Nine years in.

Nine years ago today I officially became a mommy!

Pointing to the "going home" booties Grandma made!

Yet, in my heart it happened almost seven weeks earlier, when we first met this little baby.

First family photo!

 Before I knew what a blog was I started documenting our journey online here.

Seven years ago yesterday I started this blog with a silly little post I titled, Picking up The Boy. Although I mentioned "gotcha day" anniversaries and blogged about our adoption, I didn't post an official "gotcha day" blog post until three years later. You can read it here. Two years later I reminisced on that day some more.

And here is The Boy today! 9 1/2 years old. So freaking cute I can't stand it sometimes. The past nine years have not been what I fantasized pre-adoption, but oh, the journey has been so much more interesting than I could ever have imagined.

And Grandma, I still miss you every day. I truly believe you would have been Noah's biggest champion and one of my greatest supporters. He still sleeps with the blanket you made for him, although it looks nothing like it did nine years ago. I wish you were here.

 

Hitting the Milestones

We celebrated a trio of anniversaries the last two days. Well, perhaps acknowledged is a better descriptor.

Five years ago, on August 10, 2005, I wrote my first blog post. A silly little post about having to leave work early to pick up Noah and how I couldn't get the key to turn in my car. A very nothing post. But it was my first post. And I kept on writing from there. Often hit or miss. Gradually, months into it, people started reading me. And from there I was hooked.

Five years of blogging. That's pretty amazing for me, to have something I do and love for this long. I fully expect to have five more years in by 2015.

Thank you to all of my regular readers. An even bigger thank you to those who comment. You have no idea how much it thrills me when I see I have a new comment. So please keep reading and commenting!

Now, for an even better anniversary, today is Noah's 7th gotcha day. Seven years ago today we were in a Russian courtroom in front of a judge pleading with her to let us adopt a little boy named Vadeem, soon to be Noah Alexi. It was an absolutely surreal experience in many ways. And then after it was over, and he was officially ours, we had to wait for paperwork, and then we were taken out for lunch to celebrate. And then we went to a market to buy treats for the orphanage workers to have a party. And then finally, we were at the orphanage, and I had my little boy in my arms. I don't think I let him go for a very long time that day. I don't think the smile on me left my face all day.

Hours later we were finally in our hotel with Noah. We ordered a feast from room service and danced around the room with Noah. We gave him his first bath. We fed him bottle after bottle.

And then the phone rang and it was my mother and father. And I quickly knew something was wrong. And then they told me my grandmother had passed away the night before. I was devastated. We were very close and I knew she wanted nothing more than to meet her newest grandchild.

Bitter sweet memories of a day that changed our life forever!

Happy Gotcha Day Noah!

I love you more than you will ever know.

They say it will grow back

I did something horrible. And now I'm paying the price.

It's going to take a while to fix this one.

Remember this? The book, the ugly cry, the puffy eyes, the wine? And then the short hair?

Well, I freaking did it again. Only this time I don't have a book or puffy eyes to blame it on. This time I totally blame it on my mother. Who really had nothing at all to do with it, but I'm going to blame it on her anyway.

Because she's the one that passed down the crazy to me, and the crazy had me convinced that my hair was starting to look just like hers. And if there was anything I promised myself I was not going to do like my mother it was going to be my hair. OK, there have been a lot of things I promised myself I would not do like my mother, but that's another 10, 35, 47, 105 posts. This one is totally about my hair.

And OMFG but I cut it all off. Well, I didn't. I just sat there with the glass of wine and told my stylist that I was looking too much like my mother and she had to cut it completely different. And since it was fairly short to begin with, that didn't really leave her much to work with.

So I totally do not look like my mother now. Nope, not even close. Because she at least has hair.

Actually, that's not true either. I completely look like my mother if she was 30, 40, fine 50 pounds heavier and decided to go butch.

So I'm pretty sure I don't like it yet. Especially since I have a tendency to play with it when I'm working. And with it this short any playing I do tends to puff it up and out in a rather crazy fashion.

I definitely think it is too short for my pudgy face. The cut itself is awesome. If it was on a less fat face it would be adorable.

