Hi, it’s been, what, seven months? No big deal. Ellie is pretty much a full grown adult at this point. The last pictures I posted of her, she is barely walking, and now she’s a toddler – hello.

Here she is hanging out at the baby gym, taking care of some official business.

We bought a house, and apparently I was too lazy to take a picture of it without the Budget truck in front of it.

Hey, did you know owning a house is a lot of work? We had to buy a lawn mower and a weed eater. And a dining room table. And I’m pretty sure Ellie still has more furniture than we do. Anyway, we love it – it’s great. I highly recommend NOT living with your mom and your husband and your child and a whole zoo of animals. At least not for too long.

Here’s a picture of Ellie’s room, because it’s the cutest in the house. I changed that letter arrangement, because the extra Z at the end was driving me nuts.

I am not sure what I want my blog to be at this point. I don’t have a ton of time for myself, so I’d like it to be an outlet and a way to keep in touch with the people I have met here. I’m still me, although a bit different – more feminist than pre-baby me (I will defend this girl and all girls to the end), a little less vegan (vegetarian now, see: I have little time, see also: I love food).

You know what’s the worst (alright, it’s not the WORST) – I have read only eight books since the last time I was here. Two of them were ridiculously long. I’ll catch up on a book post at some point.

I’m committing some type of book crime right now, and reading a book at the same time I am watching the TV show. I started reading the first book of The Expanse series, Leviathan Wakes. I couldn’t wait to start the show, so I’m actually in season 2 of the show and behind in the book. It’s helping me imagine the characters and get a better handle on the plot, so I don’t mind.

This weekend we are planning for some furniture shopping, because that just never ends. Also our bedroom is huge, which is great but what the hell do I put in a bedroom besides a bed and dressers? We are not in a huge rush, and if I wanted to, I could do some full-on acrobatics in that room right now.