An early Merry Christmas to everyone out there.  I should be continuing to blog over the holidays, but I know there are people out of town and taking computer holidays so to those of you I wish: May Santa grant your every wish.  And without further ado, here are the posts for this week.  Some fantastic reads in here!

• “IKEA Jones and the Big Boy Bed of Doom” from Amalah.   Anyone who has a child over the age of three can relate to this one.  Buying your baby their first bed.  It’s a nerve-wracking experience for everyone.  A change for the child and “will they actually sleep in it?” anxiety for mom and dad.  But I have to say: This is one freakin’ cool bed.
• “She’s here!” from What’re you lookin’ at?  YAY!  The post I’ve waited a LONG time to read, Frema’s baby is finally here!  And she’s a big one too!  Though, looking back at the size of poor Frema’s belly, it should come as no surprise.  And I guess it should come as no surprise that that baby was WAY too big to be born the conventional way.  Here’s hoping Frema has a speedy recovery.  I can’t wait to hear how the new family is doing!
• “Unrequieted” from All & Sundry.  This posts makes my heart ache for poor Linda.  I understand where she’s coming from.  My oldest is a daddy’s boy and the second one is shaping up to be much the same.  Oh, they like me well enough, but Papa is aces around here.  He’s the fun guy.  Considering all we do for these little beggars, you think they could be bothered to toss some affection our way, right?
• “I can’t respond to any emails today” from I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?  HA!  That’s all I have to say about that.
• “THIS is Christmas” from Absolutely Bananas.  It can be hard to find the real meaning in the season with all the stress and crowds and everything.  But when you do find it, sometimes in the most unlikely of places, you hold onto it.  That’s what makes it all worthwhile.
• “Survivor: New House Island” from Her Bad Mother.  Moving into a new house is hard.  Moving during Christmas-time is harder.  Moving during Christmas-time, in a snow storm is the hardest.  I can’t even fathom the stress.
• “If it were easy, it wouldn’t be called ‘toddler’” from sweet | salty.  I thought this post was awesome.  I’m not as brave to teach a toddler how to ski but reading her account and looking at the pictures makes me want to make the attempt.
• “It’s beginning to look a lot like a nervous breakdown” from Rockstar Mommy.  It’s amazing how children so often don’t see what we do do for them and instead focus on what we don’t do.  They’re lucky we love them, is all I can say.
• “Airplanes, revisited” from Lag Liv. This is a follow-up to her rant against reclining airplane seats.  I’m glad she stuck to her guns on this one and I’m with her all the way.  This is a HUGE pet peeve I have about flying anymore.   Next time: First Class all the way, baby!
• “Aquanet” from Boobs, Injuries and Dr. Pepper.  I am SO. FREAKIN’.  JEALOUS.  She got to go see Trans Siberian Orchestra in concert, something I’ve been really wanting to do.  I swear, next year if they come to town I’m going.  No one can stop me.
• “Now what?” from Dad Gone Mad.  This is the best post I’ve seen so far about the whole Jamie Lynn Spears debacle.  I agree with him completely on all points.  How about you?
• “Is there a mathematical equation for this?” from hola, isabel.  A very good post that takes a hard look at the questions surrounding having more children and when is the best time to take the plunge.  The answer?  There is no “best time” and there is no “perfect number”.  Makes it a bit harder, doesn’t it?

Well folks, that’s all I have for you today.  Hopefully, I’ll have a good edition of YNTR for you next Saturday (I may or may not be going to Elko that day).  I know there won’t be as many posts to choose from though so it may be a rather spare edition.  In the meantime, have a Merry Christmas and enjoy your families!