Sometimes my brain forgets

that I have a blog. My blog reading list is a mile long, so I spend much more time trying to catch up and never leave time to actually update my own.

Here's a rundown of my life (I hope this qualifies as a blog post):

*The big Similac recall. Oy. First I was livid that I had been feeding my baby bug-tainted formula (and, yes, it really was affecting him), then I was relieved to figure out why he had been fighting bottles for over a week. Then I went in a frenzy, trying to find a new formula for him. I know everyone who offered suggestions meant well, but we tried EVERYTHING. Well, not everything- we didn't do the ultra-expensive stuff. But five days of trying different formulas was not fun- and it clearly was messing with his little tummy. We've gone back to Similac- buying the concentrate and ready-to-eat, anything we can get our hands on- the shelves are pretty bare. And now our baby's tummy is nice and soft and he eats his bottles with no complaints. Now if only I can get Davin to quit calling him Beetle Juice...

*Root canals. Had one a few weeks ago- that hurt like a b^#&*! I was in pain for almost a week. Now the tooth next to it needs one- YAY. I was going to put it off until next year, but this past week it's been hurting almost as bad as the first one was. My teeth suck. And what's with dentist's asking questions while they are digging around in your mouth??? I mean, I can answer 'uh huh', or 'uh uh', but I cannot answer "What are you doing to manage the pain?", or "How does the adoption finalization happen?" I mean, really dude, I can't believe all ten of your fingers are in tact.

*ADOPTION FINALIZATION!!!! We have a court date! This Thursday we go to court to finalize Dominic's adoption. Really, I should be more fired up. (Although it appears that I am super thrilled with the capitalizing and exclamation points). Don't get me wrong, it will be nice for it all to be final- we'll get a new birth certificate with his last name (we don't have his original- it's in the courts), and we'll get him a ssn. But really, I feel like the adoption took place in Arizona. That's where Tia handed him to us. This court date is just a formality, in my eyes.

*Adoption scammers. I might have to dedicate a post to this one. It's all about girls/women saying they are pregnant and prey on hopeful adoptive families. It's insane, and if I start talking about it right now I won't be done with this post until next month, so I'll save it. I will say we were in contact with one of the 'well-known' scammers last winter. She 'chose' us, then disappeared when we started talking about flying out to Maryland to meet her.

*Weekends. October is crazy busy. Davin is going on my brother's trip this weekend- they are going biking somewhere on the north shore. Then Davin's going to the goob with Dom and Steve on the 15th. The weekend after that (MEA weekend) I'm flying to Wyoming with two other girls to go see Krista and fam! I am so fired up for a girl's trip! I'm nervous to be away from Dom for four days, but I know I'll enjoy myself!

*Screaming. Not crying, but straight-from-the-vocal-chords screaming. Dom learned how to do that doing this formula fiasco. I'm sure it started because he was in pain, but now he screams if you don't feed RIGHT NOW, or if you try burp him (that is really annoying), or if, heaven forbid!, you walk into the other room when he wants your attention. Crying I can handle, but this screaming....oh, I'm so happy I have a vacation planned!

*School. I'm thinking about starting classes in January. I want to get into social work and find a spot in the adoption world or the mental health field. I'll let you know when I know more.

I think that's all. Davin's busy at work, which isn't allowing me to go back to work, but I'm okay with that. As long as they can find people to take the shifts I was going to do, I'm totally okay with it. I don't love being a stay-at-home mom full time, but Davin works from home a couple days a week, so I can sneak out for short periods when Dom is sleeping. That works for me.

Wow, that was probably an incredibly boring post. You must really love me if you read it all the way through. ;)

Oh, and here's my babe: