Adventures in La La Land

He's really not as bald as these pictures make him look! Senor Levi is 3 months old and he's finally starting to show some personality! He's smiling a lot and even giggling now and then! Lena never giggled, so I love hearing it from Levi. I think he's starting to recognize me and gets excited to see me. Such a great feeling.  He loves cooing and talking - especially when I'm changing his diaper. We have many meaningful conversations on the floor in his changing spot.  He's starting to show a tiny bit of interest in the toys on his playmat. I think he's intentionally batting at them now.  Sleep As I've mentioned in my Saturday 7s, he's an amazing nighttime sleeper. His bedtime is not terribly consistent, but he generally  has his last feeding around 8, falls asleep around 9, and sleeps 'til 6ish. I feed him and he almost always goes back to sleep for a couple more hours. Glorious!! During the day, he tends to be awak...

1. I read a very interesting, very controversial book this week. I'm not even going to share the title with you because it was that controversial. Lol. But I did want to share these funny little blips from the end. A father is giving advice to his sons about how to be a good husband/father. I loved this part: I am aware that you boys don't need much sleep. However, if you experienced a major operation every two to three years, having a twenty-pound "tumor" removed, and you had to lend your body to a dairy farmer, you'd need a little more rest, too. Allow your wife to sleep a little longer than you do . . . Haha. Just call me Bessie and let me sleep! And then, a few paragraphs later was this gem: Don't allow the brainless, subversive Sesame Street type propaganda to come into your house. Your children's thinking should be molded by the Word of God and Christian example, not by sex perverts and socialists. If you want to destroy your family, then get yo...

1. I had this thought recently: why are tiny houses trendy and hip when the original tiny house (mobile home) is considered white trash? (Sorry if you live in a mobile home. I think they're awesome.) 2. We had a strange week of sleep (which probably contributes to random thoughts such as the one above). Levi started sleeping through the night! But Lena stopped. I usually feed Levi for the last time between 8 and 10, then he sleeps 'til between 4 and 6. I call that sleeping through the night! Woohoo! Lena, however, has randomly been waking up around 1:00 and freaking out. She pulls out all her stalling tactics (I need my blanket on, turn my CD on, rub my back, I just wanted to tell you I love you), and when I've had enough and tell her to go back to sleep she screams bloody murder. A few times this week, I finally just turned off the monitor and went to sleep while she screamed. She can  climb out of her crib, but she doesn't. And that is why she's still in the cri...

Birthday Week! I have taught Lucy well, and she claimed more than one day to celebrate her birth. It was a blast. 1. Sunday rounded out our crazy weekend. The girls made me breakfast in bed and presented me with my mother's day present: this book . Lucy read it to me while I ate: They added their handprints and signatures to the front of the book. We had Levi dedicated at church: Lucy refused to go on stage with us. He wore an adorable outfit: That evening, we celebrated Mother's Day and Lucy's birthday with my family. And we discovered faceswap on snapchat . . . My dad and Libby. I will never not laugh when I look at this picture. Lol. Justin and me. I look good with a beard!  We also got to see Tayton getting his blood thinner injections: The girls were amazed that he didn't even cry! 2. On Monday, Levi had his 2 month well-child appt. He weighed in at 10 lbs exactly which only puts him in the 2nd percentile. Oy. He made it to 22....