomid challenge test to see if she can go through IVF#4 (her first 3 cycles were cancelled at various stages due to lack of response and other factors). So Tori, can you email me your address too?

~ Shit. I still have Pam's, from BloodSigns, little token gift I haven't sent. Shit, shit, shit. I got sidetracked when I found a book print to send her and never sent the original idea.

~ The Captain's Wife, from Staying Above the Water, is due today! She's being an awesome trooper and simply waiting without crying for an induction. Good girl. She sent me a baby gift and I want to return the favor, but damn it, she was on of "those" who didn't find out the baby's sex so I have to wait for the birth. But since I'm making my to-do list right here and now, I needed to add her here - although I am ~not~ late in sending anything. Well, I'm not late yet.

~ Baby announcements. I STILL haven't even ordered them yet. Wow, I suck. I didn't do xmas cards this year because I was sending out announcements instead. And here I am, 3 weeks later and nothing. I suck.

~ THANK YOU for all the comments so I can add you to my blog reader. I'll be doing that next, so you all have a new reader!

My blog is getting BORING. When was the last time I pissed someone off? When was the last time I was sarcastic? When was the last time I was thought provoking? Okay. I am making a deal with myself - time to get ~nancy~ back into her blog that isn't all baby-this or i'm-so -sick-that. I've missed her. Have you?