Hey gang...
Here she is.
Emilie Marie, 7lbs 11oz, 21inches long. Born just after midnight Aug. 31st. Absolutely the love of my life. Thanks to all for the thoughts and prayers!
I think it's obvious to say that I'll be on and off sporadically for the next month or whatever. We're all healthy and happy, but extremely tired. My husband's been a lifesaver both taking care of a huge bulk of the baby care and me while I recover. As for gaming, well, at least my brother comes over and raides my stash. It won't be used for awhile. Sad, but very expected! As for you guys, I hope to be reading your blogs- if I don't comment, it's not that I'm not thinking of you. 
Well I finished the New Super Mario Bros before labor, which was fine as I had nothing to do but wait for a baby. This was the first "newer" Mario game that I enjoyed in years. I've been wanting to see something newer in the Mario franchise for quite a bit of time. Honestly, I can't stand the majority of the spin offs, and if you force me to play Mario Party, I try to run to the kitchen, find a fork and stab my eyes out. I have to honor the fact that I may be hypocritical in saying, I enjoyed many of the older platform features that Mario had during the NES/SNES days. Having that old school mentality plays a part I'm sure.
With that said, Nintendo did manage to put many of the older traits of Super Mario in this new version, with some new features. They were subtle, clean, and didn't overshadow the things that made Super Mario so great in the first place. All in all, a really nice title, fun, and a good DS buy.
See? Look I still talk about games! 
Alright I'm outta here. It's nap time. You guys take care. XOXO Rachael