April 2008: A Month In Review

These past couple of weeks have definitely been busy for us here in the Mommy Daddy Household, which is why I’m 9 days late with this and also why there’s been very few posts as of recent. But ever since Boogie has been born, I just can’t pull myself away from him! Even when he’s sleeping, I can’t help but to lie there with him and watch him sleep. He’s my everything. If any of you recall, yesterday (May 8th) was his expected due date. But he ended up arriving 12 days early, and he’ll officially be two weeks old tomorrow. I’ve been told numerous times to enjoy every single second with him, because he’ll grow up fast, and that’s exactly what I’m doing.

So I just thought I’d drop in to give a little update on how things are going, and also put out our April 2008 round-up. We’ve been taking a lot of pictures and getting a lot of videos, and we’ll be definitely posting them all in the coming weeks. Mommy Daddy Blog is going to turn into a “Boogie bonanza”, and we hope you all will stick around for it!

So, what went on last month?

Last month was definitely full of anticipation, topped off by the arrival of our son, Boogie! And there were also a few giveaways here and there! So, let’s recap! Here are our 10 most popular posts of April 2008:

• Meet Boogie Elijah! – The post celebrating the birth of our baby boy, Boogie Elijah! There is no way I can even measure this post is terms of popularity. This is our “golden post”.
• This Is It! It’s Time! – This is my post written the day Mommy went into labor. This is the last post I wrote before Boogie was born, and the first post I wrote after Boogie was born. I will cherish this post forever.
• Never Lose A Password Due To Mommy Brain Again! – Last month, we gave away an Internet Password Organizer and it generated such a great response (almost 100 entries!) thanks to the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival and Prizey!
• Unique Kid’s Headwear Just In Time For Spring! – Another giveaway amongst many that we held in April. This one was for a Crocheted Sunflower Infant Hat!
• Mommy Lost Her Mucous Plug!!! – Excitement ensued when Mommy lost her mucous plug, because we knew it meant that Boogie could possibly arrive very soon! And he did, just six days later!
• Wordless Wednesday: Preggo Meets Prego – For the first time ever in the history of the universe, an encounter has been made between Preggo and Prego! See the actual photo evidence in this post!
• “I Love You Boogie!” “Goo Goo!” – When Mommy was pregnant with Boogie, I enjoyed having conversations with him every day! Now that he’s here, he can finally see who it was that was talking him to sleep every night! Hey, I’m not that boring!
• Happy 1st Birthday MommyDaddyBlog.com! – We celebrated the one year anniversary of MommyDaddyBlog.com, the domain, last month, although Mommy Daddy Blog, the blog, has only been around since December 2007. Confused? Check out the post for clarification!
• 37th Week Update: I’m 1 CM Dilated! – Another exciting post from Mommy that highlighted the signs that the time to meet our son is almost here! In this post, we first learn that Mommy is 1 centimeter dilated!
• Never Underestimate the Power of Craigslist! – Last month, I came across a dresser for Boogie on Craigslist that I just could not pass up! And we ended up getting a great deal on it too!

If you would like to view every post from the month of April 2008, you can do so by visiting our Archives page!

Thank you for spreading the word!

Last month, we saw five new referrers make it into our top 10! We continue to appreciate the love you all show us! Thanks again for spreading the word about Mommy Daddy Blog! Here are our top 10 referrers for April 2008:

• Google – The Big G brings it home once again!
• StumbleUpon – If you haven’t been on StumbleUpon, you’re definitely missing out! Go ahead and stumble over there right now! (sorry for the horrible pun, but I had to do it)
• Sophistishe – Mommy’s personal blog just continues to amaze me every month! (sarcasm)
• Entrecard – Thanks to all the Entrecard’ers who “dropped” by (ha, I’m so good with puns!) last month! And if you have yet to hear of Entrecard, click on the box with the golden “E” on our sidebar to see what you’ve been missing out on!
• Twitter – Last month, I decided to try out the internet phenomenon that is Twitter! I haven’t been tweeting as much as I’d like, but I definitely plan to. Also, thanks to everyone who have been following us on Twitter!
• Prizey – Prizey is the go-to blog if you’re running a giveaway and you want to give it maximum exposure. Prizey helped bring our Internet Password Organizer Giveaway almost 100 entries! I like Prizey! I just can’t get enough of saying that!
• Tanyetta – Watching Tanyetta’s son DJ grow on her blog made me anticipate Boogie’s arrival even more! She does so much with DJ, it’s amazing! She’s definitely a “Super Mommy”!
• Don’t Try This At Home – “Chilihead” is the woman behind BloggyGiveaways.com, where we participated in the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival she threw last month. She throws a giveaway just about every day over at BG, so if you love giveaways, BloggyGiveaways.com is the place to be!
• A Wrestling Addicted Mommy’s Blog – A mommy, who loves wrestling? I didn’t know they make those! AWAMB is definitely the place to go for Gina’s experiences as a mommy and the latest news on WWE, all in one place!
• Babee Makes Five – Following Maryam and Damon through their pregnancy feels like deja vu! It reminds me so much of our fun-filled pregnancy with Boogie!

Thank you for your support!

Last month, we saw tons of comments from new people, and tons from people who have been with us from the beginning. We appreciate each and every one of them, especially those congratulating us when Boogie came into the world. Thank you! We love you guys! Here are our top 10 commenters of April 2008:

• Keisha
• 1StopMom
• Gina
• Jessica
• Tanyetta
• Laura
• Ana
• JMom
• Kim
• Dara

And that wraps up the month of April! Next week, we’re going upstate to visit our folks, so the seldom amount of posts may continue for another week. But after that, we hope to get back into the groove of things. We’ve taken many more pictures and I’ve shot some videos of Boogie, so we’re hoping to get them up in the next few days. So look forward to that! We’re also currently running our “Celebration of Mommyhood” Mother’s Day Giveaway, which will be ending in two days on Mother’s Day, so go on over and check that out! We look forward to another awesome month, and again we hope you’ll stick around to enjoy it with us!

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