I’m baaack :)

Hi there,
I really love this blog and I can't believe that people are so ridiculous as to waste their time spreading the negativity. I wish I had that kind of time. Seriously, get a job...or something. As the mother of a very active six month old and the ever-reliable grandaughter to a terminal grandfather (cancer really does suck!), I can totally relate to what you're going through. If your nasty web followers had something better to do (like a job) I guess they'd just realize that you have your priorities in order and sigh....we are NOT first on your list. Which I love! That's what being a Mommy/wife is all about. Moments of loving and being loved.

Wow, I can't believe all the craptastic comments people left. It's a blog, last time I checked, IRL came first land and of the internet second. There have been times where I haven't felt like blogging and needed a break. Don't y'all just want a break now and then? Bloggers should feel free to do so when need be.

Glad to see you back. I have been checking in every so often. I certainly didn't think you had become boring, but I totally understand. I have started to blog myself, nothing fancy, and it helps pass the time and lets me talk about my little girl and post pics of her so family and friends can see. But it can be hard to sit and write, find the time with a baby running around, or in my case trying to crawl and getting stuck on her tummy all day and just plain cranky cuz of her teeth. hehe.... Forget the haters. I can't believe someone would find the time to make up emails and names to post on your blog. To them I say, "Get a Life!".

Hi Jane, I love hearing about adventures in mommyland and I find it all fascinating and entertaining, even if everything is all hunky dory over there. I find that I'm happy now in general but I do still have bad days when I feel completely overwhelmed with life and being a mom, but I'm happy for you that you feel so great and so happy and it inspires me to stick with it. (well, what else could I do but stick with it?) Monkey sounds like such a great baby and I wish I could meet all of you! Or at least see a picture :) I'm glad you're back, and I hope you keep blogging, even if it is to write about how happy you are all the time and how your routine is still the same every single day. I still think your posts are funny, articulate, interesting, and a great diversion for ANY mom, or really anyone in general. Keep it up! And I'm so sorry about your uncle; I know it must be devastating to see him in that condition. I had to suffer through seeing both grandparents die of cancer and it was just brutal and it really wears you out emotionally. I can understand why you wouldn't feel like writing for a while.

Glad you're back, friend :)

Hey Jane glad to see all is well and a little surprised at the comment too. I'm sorry if what I wrote bothered you, but apparently it wasn't that far off if you were feeling it too. I guess having an easy baby isn't very funny is it? I just really got a kick out of some of your earlier posts and was being honest. And I'm not sure about the other alter egos you mentioned...maybe the others but not me! Who needs to hide from an anonymous blog? Lol.

Welcome back!! Like everyone else said I'm glad you decided to post again - I missed you!

Don't listen to the ppl that say you are boring- that's not true at all.

Yay!!! I'm so glad you are back : ) And glad everything is going so well and that you, T, and Monkey are all okay!! I definately don't think your blog has become boring AT ALL!! Why do you think you have so many fans "checking your site daily"? We love you guys!! And even though I don't know your real name or what you look like, I enjoy knowing about you. I enjoy all posts weather it be about how happy you are or how upset you are. I love to hear about how life is going and how Monkey is!! So keep posting when you can.
And it's totally understandable that you needed a break. We all get busy!! Having a kid (especially one who is crawling) and dealng with life is hard and time consuming.
Try to ignore all those stupid comments. We all love you guys!! S Overfelt said it perfectly!!
So sorry to hear about your uncle. I've been in that same exact situation with my hubby's grandma (who we lived with when we first got married) and now his great grandma. Cancer really does suck. My thoughts are with you!
Again, glad you're back!! Hope to hear from you soon : )

Hi Jane,

Glad to read why you were away for so long. Totally understandable. Please keep writing about the everyday stuff when you can. Reading your posts is kind of like doing the Sunday crossword every week. You look forward to it and somehow, it seems to set your day off to a good start.

