We didn't disappear :D

Ok after a really rough start to the new year we are now back on our feet. Baby #4 arrived on 3/21/2008 via emergency c-section. She is healthy, happy and quite a chunk now. She weighed in at 6 lbs. 1 oz on her birthday but is now (at 13 weeks) weighing in around 12 lbs. The other kids are having a blast with her. I think that I have finally recovered most of the way from the c-section. OUCH! That is something that I do not ever want to do again but given my choices at the time that was the only option for us.
I am so glad that my family and friends were here to help. Sometimes when you are raising kids by yourself there comes a time when you have to ask for help. This was one of those times. I could not do anything for the first 6 weeks except sit. No lifting, no picking up anything, no laundry, no cleaning. It was a lot of fun to direct the running of the house from the couch LOL. My big kids were fantastic during the whole thing. They picked up, cleaned up, cooked meals, swept, mopped, folded clothes (my oldest even washed a few loads by herself) and they were the best that I could have ever asked for.
Now that we are back onto a regular schedule (i.e. sleeping through the night again) I am hoping to post more often. Well it is back to the kitchen for me I have some great new recipes to try out.
Have a great weekend!