Tumblr (3.0; @merlynann)http://merlynann.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m05jelU3ow1rpdyoho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My handsome 3-month-old, who’s developing quite the personality lately!</p>http://merlynann.tumblr.com/post/18490477176http://merlynann.tumblr.com/post/18490477176Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:18:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m05jb24l8S1rpdyoho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me and my husband taking a walk down Riverside. </p>http://merlynann.tumblr.com/post/18490442715http://merlynann.tumblr.com/post/18490442715Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:16:13 -0500husbandfamily time<p>My husband, Bryant, blogged tonight and that left me feeling inspired and slightly guilty because I have been talking about starting a blog for a while. But in between working, cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the baby, <strong>who has time to blog</strong>?! Some people do, apparently. </p> <p>I vaguely remember Jon Acuff saying that <strong>you make time for the things you want to do</strong> and how he woke up at 5 a.m., an hour before his family, to make time to write. He said that even though we&#8217;ll always have responsibilities, it&#8217;s about figuring out where there are some margins in our current lives. <strong>Well, here&#8217;s my margin,</strong> at 4:47 a.m. when I&#8217;m up with my 3-month-old son and he&#8217;s cooing and playing. </p> <p>Continuing with the introductions, I guess now would be a good time to tell you who I am. </p> <p><strong>I&#8217;m a Malayalee</strong> (South Indian descent) female born in New Delhi, India, raised in Edison, New Jersey, currently making a home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.</p> <p>I am married to a God-fearing and <strong>always entertaining</strong> African-American man (scandalous, I know) and we have a BEAUTIFUL three-month-old baby boy named, Lucas. Is it wrong to say that my son is gorgeous? I&#8217;m not trying to be vain but <strong>he is pretty darn handsome.</strong> You decide. </p> <p>I believe everything has a purpose and I didn&#8217;t want to start this blog if there wasn&#8217;t a purpose. <strong>I found one. </strong></p> <p><strong>To prepare you single folks for what lies ahead and to vent to the married ones about this journey. </strong></p> <p>I&#8217;m trying to hurry up and finish this first post because I hear the baby snoring (thank God) and <strong>every new mom knows that when the baby sleeps, you sleep!</strong></p> <p>Thanks for checking out my mommy/wife diary!</p>http://merlynann.tumblr.com/post/18490186757http://merlynann.tumblr.com/post/18490186757Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0500Jon AcuffAfrican-American.Malayaleenew momwife