HI Jane, Glad to hear you are all ok...

I bet if your monkey is anything like our little girl that you are being kept very busy, our little one is crawling and standing up she is dying to walk so it keeps me on my toes big time

Sorry to hear about your uncle I know you have blogged about him before.. but Cancer really Sucks big time and its is so so so horrible to watch a family member suffer.. my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

you are never boring by the way.. hearing the positive posts is so refreshing... We are so happy that you are in a good place in your life, isnt that what everyone wants.. right?

would love to know how monkey is going is he crawling.. saying any words...

Glad he is sleeping through the night our Girl it seems is a night owl like her father and still wakes 1 to 2 times a night.. and the morning starts a 5:30 am hehehe

YAY you're back!!! I've been super busy lately with moving out of our house into a smaller place to save some money. And I would find myself thinking about you. Weird right? I don't even know you but your blog is kind of a social outlet for me, Sad I know. I think that it ridiculous that people would think its rude of you. HELLO, you're a busy mom, not a full time blogger, seriously people need to chill out. I'm just glad that youre back. I love reading blogs, I'm just too lazy to write one myself. Its enough to write a comment. LOL. Love it keep on posting.
Oh by the way, your post about Layla Grace made me check out her blog and bawl my eyes out. (in a good way though) I had been super frustrated from not sleeping and it made me stop and remember how precious my little boy is to me. So thank you.

oops. I also wanted to say that I'll be sending prayers and positive energy your Uncle's way. He's very lucky to be surrounded by people who love him so much. Peace, Jenn

Yay! Great post. Happy posts don't seem boring to me. As one who is currently five months preggers (first timer) I'm reading so much stuff about labor, delivery and raising an infant, that it is a relief and a joy to read happy posts. Heck, I enjoy the not-so-happy posts, the quirky posts, the ire-filled posts, the sad posts too--all of us in Cyber Space can relate to your experiences as human beings. And, in some way, I think that helps us all become better and hopefully more compassionate people. As with all your other devotees, you write it and we'll hungrily read it. Thanks!

Oops, hit send too soon. What really worried me was that you weren't on Twitter either. I just knew something had happened to one of yall. Nonetheless, I am glad to see you back! I would rather read 'boring' posts (which I personally don't think are boring!) over no posts at all!

I still think it was extremely rude to not let us know you were okay sooner! You seriously had people worried! Also, whatever happened to blogging about your pregnancy weight loss? You did this whole interview with Tarzan after Monkey was born, but nothing ever came after it.

Its nice to know you are back-I've never posted a comment but I've been reading your blog for awhile. I am pregnant with my first and due in August, about when your Monkey turns 1, right? Anyways, I find it comforting ot know you are HAPPY wiht your life and all of the transitions of having a baby is just a transition period-and things go back to being okay and you know you can handle it. It gives all of us hope that we can too! (annd hey, the fact that you are having an easy time losing weight is nice to know too! I am totally freaking about pg weight-I just had my 9 lb gain month!) I think your blogs are really easy to relate to and it's okay that everything with you is GOOD now-in my opinion it doesn't seem less boring! I prefer it to the negativity as well. Hope to see more blogs!!

We just worried aboutcha! You can take as many blogging breaks and twittering breaks as you'd like as long you'd like. You don't owe anyone anything. But, we all care about you. I truly care about my blogging friends, so we start to worry when someone falls off the face of the Earth.

Glad you're back, it's paid off to keep coming back.

Negative commenters are probably just jealous that things are going so well for you and maybe mommyhood is sucking for them!

Glad to hear you're so happy and all three of you are healthy, and I'm looking forward to more!

Glad you're well and enjoying life. But news flash, THAT'S NOT BORING! I promise you, there's still interesting things going on, even when you're happy. Hell, I'd like to hear about what it's like being with the in-laws for sooooo long. There have gotta be some funny stories out of that, right? And just the silly stuff, like how the baby tries to stuff 24 puffs in his mouth at once. That's funny too. I know, you may just not feel inspired, but I just wanted to throw you a couple ideas that might work for you. I know we'd all enjoy reading about some of those experiences.