You may think I'm just being hyper-critical of myself, but not a single person at work even commented on my hair today. Not one! And there is no way that no one noticed. So...I'm thinking I won't be staying with this look.

Thankfully hair grows. And for now it is awfully easy to fix in the morning.

Oh well, in other news Kiel might have the coxsackieviruses (hand, foot and mouth disease). I imagine I'll know more tomorrow if he has more blisters. I think it's going to be a rough night for all of us tonight.

I'm getting over a five day migraine, which coincidentally seems to have come and gone with Aunt Flo this month. So kind of her to gift me with a migraine during her visit, don't you think?

Rich is heading off for two days to Atlantic City with his best friend for a little sun on the boardwalk and gambling. It never fails, that when he goes away to a conference or just for a day out with friends something crazy happens or one of us is sick. I think I can downplay this one enough so he's not feeling guilty about going. He deserves the time away.

And in other news, tomorrow is my 5 year blog anniversary!!!  I should be doing something awesome for my readers to help me celebrate. But I'm not. Sorry. I've been spending what free time I have researching new brain therapies for Noah and putting together a new team to work with him. I hope to have more to report on that in a couple weeks.

Maybe tomorrow I'll grab a few minutes and get some thoughts down on how it feels to have blogged for five years and how amazing it has been.

Day 5 of my 4th Blogoversary celebration! With a giveaway from Edenfantasys.com!

It's been an exciting week here in Mommy Needs Therapy land! My blogs 4th birthday! My first week of contests! The first time I'm giving away something that will make you squee with pleasure well, if you are one of those noisy ladies anyway...heh! And I'm not talking about the six-month supply of laundry detergent I'm giving away either! (But, you can still enter that contest if you didn't already!)

Drew G. with Eden Fantasys, my favorite adult toy store, has generously agreed to help me celebrate my 4th Blogoversary with a fun, fun, fun giveaway!

He gave me a couple options to choose from:

I Rub my Wormie

The I Rub my Wormie well you know I do, but we are talking about YOU right now!

This discreet sex toy looks like an innocent massager, perfect for when you’d like to have a vibrator handy but don’t necessarily want to leave one out for your mother-in-law the babysitter all to see.

Press the button on the tail to select one of three vibration speeds to suit your pleasure. The petite sectioned body, large round head, and nubby feet on the underside all feel great against your body.

Completely waterproof, the I Rub My Wormie Travel Size can join you in the bathtub or shower for some wet and wild fun.

And it comes in either pink or green! Cute, cute, cute!

Or, this one:

Bondage Duckie

Snuggly bound in its shiny black corset and spiked collar, the bondage duck is your best pal in a bathtub. Use it simply as a water toy or squeeze its back to make it a sensual clitoral stimulator. With powerful yet quiet vibrations the duck is also ideal as a general-purpose massager. It is completely waterproof and it floats.

Keeping this one away from your kids is entirely on you! I know I'd have to find somewhere better than the sock drawer for this little duckie!


When it came down to it, I couldn't decide! So you get to choose! If you win that is!

Because this is such an awesome giveaway, and because we should all have our own toys for the bathtub, I'm giving you several ways to enter! Just leave a comment on this post for each entry.

1. Leave a comment here and tell me which toy you would choose.
2. Follow my blog (on the right sidebar, scroll down towards the bottom)
3. Tell me about your fave adult toy (I'm always looking for new ones to try!)
4. Follow @drewg78 on Twitter
5. Follow @momneedstherapy (that's me!) on Twitter
6. Tweet about this contest using the hashtag #efneedstherapy and link to this post - you can tweet once a day, just come back and leave me a comment each time!

Don't forget to enter the giveaways from earlier in the week! Thanks for helping me celebrate my 4th Blogoversary!

You have until Wednesday, August 19th at midnight to enter. I'll announce all the winners on Friday, August 21st. Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents!!!

Day four of my 4th Blogoversary celebration! Help me celebrate with an AWESOME giveaway!

Today I have an awesome giveaway for you guys! A six-month supply of Dropps laundry detergent!

I know!!!!

