I've been meaning to journal for so many days now, but it just keeps going to the bottom of the priority list. I don't want to lose my thoughts about Ellen's first weeks, though, so it needs to be a priority.

I'm logging again, which is a start. I have a long ways to go to be eating healthy, but I'm logging. I can't really exercise per se yet, but I am walking with Will in the afternoons and will do that for another week or two until I think I can safely handle 5-10 minutes of the Elipse or a step video.

Ellen had her 2 week birthday today. She is so good. She is bright and alert and observant. Her skin is so soft - think of the softest, smoothest material you've ever touched and it feels rough compared to her skin. We went to the doctor today for her first appointment, and she looks perfectly healthy. I'm so thankful. I'm enjoying my nights with her - as crazy as that sounds. I just loving feeding her and snuggling her and knowing that this is precious time. She still doesn't cry and barely fusses. She is amazing.

I'm so fortunate that S is here to wake up with Will and be with him until 8:30 or 9 which gives Ellen and I time to wake up slowly, feed Ellen, pump, and put my hair in rollers. I have the best of all worlds right now - I get to enjoy a newborn knowning all the things you know with the second child that you don't with the first, with little of the stress of having to take care of two children. LUCKY ME. AND - S and I doing very well together right now. I think that having two children is very good for our marriage. We focus SO much on each other, so having another child just takes that extra bit of focus off of each other which lessens the chance of us being just TOO sensetive to and with each other. That probably doesn't make sense to anyone unless they know our intensity, but I'm happy for it.

Here is my big news: I accepted a new job - the one I interviewed for a several months ago. I'm SO excited. I won't start until 3/17, so I still get lots of time off plus the opportunity to provide my current employer with some notice.

Will is doing a bit better. He is still exhibiting some brand new behaviors, but overall is less wrecked than he was the first week and a half. I got some good advice and helpful thoughts from you on this.

Well, I won't push my luck trying to write more right now - Will needs tending in the tub.

Hugs to all of you and I'm looking forward to catching up on your blogs.