A little over a week ago my wife and I welcomed our new son to the world. The experience could not have been better and we are grateful for all the help and support from our family and friends. It’s been an adjustment for us, we have an almost 2-year-old daughter whose routine has been wrecked. The brave girl went to bed with us and woke up with her grandparents. It’s hard to imagine how it probably felt. Despite our best effort, she had no understanding of what was going on, just that mom and dad had left for a few days.

Our fears were that she might be angry or jealous of her brother. He’d be taking a lot of the attention she used to get from us. What ended up happening was beautiful. Her first reaction continues to be her attitude toward the little dude. She hugs, kisses, and tries to soothe him when he’s fussing. It’s been amazing to watch my daughter show love and care for our new son.

It has been quite some time since I’ve posted anything. My last post was way back in March of last year. Here is a brief description of what I’ve been up to.

We sold our house

We bought a house

We moved

And now we have a 2nd kid.

It’s been a whirlwind, but I’ve not given up writing. I’ve continued to meet regularly with my writing group, and while progress has been rather slow, it hasn’t stopped. I’ve outlined and am about 10k words into the first draft of my novel.

Additionally, you may have wondered how submitting Adrift went. I didn’t place, but hey, I finished the story and submitted it! Which is an achievement in and of itself.