Crazy thougts, new addiction, and general catch-up

So, I am basically crazy. I know a lot of you are thinking "5 kids in 6 years, yeah she is," but that's not what I mean exactly. It's crazy that I have 5 stinkin cute kids and a freakin hot husband but sometimes I still feel ungrateful! Shame on me. I'm living the good life. Natalie is fitting right in and has actually added an ounce of extra serenity into our home. ("Quiet voices, the baby is sleeping.") The other kids love her and so they obey when I ask them to do things for her sake. I'm not sleeping but, at least while I'm awake, I get to hold and cuddle the baby.

My new addiction is my latest reason for my inactivity here on the blog. My mom got me addicted to Goodreads (thanks a lot mom) and every time I go to the site I plan on just staying for a few minutes. An hour later, I'm still there. I know I'm not the only one who enjoys this site. Honk if you love reading! I think they should make one for movies and music. Then I could spend all of my time on the computer and let the kids stay up late every night because I'm in the middle of adding new things...bedtime can wait. Honk if you love bedtime!!!

In other news, Ben celebrated his 7th birthday!! We love our Ben and think he is the greatest big brother ever. He's developing his musical talents further. The other day he got out Jason's guitar and figured out how to pluck out melodies all on his own. He's got a really good ear. Picture to come later-I haven't been able to get him to stand still long enough for me to take a good picture.

You are not my mother, YOU are a snort.

I love the sounds that newborns make! I normally would preface this post with a disclaimer saying that I was just posting it for my own sake and for record keeping purposes. However, I'm fairly confident that I'm not the only one who thinks that this is FREAKIN CUTE!!! Natalie is doing very well. She sleeps well at night and would probably sleep through the night if I held her the whole time. She's not fond of being alone and sleeps better when there's lots of noise and activity around her. She's a good eater and has gained 2 pounds and one inch. (Babies generally loose weight during the first 2 weeks.) She's a happy little snort and we all love her!

10 points to whoever can name the book that the title of this blog comes from...