I don't have much time to post since I'm up to my eyeballs in laundry that I'm trying to get packed in suitcases and house that needs to be helped before I can leave it for a week, but for a quick update:

--my friend had her baby girl tonight. I haven't heard a name yet, but I've heard that she's healthy, and for that I am very grateful!

--Jackson weighed 9lbs 12oz at his appointment today, so we reached the 1lb gain plus an extra 2oz. I feel as though that was a special gift from the Lord directly to me.

--I lost 4lbs last week and then gained 2lbs back. Not great, but I'm making progress.

--we are headed out of town tomorrow morning for a week in Pittsburgh visiting family and friends. I am looking forward to it so much, though I'm having to silence the complainer in me that says these times of visiting are always too short.

I figured I needed to put something new up here after bugging some other friends about their poor blogging habits, but don't have time for anything but this. If there's nothing new for a whole week after this, I have a good excuse: no internet access.