Our last blog entry date has a lot to do with the headline above: both our lives and this offer from Papa John's is a little crazy. First of all, Papa Johns--who would have thought to put Cinco de Mayo together with Chickenstrips and pizza? My guess is that those who really DO celebrate Cindo de Mayo didn't wake up this morning saying to themselves, "If ONLY I could have some chickenstrips and pizza today in celebration of Cinco de Mayo."
On to us--so our last blog entry was April 26--the day the blogging stopped is the day that life began to find its new normal. The following week Troy returned to work full-time and I became a full-time nurterer and feeder of Ethan. Full-time mom. Sleepless nights. Long days at work for Troy. 7 pm bedtime for both of us to help off-set the middle-of-the-night-Ethan-wakefest.
Three things have been constant and faithful companions for me the past week: the indie movie "Once" (A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story); the book "Babywise"--we will get Ethan's days and nights straight; and, surprisingly, Eckhart Tolle's book "A Whole New Earth," specifically his chapter on the roles we play in life. If you have ever felt stuck in your "roles," or, if you have had difficulty in adult-parent/adult-child or parent-child relationships, this chapter is a MUST READ.
So that's our life for now...will blog when I get a chance but time is a precious commodity around here these days.
The pictures above -- our family picture on May 2. The other picture is of Ethan and my aunt Rosemary. She has been a huge help to me in caring for Ethan.
3 comments:
We had the SAME problem with Brayden's days and nights. Babywise helped. And patience too.
I'm reading "A New Earth" now and will look forward to that particular chapter you mention.
Oh, what a pretty family!! I'm so glad to see you back on you blog. The photo of you, Troy and Ethan is great. Like all of your friends; the three of you'll are in all of my prayers.
The days and nights will even out. Babies just figure it out somehow along the way...
Just think, Ethan will sleep from bedtime to daylight someday...11-12hours! I promise :) !
BTW, today's Amelia's 1st BD. We wanted to stop by and tell our wedding minister that we are thinking about her family!
Take care! Tara, Alan, Amelia, and Nikita too.
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