I guess it's the mom in me, but a six-month supply of laundry detergent excites me! I mean, this is stuff you will really use! And frankly, I'm jealous, because no one is giving me a six-month supply!

Earlier this summer my 20+ year old washing machine finally died. RIP Maytag, but hallelujah and hello new Electrolux front-loading HE washer!! I could wax poetic on this washing machine, but I'll restrain myself. Just know that I LOVE it! And since we do a load of laundry almost every day trying to keep up with Noah's swim trunks, towels, and camp clothes, I've had a chance to try out a number of laundry detergents in it. And I'll be honest, I think most laundry detergents work just fine when it comes to actually getting the clothes clean provided you pretreat stains, use the correct water temperature and washer settings, and don't over-fill the machine.

So now you are probably asking yourself "well heck, if that's what she thinks about laundry detergent why is she even bothering to review it." And I'm so glad you asked! Because what excites me about laundry detergent are things like convenience, cost, if it is "green," and yes, the scent.

And Dropps hits a home run in all those areas! (Yes, my husband is watching baseball...again!)

Dropps comes in tiny, pre-measured dissolvable pacs so it is super easy to use. No mess, no heavy jugs, no measuring. And it's an eco-friendly, green product that helps you leave a smaller footprint on the environment. I love the smell of the Fresh Scent version, but it also comes Scent + Dye Free, and there is a baby version - Dropps Baby (Scent, Dye, and Enzyme Free).

Dropps is available online at amazon.com, samsclub.com, target.com, cvs.com, drugstore.com, and walmart.com in addition to select stores nationwide. It looks like the average price is around $7 for a 20-pac bag, less if you buy in bulk.

You know what else I love about Dropps? They are located in Philadelphia!


And, as I said, they are giving away a six month supply to one of you! That's six 20-load pouches!

To enter is easy! Just leave a comment on this entry! To enter a second time become a member/follower of my blog (on the right sidebar, scroll down towards the bottom) and leave a comment telling me you already follow me or just started! Don't forget to leave your email address!

I'll have giveaways going on all week, so check back tomorrow and don't forget to enter the ones from earlier in the week! Make sure to come back tomorrow when I'll be giving away a little somethin' somethin' from my fave online adult toy store, Eden Fantasys!

You have until Wednesday, August 19th at midnight to enter. I'll announce all the winners on Friday, August 21st.

Sorry, this giveaway is only open to US addresses. :( But tomorrows giveaway is open to US and Canada! So don't forget to come back!

Day three of my 4th blogoversary celebration! Help me celebrate with a giveaway!

**Today's review and giveaway is from Stonyfield Farms and their YoBaby line of organic yogurt!**

At BlogHer a couple weeks ago I was fortunate to sit at a table with Sarah from Stonyfield Farm one morning! She passed on lots of information and some coupons to me, and more importantly told me about their new product YoBaby 3 in 1 meals.

I'll admit to being excited when she told me it contained fruit AND vegetables. I've written before about what a horrible eater Kiel is! The only fruit he will eat right now is an occasional banana (and only if he can eat it like a monkey - so don't dare take the peel all the way off!). He actually eats a slightly larger variety of vegetables. That is if you consider pees, carrots and baked beans a "variety."

So we tried the new 3 in 1 Meals and they are a hit with Kiel. Yeah! The only issue I have is they aren't as thick as the O'Soy yogurt he is used to, and since he insists on feeding himself it is pretty messy. Today I tried mixing it in a sippy cup with some V8 VFusion and he sucked it down! Anything to get some more fruit and veggies in him!

Here's a little more info about it:

YoBaby Turns 10 – and ‘Grows Up’ with New YoBaby Meals

3-in-1 meals provide convenience and nutrition

with a unique mix of tastes in one cup

Londonderry, NH – June 9, 2009 – Stonyfield Farm’s YoBaby turns 10 this year, and marks the occasion by growing its line to include new YoBaby Meals.

YoBaby Meals offer a unique 3-in-1 combination of protein-packed yogurt + fruit + veggie purée in one cup. They’re an easy, delicious and surprising way to help moms give their babies and toddlers a trio of important food groups at every meal.

