Payback.

Okay, so he paid me back for the nice night and morning with a "Mom it's not bedtime, not-at-all tired grin at 1am last night. And a LOT of grumpiness this morning.

Woe is me.

(Thankfully, Michael got home from his shift just as W was grumping up a storm at 1am and took over baby duty so I could go to sleep.)

As a sidenote, William's cries are becoming more "grown up". He does a lot of grumping and complaining now instead of newborn-style wailing.

Best Night/Morning EVER!

THANK YOU, WILLIAM!

Last night, he slept for one 7.5 hour stretch last night, woke up for a quick feeding, and then slept another 4 hours!!!! He didn't get up until 10:30am which allowed Michael and I to sleep in, have coffee, read the paper, and have some homemade pumpkin-pecan waffles (which were delicious, thank you Michael!).

And, he also has just taken a 1.5 hour nap so far today! Yay!

I know I am WAY overdue to post some new William pictures, so I hope to have a little photo shoot with him this weekend.

Did Do, Round 2

Today was a good day. I...

• Woke up to the William fussing at 6:30...but this was a-okay by me because he had slept a full 8 hours! Hooray!
• Managed to sort through my hospital bills (finally!)
• Did 2 loads of laundry
• Had some friends over for lunch
• Cleaned up my office a bit in preparation for the end of maternity leave. boo. :(

And of course, the usuals:

• Nursed William
• Changed diapers

One key item still severly lacking in my routine: exercise.

Baby Free Time

I had a bit more baby free time last night when Michael watched William so I could go to book club baby free! It was nice to catch up with everyone and it made me feel a bit more like a real person again...instead of just a mom. It was pretty refreshing.

Thanks, Michael!

Who has the best husband in the world? Denise does.

William LOVES to travel.

We went on our first trip via plane with William.

We were terrified of how it would go.

We were relieved at how well it went.

This child could not have been a better behaved boy if we had paid him. He was an angel on the plane (slept some, but in general was just awake and happy), slept the ENTIRE time on the drives to and from the Orlando airport to our destination (2 hours each way), and was in general, just a fantastic little baby.

He also behaved incredibly well in Florida - napping like a champ, cooing, smiling, and charming everyone in sight.

Hip, hip, hooray!

(Now, let's see if this was a travel miracle, a 3-month old turning point, or a freak accident!)

Love this...

"The riddle: If you need to keep the wine glass at a safe distance from the children, and you must be near the children at all times, how can you, in fact, enjoy a glass of wine?
The answer: Take your wine to the bathroom and chug."

From Ad Hoc Mom

PS - Yes, I've sunk to the depths of reading mommy blogs.

"Did Do"

So lately I've been feeling like my "to do" list is doing nothing but growing and growing and GROWING. So I saw on someone else's website that to make themselves feel better they started a "did do" list...instead of a "to do" list.

Here is my "did do" list for today:

• Nursed William for ~4 hours
• Changed a bunch of diapers
• Went to visit Claudia and Ethan (Hi, Claudia!)
• Cleaned the microwave and toaster oven
• Swept the upstairs floors
• Vacuumed the stairs
• Made dinner
• Showered!
• Updated this blog :)

Okay, so I probably did a few other things that I've forgotten about, too...but this is a start. It seems to be a better perspective on my day than ending the day not having accomplished anything off of my "to do" list.