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Jen B's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 6/4/02 -------------------- 5/27/02 5/13/02 3/20/02 1/30/02 1/24/02 12/31/01 12/4/01 11/26/01 11/12/01 10/24/01 10/20/01 10/3/01 9/18/01 9/11/01 9/4/01 8/27/01 8/21/01 8/14/01 8/2/01 7/25/01 7/18/01 7/10/01 6/19/01 6/16/01 6/12/01 5/29/01 5/24/01 5/15/01 5/13/01 5/8/01 5/2/01 4/24/01 4/18/01 4/9/01 4/4/01 4/2/01 3/26/01 3/16/01 3/14/01 3/2/01 2/23/01 2/17/01 2/15/01 2/8/01 2/5/01 1/30/01 1/26/01 1/23/01 1/17/01 1/10/01 1/2/01 12/25/00 12/17/00 12/13/00 12/5/00 11/29/00 11/24/00 11/14/00 11/8/00 11/6/00 11/1/00 10/25/00 10/18/00 10/11/00 10/4/00 9/27/00 9/20/00 9/13/00 9/6/00 8/31/00 -------------------- Jen B's Introduction

January 2, 2001

Happy New Year!

We had a nice holiday weekend, though we really didn't do much. We got our first decent snow on Saturday, so I took Jacob out to play in it. He had fun, and I got some really cute pictures. Yesterday we hiked up to Stroudsburg, for dinner at MIL's house. I have to confess, I didn't really want to go. I was enjoying staying home with Chris and Jacob, and going up there is always such a big ordeal. We ended up having a decent time, even though MIL spent the whole time in the kitchen, after making such a big deal of wanting to have us all over. But that's what makes her happy, so ...

Anyway, I just have to talk about how Chris knocked me on my ear last week. We had gone to visit our friends who had just had a baby on Christmas Eve. She's such a little darling, and it was wonderful to hold a newborn again. When Miss Caroline woke up, she turned toward me with her mouth open, and it almost broke my heart. I didn't quite realize how much I missed nursing and cuddling my baby, and he's not a baby anymore (SIGH).

Now even if I hadn't had one single pang of baby fever, this would've done the trick. As it were, it's pushing me over the edge. I SO want another baby, and I really don't want the kids to be too far apart. I tried talking to Chris about my feelings on our way home that night, but he didn't seem to be listening. I tried again the next night, and he fell asleep while I was talking. Grrrr! So the next day, I wrote him a letter, and he finally sat down and listened to me.

He told me that he did hear me on my first attempt, and that he didn't say anything, because he was debating whether to tell me how he felt. Turns out, he wouldn't have cared if I trashed my birth control pills right away! I swear, you could've knocked me over with a feather -- no, a sigh! We both agree, however, that it would be a bit better if we wait a little while to see what happens with his job (possible promotion). As for the house, he said if we need to, we can always rent a bigger place. I am SO excited about the prospect of TTC, but anxious, since Chris left the decision of when we start up to me. Wow! That's a lot to think about ...

Jen & Jacob =)