My first post....

I should preface this entire blog by saying this..... I have no idea why I'm starting it.... No direction for it yet.... And no idea where to begin.

Hence the title, I suppose.  My kids raise ME.  Give ME direction.  Give ME ideas.

I want a place where I can write about my day with my kids.  Remember all the funny shit they do.  Swear - because I cannot do that all day.  And I reeeeally like to swear sometimes. 

Let me start with a very tiny background on my family.  (YES!  I just found a starting point!)

Amy and I have been together since 2006.  In early 2010, we realized that we wanted kids.  We chose a method of conception (IUI at a clinic, not at home), decided who would carry the first child (me), chose our (anonymous) donor, spoke to some friends that helped us find a doctor, and gave it a shot. 

38 weeks later, in February of 2011, our sweet little girl Charlotte was born. 

Fast forward a little over a year.  It was Amy's turn to carry baby #2.  We chose to use the same donor so our kids had some sort of a biological connection (though we both agree that biology does not make a family).   So in May of 2012, Amy was inseminated.  9 days later, positive pregnancy test.  Just over 7 weeks later, we experienced the loss of that pregnancy.  We were so heart broken.  But we grieved, accepted, and bounced back.  We waited for her next cycle and tried again.

36 weeks and 6 days later, in May of 2013, our big-blue-eyed stud muffin Colton was born.

We consider ourselves the luckiest people on the planet, truly.

While I still don't know the true direction of this blog... I do know that I am going to use it mostly as a place to keep my family's memories.  And I know I may or may not choose to publicly share each post I make.

I also know that our oldest child is one of the funniest, wittiest, most imaginative and creative people I have ever met.  And my youngest, while he may not talk yet, proves his sly personality through many of other outlets (usually electrical) everyday.  So I can assure you that the majority of posts will not be dull......