• I love being Lincoln's mom.  You probably figured that out already.  He's a cool kid. 
• I go for daily walks.  I love my daily walks with Roo and Linc.  Sometimes we do the park loop/sometimes just a neighborhood loop, but it is so nice to get out into the brisk air, enjoy the 'hood, and get some exercise.  It is cool to experience the neighborhood in the middle of the day.  What a change of pace from the rat race/work stresses/commute horror.  I'm really thankful I'm able to stay home and raise our kid.
• I started working in mid January, part-time from home.  I've been clocking 8 hours or less a week.  It can be challenging getting a sufficient amount of work done a week with the kiddo, but it is going ok. I think it will take me a while to figure out the whole working from home thing and being efficient with my time but I am glad I am doing it. As of yesterday, I am also going into the office one day a week while Roger stays home with the kid.    It is good to stay professionally involved, and of course the extra cash will be nice.  Yesterday was the longest time I've been away from Linc--a whole 7 hours   By the end I was itching to get home and snuggle with the little guy. I'm just lucky I was able to figure out a work-from-home part-time situation.
• I'm back to training.  Kung fu is awesome.  I'm only making it twice a week right now, but I will have no problem making it three days a week while Roger is off this month on paternity leave.  Kung fu is my personal time.  It is nice to get back into it and participate in the 7* community.  I really missed it.  Also, it is an amazing workout.  I  need to not get frustrated with how out of shape I am.   I just hate feeling weak. The problem with being a size 2 before getting pregnant is that it seems like such a long road to haul to get back in shape. I'm still up 15 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight--and I'm sure a few pounds of that is in the boobs.  But I recently bought a pair of size 6 jeans and they are already a little loose, so that is nice.  The end result of my pregnancy is that I now have some bump in the trunk and some major cleavage.  That's worth an extra five pounds right there   I'm not overly obsessing about my weight or figure right now.  It'll come if I just keep training and going for my daily walk with the kid and dog. I noticed just a hint of definition on my stomach the other day and was totally grinning to myself.
• Reality TV.  I've gained an appreciation for reality tv while home.  I used to hate reality TV.  I don't watch much TV during the day, but I sure did when the kid was first born.  I refuse to watch talk shows or soaps, so that leaves reality TV and news.  I discovered America's Next Top Model, Project Runway, The Shot, Tila Tequila Shot at Love, Last One Standing, and America's Best Dance Crew.  Thanks to some marathon viewing I managed to watch most of all these programs.  Good stuff. 
• Fascination with the primaries.  When I am watching TV, I am often watching CNN/HN/BBC World News America.  Sometimes I'll throw in a little NW Cable News for all the local juice.  The coverage of the primaries is like crack. It is totally addictive.  I read all the articles I can in the NYTimes.  I was so bummed to be out town last week and unable to participate in the caucus.
• I've become an Achievement Whore.  I have discovered that I can play XBOX while feeding the baby and since I feed the baby every 2 to 3 hours there is a lot of potential XBOX time to be had.  I mostly play the XBOX Live Arcade games because we have like 70 games to choose from and many of them are easy to pause or play at a slow pace while I nurse the kiddo.  Sometimes I play a game just to see if I can earn some quick achievement points.  I definitely play because I want to play, but the notion of achievements is appealing and gives an extra incentive to play another round.
• I'm  feeling invincible.  After traveling with the kid to Reno and LA, I've been feeling kind of invicible. Like if I can do that, I can do anything.  LA was very busy with multiple people to see and agendas to satisfy.  I find it exhausting without a small child but it was even more so with him and managing him when he was fussy. But we did it, and we had a good time.  I realized after the trip that  I am not going to freak out as much if my kid is crying or being fussy in public.  Certainly, I don't want him to be a problem child or hard to be around, but I am also not going to be as concerned about it.  Babies cry. That is what they do.  And our kid is pretty good.  He is usually in good spirits and if he isn't, Roger and I have a lot more experience and practice with what it takes to soothe him.  And if people don't like being around the kid, then they can F off. 
• Rog and I recently celebrated our old 'versary.  12 years together.  It kind of blows my mind.  Today  Roger was talking about "young Gina" and I realized that he has known me long enough to say that.   We've had so many good times together and I look forward to many more in the future with Rog and the little guy. 
• As I mentioned above, Rog is home for paternity leave the rest of February and it has been awesome so far.  It is so amazing to have this family time together. I once told Roger that we could have a lot of fun in life with this kid if he didn't have to bring home the bacon.  Every day could be family fun time. Well, for this month, we are going to have ourselves some fun.  We'll hang out, go for walks, day trips, etc.  It is nice to have my partner in crime home with me and the boy.

That's it for now.  Stay tuned for very irregular updates.