My name is Anastasia Ordonez, and I am not a blogger. Seriously. This site was created so that I could document the birth and early years of my first-born son, Gideon, and to help me write more. Since then we’ve had another son, but my goals for the site remain the same– I still don’t seek great riches or a book deal from all this. Although if a movie deal did come as a result of this work I’d push hard to have Angelina Jolie play me.
Listen, a girl can dream, can’t she?
Gideon joined our family in mid-June 2009. He was welcomed by me, his father Stefan, as well as rather excited grandparents. Then our second son Audric was born in May 2011. Our dog and cat don’t know what to make of the fact that we just keep breeding and don’t consult with them beforehand. I feel a bit sorry for them since they don’t deserve to have middle-age be so damned tiring.
A little family history: I’m originally from the New York City metropolitan area, and moved to California in February 2007. My husband is from Connecticut. We met in college and have been together for 16 years, married for 12. Yes, we waited a long time before having children but we think everyone will be much better for the delay. Our babies included. I used to work in communications/PR, but left my job in June 2010 to try my hand at SAHMing. My husband is now enjoying his gender-bound role as “Working Dad”, after a brief stint as a SAHD. We’re pretty average in many ways and, even though our parents swore we were both special snowflakes and would someday take the world by storm, we’re still just trying to figure it all out.
Of course, we hope that our boys will exceed their parents’ limitations and discover the cure for cancer while exploring the farthest reaches of our galaxy. Isn’t that what having children is all about?
Thanks for visiting, and please come back when you can.
