Infant breakthroughs

I feel like I just emerged from a long, dark tunnel. It's not like we're sleeping through the night or anything; let's not get too hopeful... But sleeping 930p-6a with only one nighttime feeding lasting less than an hour is amazing. Don't get me wrong, my first thoughts in the morning are still of coffee, but an emerging pattern and lots of smiles and coos have made life sooo much better over the last several days.

  I love that we're starting to get to know this little girl better:

Family Visits!

Over the last few weeks, we've been blessed to have a lot of family visitors. It's been so nice for my spirit (not to mention the condition of my house) to have my relatives holding Elsie, playing with Sam, and keeping me company.

Diana came when Elsa was 5 weeks old:

Laura came when Elsa was 6 weeks old. At the same time, Maureen, Roger, and Grandma came to visit, too!

 Four generations:

Siblings

OK, obviously it's partly the posture and partly the outfit, but I'm just amazed at how similar these two peanuts look!

Laura with Sam in 2010

Me with Elsa 2013

Sam 2010: 5 weeks

Elsa 2013- 7 weeks

Man-on-Man Defense

Now that we have a second child, Kyle and I have gone from double-teaming to man-to-man defense. Sometimes, though, the best I can do is zone.

But I do it with a smile...