Hello, my name is Adrienne, and I am addicted to the Internet.

Yes, it's true.
Admitting it is the first step.
I've been well aware of this addiction since sometime in mid-college.

But, lately I've been really trying to work on it. I have established a rule and for the most part, for the past three weeks or so, it's been going really well. My rule is this: when Burkley is awake, the laptop stays closed. When he was born, my addiction grew and grew because I would use it to keep me awake and entertained during his nighttime feedings and when rocking him to sleep. It gets rather boring sitting there in the dark rocking an adorable baby, and I soon discovered that page turning distracted him and woke him up, so books were not an option. Instead, blog reading became my vice. After a few weeks of blog reading, I started this here blog of my own. I had blogged before, but now I had a new topic on which to blog: my little bundle. And thus was born my addiction to all things blog.

I am also on Facebook A. LOT. and that is because, well, I have time to be on it a lot, and it's easy to click around one handed while nursing/rocking the little one. Plus, it's a super fun place for me to share my pics.

I wanted to take a moment here, on this blog, to give a shout out to some of my favorite blogs. Of course, you could just look to the sidebar there on the right and see the blogs I follow most closely, but there are a few that deserve a little bit of special recognition. So, here we go! In no particular order...

Jazzy Mama - Patty over at Jazzy Mama is the person I think of as my bloggy-mentor-mama. She has four kiddos and is quite different from me in many ways, but quite alike in many others. She's "been there done that" with her older kiddos, but also has a little one who is just a few months ahead of Burkley, so I love reading about her adventures. She's also super encouraging to me all the time in the comments she leaves for me. :) I also really appreciate her honesty and often wish I could write as honestly as she does without worrying about what people will think.

Just Another Day - Melissa is my long-lost bloggy friend whom I've never met, but talk about often. I think my mom even knows her by name. lol. She and I found each other somehow and follow each other often. Her little man is just a week or two younger than Burkley and it's fun to keep tabs on how Mason is doing. He's completely adorable and Melissa is a really funny writer. I know we'd be great friends if we ever met, and I consider her a friend even though we haven't.

Hobo Mama - Lauren over at Hobo Mama is my bloggy hero. I have learned SO much from her blogs and would probably slightly hyperventilate if I ever met her. If it weren't for her blog, I never would have mastered side-lying nursing! Her blog topics have helped shape many of my parenting ideals and spurred on many great conversations between my husband and I. She's pretty famous, so maybe you already follow her, but if not, you better head over and check her out.

A New Thing - This is my mom's blog!! And it's pretty darn rad. It's all about the ABC date nights she and my dad do. Check it out, you'll enjoy it, I promise!

Parenting God's Children - This blog is by one of my close friends and I love it because reading it helps me to learn new things about her. While she and I talk about all things parenting quite often, when I read her posts, I learn new things about how she feels and thinks and it's quite enjoyable to me. Plus, she's funny. :)

There are many other blogs I love and that deserve a special shout-out, but you can find them over there on the sidebar. These bloggers have become my "friends" through late night newborn feedings and many daily rocking sessions with my baby. It's enjoyable to find like-minded mamas who like to talk about their lives. It's a great time-passer and it keeps me occupied, for sure. I will admit that with my new "no computer when baby's awake" rule, I've fallen a little behind with my blog reading, but I still appreciate that they're always there when I need them! :) Hope you like them too.

For Pete's sake, he's so cute!