Three delicious flavors -- Pear & Green Bean, Peach & Squash, Apple & Sweet Potato – are just right for baby’s growing appetite. And the single serve 6-ounce cup offers 50% more than current 4-ounce YoBaby multipacks.

One mom-tester was amazed at the great taste of these unique combinations – and babies and toddlers agreed!

YoBaby Meals are convenient nutrition, providing more than 35% of a toddler’s daily protein and calcium needs in one grab-n-go cup. And this is an easy way to get veggies!

YoBaby Organic Meals hit natural food store shelves nationwide July 1 and select grocery chains. Suggested retail price is $1.29* for a single 6-ounce serving.

*I found it at Wegman's for $1.09. They currently include a coupon on the inside of the foil lid to buy two get one free.


Stonyfield is offering one of my readers a YoBaby prize package that includes a YoBaby bag, a travel YoBaby bowl with lid and utensils, an Eric Carle growth chart, an organic YoBaby bib, and 5 FREE YoBaby 3-in-1 Meals coupons.



To enter is easy! Just leave a comment on this entry! If you have any advice on how to get Kiel to eat more I'm all ears! To enter a second time just become a member/follower of my blog (on the right sidebar, scroll down towards the bottom) and leave a comment telling me you already follow me or just started! Don't forget to leave your email address!

I'll have giveaways going on all week, so check back tomorrow and don't forget to enter the ones from earlier in the week! Make sure to come back on Friday when I'll be giving away a little somethin' somethin' from my fave online adult toy store, Eden Fantasys!

You have until Wednesday, August 19th at midnight to enter. I'll announce all the winners on Friday, August 21st.

Sorry, this giveaway is for US addresses only. :(

Day two of my 4th blogoversary celebration! Help me celebrate with a giveaway!

A couple weeks ago Kirsten from Bristols 6 emailed me to tell me about Nippies and Nippies Natural.

This is what Kirsten had to say about Nippies:

Nippies Natural and Nippies from Bristols 6 are essentials for moms hitting up the pool with toddlers that hang on to your swimsuit. Our high-quality cover-ups shape curves and shields from overexposure and 'chilly' waters, giving stylish moms the confidence to wear a bathing suit without worry!

Nippies Natural is the first adhesive silicone nipple cover that is thin and matte, making it undetectable under clothing and swimsuits. The adhesive and non-adhesive versions are washable/waterproof/reusable, making it a budget-friendly find that you can wear during the day at the pool or out to dinner with your hubby.

For 'haute' mamas who want colorful coverage, Nippies are made from real lingerie fabrics in designer-inspired prints and sparkling sequins. Nippies are soft, stretchy and slightly supportive coverage in over 40 styles that coordinate with any bathing suit or outfit!

Now, I don't wear a bathing suit very often like never if I can help it, so I'm not too worried about nip slippage in the pool. Hell, I'm actually not that worried about nip slippage out of the pool either. After breast feeding I'm pretty immune to the fear of the ladies showing themselves at all, much to the dismay of my husband.

But, one thing I really don't like is when the "Pointer Sisters" decide to make an appearance. You know, when it looks like you are smuggling Tic Tacs in your bra, although in my case its more like Raisonettes than it is Tic Tacs, or maybe even Goobers (gotta love pregnancy and breast feeding!). I hate sitting in a meeting and suddenly realizing my high beams are showing. For some reason that embarrasses me more than if my entire breast popped out.

So I'm thinking I should probably get myself a set of Nippies just for those times I need to feel extra professional and know everyone's eyes are on my face and not my chest.

To help me celebrate my 4th Blogoversary, Bristol6 has offered to give away a set of fabric Nippies of your choice to one of my lucky readers!

To enter is easy! Check out Bristols 6's website and then leave a comment on this entry and tell me which is your favorite Nippies design! To enter a second time just become a member/follower of my blog (on the right sidebar, scroll down towards the bottom) and leave a comment telling me you already follow me or just started! For a bonus entry tell me a funny or embarrassing story about you and "the girls." You know we all have one!

I'll have give-a-ways going on all week, so check back tomorrow and don't forget to enter yesterdays give away! Make sure to come back on Friday when I'll be giving away a little somethin' somethin' from my fave online adult toy store, Eden Fantasys!

