Sleep? What's that?

Many mothers can relate, sleep  is not something that you get much of when you have children. I can remember people telling me when I was pregnant, "You had better enjoy all of the sleep because soon you won't be getting any."

Its funny to me, when I talk to my friends who don't have kids, they always ask, "How are things going?" I tell them, "Really well, Eli slept for 4 hours at a time last night." They laugh and then ask, "Is that a lot?" I just smile and say, "It sure is better than waking up every 2 hours." I am getting used to the schedule that Eli has me on lately. The problem comes when he switches things up...

Elias normally goes to sleep anywhere from 8-10pm and will wake up every 4 hours until 8:30am! That's right he usually sleeps in, it is SO nice. But the other night, he decided to wake up for his 4am feeding and and it became a 4am wake up call. The only thing that put him to sleep was the swing. So, two hours after Ty had left for work, he FINALLY went back to sleep. It really makes me appreciate the mornings that he sleeps in, because I rarely have to say, "Sleep? What's that?"

Rolling with the Changes

Over the last year, we have had some significant changes in our family. We have lost a great man, who we were finally able to bury this weekend, but where we lost my grandpa we gained Judah and Elias. Of course there were the weddings, two in less than seven months. My parents are officially empty nesters and grandparents. Who would have thought that a year would bring so much change?

People always say, "Children grow up so fast. Enjoy every minute." I never really believed them. I can remember my mom saying, "It seems like yesterday you were a baby. What happened?" Now, I can see why they say that. Just two months ago Eli weighed 5lbs 11oz. At his last check up he was 11lbs 7oz and had grown two and a half inches. His feet have started to hang off my lap when I hold him. He is so interactive and alert. He is soaking up every little thing including food. He now smiles and laughs and plays with us while we hold him. Although I miss the days when it was easy to get him to nap, I am enjoying every moment I have with him awake. Today, he rolled over for the first time. I couldn't believe it! He is growing up so fast I feel like if I blink I will miss it.