First of all, how cute is that little face!?  Recognizing, of course, that I’m 100% biased.  My brother and his wife had their son Jack Yates this past Thursday, making me an aunt again.  Their daughter Zoe is 16 mos. and I also have a niece through my husband’s brother.

You would think that by my mother getting a new grandchild, this would sate her appetite for babies, but instead it seems to only increase her interest.  And honestly, we’re getting to that point I guess.  I’m almost 31 and Alex just turned 38.  We can’t just keep saying “2 or 3 years” as people have started adding things up and have begun to realize we’ve been saying “2 or 3 years” now for 2 or 3 years. 

Have a baby is actually #101 on my 101 Things to Do Before You Die list.  And be rest assured, when it is actually decided that we’re going to start “trying,” you will not be told.  Somewhere along the way, having a baby became a very public thing.  Did people forget HOW you get babies?  You are essentially asking me about my sex life.  And God help me when I actually get pregnant-the personal questions about bathroom habits and having complete strangers touching my stomach.  Eck.

So while this event may account some for my absence this week, it was also partly a self-imposed sabbatical.  Over the past two months, I’ve slowly come to the realization that blogging (writing posts, commenting on other blogs, etc) had slowly taken over my life.  Following 87 blogs that are regularly updated in addition to trying to do 2-3 posts a week meant I was blogging about 2 or 3 hours every night.  I’m trying to cut down on the number of blogs I follow, or at the very least, not feel compelled to read and comment on every one.  And I didn’t feel at all guilty for not posting anything for 5 days.  So expect fewer posts. 

After all, for a blog about living, I can’t spend all my time writing!

So, to have babies or to not have babies, where do you stand on that question?  How much time do you spend blogging?  And feel free to tell me that my nephew is completely wonderful.