Touching Base

It is not like me to go so long without blogging, but my  mind is a bit foggy these days from lack of sleep.  It's harder for me to think of what I want to say, and it's even harder for my words to actually make sense;)

We are closing in on the magical six weeks, but it's not looking like John is going to do a six hour stretch at night to go with the big six week birthday.  We'll see.  He does 4 or 4 1/2 for the first stretch at night, so that helps, but I think six hours at once would be just glorious.  He is crying a lot this week, which I think is to be expected.  Isn't five weeks supposed to be a rough one?  Luckily, Ann is here this week, and her presence is helping so, so much.  I have napped when Ada napped, and Ann even got up with John this morning, and I was able to sleep an extra hour.  An hour here and there really makes a difference.

It's been a good week!!  Monday, my friend Jane Boutwell, came to visit with her children--Elisha and Anna, and Elisha and Ada played wonderfully together.  No fussing at all.  Plus, because Ann is here, another friend came on Tuesday, so I have had lots of adult interaction.  That makes a huge difference in my mood!!  Adult conversation and a sympathetic ear are so encouraging. 

Plus, Jane is letting me borrow her moby wrap until I get my own stretchy fabric, and it has allowed me to "wear" John during this fussy week.  It helps so much, and he loves sleeping on me.  Tonight, during the 5:00 fussy hour, he slept soundly on my chest while I ate dinner.  So nice.  And it leaves my hands free.

I wish I had more to tell you.  But like I said, my mind is rather blank.

I hate a post without pictures, so I am including some very long overdue pictures from the big snow back in February.  While Ada played outside in all that white, Scott and I were battling our way through Atlanta traffic to get to John in the NICU.  The snow really complicated things, seeing that we live in the South and everyone goes a bit crazy when snow arrives.  But Ada was back at home with "Near and Sarah," and as you can see, she loved her first big snow experience.