For our easter, we went to church, where the boy slept the entire time in the nursery. We came home for a quick feeding and then headed back out to Derek’s parents. On the way there, Isaac fell asleep again, and slept through lunch. He woke up and sat pleasantly at the table with us […]
A Pleasant Surprise
Today, right after Derek’s mom came over to help with the boy, I heard the back door open. I looked through the kitchen, expecting to see Derek’s dad, only to see Derek Lidbom himself standing there. He had changed his flight and come home a day earlier (probably because of my alluding to possibly putting […]
The light at the end of the tunnel
I can see it! Derek will be home in a day and a half. This has been a VERY long week. I am quite exhausted. Derek’s mom is coming over tomorrow to help out, so that will be a relief AND it will help the day to go by faster. The boy is high maintenance. […]
Another one down…
…three to go. It wasn’t the best day, but we survived. The monster does NOT want to sleep during the day for more than 45 minutes. It’s quite frustrating. When he gets up, he’s grumpy and cries a lot. If he would just sleep longer, he’d be a happier boy. Tonight got a little stressful […]
New Record
Last night, I put the boy to bed at 7:30. Around 10:45, I managed to feed him in his sleep. I’ve tried before, but he shuts his lips really tight and there’s no way to get any milk inside. Last night, he drank about 4 ounces and then slept straight through until 3:00 am. He […]
At the Playground…
…ya know! (um, that was a reference to some early 90’s rap-pop music) Anyhow, Isaac and I took his first trip to the park today. We met Margie, Benjamin, Josiah and Nathaniel there. It was a good time. Isaac mostly buried his head in my armpit in an attempt to shield himself from the sun. […]
Meeting Lucy.
Ok. So, Isaac has not yet really noticed our lovable canine, Lucy. He has heard (and cried) when she barks, but he seems to not see her. She can walk right up to him and he looks past her. Well, today, Doyle and Gretchen came over with some Olive Garden for a nice lunchtime visit […]
Hanging in there…
That is what we are doing. And barely. It has been rough going thus far.The nights are a little rough, without the extra set of hands to take some of the load. Derek’s parents came over last night and that was a huge help. Things start off great. The boy gets up, eats, plays a […]
So far, so good…
Isaac and I have been doing good so far. Last night, we tried to go to a softball game. We left early due to a wet diaper and an ensuing inconsolable boy. The night went well. He slept from 8:45 until 1:45 and then until 7:00 am. He ate a little and went to sleep […]
On Our Own
Derek left for San Diego this morning at 5:30. He’ll return on Easter Sunday. That’s 9 days from now, for the mathematically and calendarly challenged. So, it’s just me and the boy until then. I got him off to the sitter today, with Derek’s mom’s help. I even got to school with time to spare! […]