Welcome back, Jane! Turns out I couldn't stay away :) so I'm glad I caught your latest post and am happy to hear all is well. My husband and I will be TTC for the first time next week... here goes nothing! And by "nothing," I mean, EVERYTHING. ::insert stew of mixed emotions here that only you could properly articulate:: Keep living & loving your life, and keep blogging when (and how!) you want to! You've got tons of fans and I am one.

Yay!! Glad you are back! Your monkey and my monkay are almost the same age, and I love reading about your adventures!!!

I'm really glad you're back. So glad that you are all doing good for the most part. And I didn't think your posts were boring at all. I was suppose to have my lil' guy just days before Monkey was due but ended up being a few weeks. But our lil' guys being still so close in age, I feel like many of the blogs you post are things that I could have written myself. So when I read those posts, it feels really nice to know I'm not the only one going thru it all - even the sometimes boring things to others. Keep posting please!!

YEEEEAAAAA! No negativitiy here :) Just glad to see you posting! I missed reading your blogs... even if you felt they were boring. Motherhood does have its challenges, and is time consuming, but honestly, there is nothing better. I too started doing some physical activities to get back into shape. So, I was excited to hear about your adventures with StrollerFit. Its so nice to have someone/ blog to relate too. Most of my friends dont have children, so have a hard time relating. (Even though they are understanding.)

Your blog, and a few others are the ones I read when I have a few minutes of down time, (You know, the rather sparse, far between times that get squeezed in between baby, husband, work, the house, the dogs, and normal hygeine things. ) So I was sad to not see new posts... but completely understand taking the time to figure things out. You were missed! But I am glad that you are all doing good. I was a little worried for a little while!

"Your IP address is STILL the same." Damn. That's so pathetic and funny that I don't know if I should feel bad for them or laugh at them. Thanks for the return Jane. I found your blog when I found out I was pregnant. I enjoy reading. And I look forward to the store.

An actress recently commented (and I wish I could remember who it was!) that she doesn't understand why women are constantly tearing each other down, when we should be supporting each other, and building each other up. She was talking in particular about mommy bloggers and the backlash that they often get. And I recently saw a mommy blogger who closed her blog because of the comments that people were leaving, and her fear for the safety of her family. And I think it's a sorry state of affairs. I couldn't agree more that we need to be boosting each other up and supporting each other - why is everyone so mean lately?? Jane, I really enjoy reading your blog - I'm not married or a mommy yet, but I hope to be in the next couple of years, and honestly I LIKE hearing things like, "I love being a mom" and "I'm truly damn happy with everything in my life." There's a lot of complaining out there, and it always scares me a little when people say things like "there's never a right time to have kids," "kids are SO much work" - I know that stuff is true, but it's important to those of us just on the cusp of mommyhood to know that it's worth it, that kids bring joy to your life that you didn't think was possible and that not every single day is some sort of miserable struggle. So keep blogging Jane, and as Julian's Mommy said, don't let the negativity bother you. There's clearly something wrong with anyone who takes time from their day to tear someone else down. (Sorry for the long comment, but I feel REALLY strongly about this, as you can tell :))

Welcome back! Glad to hear everything is OK and that you are all doing well :) People get busy - it happens. And for the record...I live in full-time Mommyland too, so even the so-called mundane posts are usually very easy to relate to. Don't post to impress - just write what you want when you want. Ignore the negativity that comes from those who obviously have way too much free time.

Hi Jane, glad you're back! About StollerFit: we're in the same city and I'd like to start doing it, but the Austin page on their website is totally gone. Does the group still exist here? I'd love to do something that gives me such a great workout and introduces me to other moms. Baby is three months old and I'm ready to have a waist again!