You have until Wednesday, August 19th at midnight to enter. I'll announce all the winners on Friday, August 21st.

Sorry, this giveaway is for US addresses only. :(

Chicken butt! And the heads up on my 4th Blogoversary.

Hey! Guess what?

Chicken butt!

Hah! Learned that from Noah last night at dinner. Sometimes I forget how much fun reverting back to six year old behavior can be!

Anyway...this post has nothing to do with chicken butts, but I'm sure having fun saying it.

Chicken butt! Hah!

OK, what I'm really here to tell you today is that I have some exciting things coming up on Mommy Needs Therapy! Because my 4th blogoversary is next week! Four years peoples! I've been spreading my charm and wit here for four years! Yeah me!

So, to celebrate, and because I would be nothing without all six of my readers, I'm going to be giving away some cool stuff next week. Five contests to be exact!

Five! One each day, Monday through Friday!

chicken butt

So don't forget to come back here on Monday and check out the first giveaway!

And I promise, it will have nothing to do with chickens or butts!

I suck!

Sometimes I just suck.

Like last night, when my husband let out a few moans, then said "wow, you're getting better at this." Ummmmm...excuse me? Better? I was BAD before?

Anyway, that wasn't the suckage I meant. I suck at posting the winners of my Third Blogoversary Contest! I said I would do it yesterday morning, but, well, one thing led to another and before I knew it here it is, Sunday afternoon, and I still haven't decided.

Right now it's between Anissa and the "Olympic butts," Kristin and "husband DNA," Lollipop and "bandaid in her underpants" and SF with "things to do in an elevator."

I'm headed outside right now to get Noah to help me pick a letter (A,B,C or D). If I ask him to pick a number he'll just pick the highest number I give him. So predictable.

And the winner is?!?!?! The letter C! Lollipop and "bandaid in her underpants!"

Lolli check out my CafePress site and let me know what you would like from there. Email me your address as well so I can have it shipped out to you.

Thanks everyone for playing! Wish I could give you all a MNT thong, but it's just not in the budget right now. *sigh*

My Third Blogoversary! And a contest!

Today is my three year "blogoversary!" Whoohooo! Hear the tootie horns a blowing!

Three years ago after a friend introduced me to Dooce's blog and from there I found some other amazing female writers, I decided it was time to start my own blog. I needed a place to share stories, vent, swear, talk about sex, and just have a creative outlet. It was five months before I received my first comment. And boy, was I excited! Hell, I still get excited when I get a comment.

So, to celebrate I had a little logo made by the amazing Shauna and I whipped up a few t-shirts and things at CafePress.com. Check it out!

And with that, I am offering my very first Give-A-Way at Mommy Needs Therapy!

Leave a comment on this post that will make me laugh (a funny story, something your kid did, a bad joke, etc.) because I'm going to need it this week, and you could win an item of your choice from my CafePress.com shop.

The contest is open until Friday, August 15 at midnight east coast time. Saturday morning once I drag my sorry ass pop out of bed refreshed and ready to great the day Noah and I will randomly choose one commenter. Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you! Even though you have to include your email to contact me I can't actually view it unless you have that option checked in your blogger account.

So that's it, leave me a comment, make me laugh, and Saturday morning I will announce the winner! So tell your friends!

My 200th post!!

To celebrate my 200th post I wanted to do something special. I know this isn't all that original, but it's all I could think of. So, here are 200 things about me!

