Ready for Church

Regression

They say children sometimes regress...
Hmmm, is that what you call it? On the bright side, when Nathan walked down the stairs one morning when Christopher was about 3 days old and announced that he (Nathan) was never going to wear big boy underwear again, it spurred this momma into action. By golly, I wasn't going to let all those months of potty training go to waste.

Nathan is now completely and successfully potty trained.

4 AM

I hear squirming. Wiggles. Whimpering. Small cries. I don't even have to look at the clock to know the time. It is 4 AM. I trudge downstairs to make a bottle and then wake myself up as I climb back upstairs to lift a little bundle out of his bassinet. I know we will be awake for at least an hour.

This has become "our hour." We cuddle up in the rocking chair. He settles in with eyes closed to down 3 ounces. I snuggle him up to my shoulder and wait for the burp. Then it happens. His eyes pop open and he is ready to play. I am fully aware that wiser parents than myself would not talk to him, but I can't help looking at those big eyes and carrying on a conversation. I am amazed at how much I love this little guy. I know that by 2 PM the next day I will be feeling this hour and desperately want a nap, but it does not matter. I have decided this is one of my favorite times of the day and will enjoy it while it lasts.

He's Here!

And we are excited.Baby Christopher Carl came into the world yesterday at 4:00 AM. It was beautiful. Today was placement. It was emotional, but also beautiful. We arrived home this evening.

A new addition

Featuring...
Large, spacious interior

Enough leg room that Nate complains about not being able to kick the driver's seat

Leather seats with warmers

DVD player

Snazzy navy blue exterior (It matches my blue carpet that I have blogged about before.)

lots of buttons that I haven't figured out yet

When we bought it about a week ago I thought it was kind of like an announcement to the world of something I wasn't ready to say out loud yet. Anyone would suspect me of insanity especially since I love my Camry...unless...my family was about to grow. So, now I am ready to say it...I think. We are growing. Soon we will be taking a drive to St. George and when we come back the van will make sense to the world.

Trying out the new camera

We bought a much needed early Christmas present. Our other camera had been used by children far too often and was sporting a broken shutter among other defects.

The images are sharper, more focused and the camera is cute. What more can you ask from a point and shoot?

Dear Dave,

I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for staying up late last night doing laundry to surprise me. It was a great surprise. Instead of sorting, organizing, folding and putting away laundry on this Monday we did THIS. And it was WAY MORE FUN. Don't worry, we piled the leaves back up so we can have more fun when you are home this evening. So Thank You.

And I love you.