trying to blog

I don't know why I can so easily get sucked in to reading other people's blogs. It is sad really. I read about the lives of strangers or people I just barely knew in college. It is sad, I tell you. Even more sad than that is that I so seldom write about my own life. Probably because I am afraid that someone might actually read it and my lack of written expression will be known. So, I am going to start to write more and think of it as keeping a journal of what the Payne's are up to- more for me than the five folks that read this bolg.
Zeke told me the other day not to call him baby anymore. What? He obviously doesn't get it. He told me he wasn't a baby and that I could call him babe (like Dadd), but not baby. I think that merits a good cry. He is growing up way too fast. He is so protective of Anna Kate (aka Rocco) already. He tells me that he will keep her from being scared if there is something he thinks is scary in a movie. He'll come over to my tummy and say, "it's okay, Rocco. It's just pretend." SO sweet. One of my favorite things right now is his singing. He loves to sing and make up songs. What is really funny is that he always thinks I know the song he is making up. He'll ask me if I remmeber the song about the tree, monkey, sun, whatever! I'll say that I don't, but he'll inform me that I do know the song and insist that we sing together. It is truly wonderful.