1. I'm not sure I can come up with 200 things about me
2. I like cats
3. I like dogs
4. I do NOT like birds
5. I have two boys
6. I'd love to be pregnant again
7. I've been married almost eight years
8. We live in a townhouse
9. I wish we lived in a real house with our own yard
10. However, I hate to do yard work
11. I used to own my own house
12. I did not have the best yard on the block
13. I did however have awesome wood floors that I refinished myself
14. I like to do creative projects around the house
15. I put down the laminate floor in our refinished basement myself
16. I've done all the creative painting in our house
17. I hate the prep work and clean up of painting
18. but I'm pretty darn good at the actual painting
19. Our bedroom is the only room in the house we haven't painted yet
20. This is because Amazing Daddy and I can't agree on a color
21. I let my seven month old watch the Teletubbies
22. I may be a bad mom
23. I am not a morning person
24. My ideal day would start at 9am
25. And I wouldn't go to bed until 1am
26. And there would be a nap sometime in the afternoon
27. I tend to have the TV on all day, even if I'm not watching it
28. I spend far too much time on my laptop
29. I love my job - most of the time
30. But my boss can drive me crazy at times
31. I think I am good at what I do
32. I get hurt when I find out someone has not been honest with me
33. I loved being pregnant
34. It was the only time in my life I was happy with my body
35. My breasts have always fascinated me
36. I love that I can breastfeed my baby
37. Even if I have to take fenugreek and domperidone to keep my supply up
38. Pumping however, is a bit of a chore
39. I make my own baby food for Kiel
40. Sometimes I make vegetables for him that I don't like - like beets
41. I sometimes think I am funnier than I really am
42. I like to sew
43. and do needlepoint
44. and crochet
45. I love to read
46. Right now I am reading Seven Ancient Wonders by Matt Reilly
47. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to come up with 200 things
48. I'm actually pretty damn boring
49. I'm a couch potato
50. I hate exercising
51. I really hate being hot and sweaty
52. I love to take baths
53. I love to read in the baths
54. I can spend an hour or more in the bath if I get the time
55. I rarely get the time
56. I have my own little sewing business
57. It is very little
58. In fact, it has been almost a year since I have accepted any orders.
59. I wish I could draw
60. I love nap time.
61. I'm not very good at keeping up with my kids baby books.
62. In fact I downright suck at it.
63. My husband and I met in a chat room in May 1999.
64. He came to visit me nine years ago this week.
65. Our first date lasted a week.
66. Yes, we had The Sex on our first "date."
67. But we had been talking on the phone every day for over a month by then.
68. I fell in love with him before I ever met him in person.
69. Adopting Noah and giving birth to Kiel were the two most amazing things I have ever done.
70. Better even than the first time I soloed when taking flying lessons.
71. Oh yeah, I took flying lessons when I was 22.
72. I ran out of money to get my pilots license.
73. I was a licensed EMT when I was 18.
74. I rocked the exams, but never had the confidence to really do anything with it.
75. I was going to be a doctor.
76. But I decided I wanted more of a life than that would allow me.
77. So I went to pharmacy school.
78. But that was after I was the Assistant Director of Campus Safety at the college I graduated from.
79. I decided I did not like busting fraternity parties.
80. I would rather be drinking at them.
81. My mother suggested I be a pharmacist.
82. So I said OK.
83. Not much thought went in to that decision.
84. It's worked out OK for me though.
85. I don't like beer
86. but I love hard cider
87. I prefer to read fiction over non-fiction
88. I prefer interesting and exciting fiction over what others consider "good writing"
89. I can be incredibly shy
90. I hate large gatherings
91. I suck at small talk
92. Given a choice, I'd rather be at home
93. unless it has to do with going out to a fancy restaurant
94. I love to drink wine.
95. I also love fru fru fruity type drinks
96. I used to be hugely addicted to Diet Coke
97. I play the piano
98. I used to play the trombone
99. Yes, I was a band geek in high school
100. I was also the valedictorian
101. and graduated with a 4.0
102. and was voted most likely to succeed
103. and most intelligent
104. they were all very mislead
105. I was sophomore class president
106. in college I was a Delta Gamma
107. in pharmacy school I was in a co-ed fraternity, Kappa Psi
108. I did not have a 4.0 in pharmacy school
109. however, I was voted outstanding graduate in my class
110. I did 'shrooms with one of my pharmacy professors
111. it was fascinating
112. but I won't do it again because I liked it far to much
113. my favorite flowers are spring flowers - lilacs, tulips, daffodils, peony's
114. I always wanted to get married in the spring, and carry lilacs
115. instead I was married in the fall
116. I don't remember what flowers I carried
117. My house is a mess
118. I am NOT a good house keeper
119. I wish I could afford to hire someone to clean for me
120. I'm a decent cook
121. and a great baker
122. but I really hate to make dinner
123. unless it is for a dinner party
124. I've made and decorated cakes that others have told me looked professional
125. If i could make a living doing something creative like that I would
126. but I could never make enough money
127. I have expensive tastes
128. We have three cats
129. We used to have four, but one had butt cancer
130. I used to have a Bouvier named Sabena
131. She had a stroke when she was 15 years old
132. She had to wear a diaper towards the end
133. I've backpacked around Europe and the United Kingdom
134. I spent a semester in college in Stirling, Scotland
135. I've climbed to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
136. I've kissed the Blarney Stone
137. I know how to drive a stick
138. I grew up on a farm
139. I used to have my own pig
140. his name was Wilbur
141. I also had my own pitchfork
142. When I was a kid my job was to collect the eggs from the hen house
143. Chickens can be mean
144. Did I mention I'm scared of birds?
145. I got in big trouble at work because of something I said on Twitter
146. It is the reason I changed my blog name
147. I really wish I could be pregnant again
148. and have another baby
149. maybe when Kiel is three
150. but it will be too late by then
151. and my husband would have a fit
152. My wrists and hands are failing me
153. I had carpel tunnel surgery on my right hand just before the IVF procedure that resulted in Kiel
154. I'm not very good at playing with Noah
155. I lose my patience very quickly
156. I still haven't sent out birth announcements for Kiel
157. but I do think I finally figured out where I am going to order them from
158. I love chocolate
159. but prefer white/vanilla cake over chocolate cake
160. I'm not very good at eating my vegetables
161. I eat too much junk
162. I still have a teddy bear
163. and I sleep with it at night
164. I wish I was a better writer
165. I still have a lot to learn when it comes to grammar
166. but I write for a living
167. I'm not good with confrontation
168. I try very hard to admit and acknowledge when I am wrong
169. or hurt someone
170. I miss my grandmother terribly
171. I'm a picker
172. I was born in England
173. but we moved back to the states when I was two
174. Growing old scares me.
175. turning 40 this year was hard for me
176. My husband is Jewish
177. we are raising our boys Jewish
178. I'm not religious
179. but I love Christmas
180. I really hate dieting
181. I'm not ready yet to move Kiel out of our room in to his own.
182. I miss him when I'm at work during the day.
183. I do see a therapist.
184. She helps me more than wine.
185. But I still drink wine.
186. Sometimes I get sucked in to infomercials.
187. I never return my library books on time.
188. But, I always pay my overdue fines.
189. I'd like to see this blog become something.
190. I've been asked to contribute on another much larger blog.
191. I'm very excited about doing that.
192. I really cherish having my alone time.
193. If I don't get it I get very bitchy.
194. I love to travel,
195. but I love coming home even more.
196. I love buying books and toys for my children.
197. I hate putting laundry away.
198. I also hate unloading the dishwasher.
199. I love my husband and my kids, even when they drive me crazy.
200. I know that I am a very lucky woman.

Wow, I made it! And if you read all of these I'm amazed and pleasantly surprised.

A big thank you to all my readers! It means so much to me that there are people out there that want to read what I write. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Blogoversary contest!!!!

Mel at Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters came up with the idea of a secondary blogging name for her second blogoversary. You can read her post about it here. Go ahead, check it out then come on back and lend me some creative juices.

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On August 10, 2008 my blog will be three years old. Granted I just became "Mommy Needs Therapy" a couple weeks ago, but this blog still contains the original content.

So, in honor of my upcoming blogoversary, I too would like to come up with a secondary blogging name. And I would like your help! So, as some incentive I'm offering a $25 gift card to Target, Starbucks, or another store of your choice, to the person that comes up with a name that resonates with me the most. If more than one name resonates with me I'll put them up for a vote on here. Now I know I don't have a huge readership here, so if you have friends that might be interested in helping with this, please send them this way.

I think it should incorporate my former blog name in some way. So keep in mind sparkly and katt. It doesn't have to use either of those exactly, but at least keep the essence of them.

I'm so excited to see what you great people come up with!