Party, Sleeping & School

The Big Birthday Bash was, as usual, a success. We had many people passing in and out of here all afternoon, including a dozen and a half kids or so. The kid quotient keeps rising. Nathan loves this. Leo less so. We welcome them of course but Leo longs for the old days of late night parties and the hangovers that follow them. I personally did not mind getting to bed by 10p and waking at a normal time without a headache. I must be old. In any event, it was a good time. We borrowed Aunt Kerri's bouncy house - always very popular - and broke out the beer pong (aka Beiruit). We received lots of compliments on our new deck too. I was so very happy to show it off and use it. Guess what - it didn't fall down either. Ha. Uncle Matt joined us for the weekend too.

The sleep training continues. It's so much harder than the first time around. There is more going on in our lives, more distractions, etc. You would think the patience and experience would have made the process easier. Not so. It still sucks to hear your baby cry. But this process worked for Nathan and we're sticking to it. I hope that this time next week I will be able to tell you it worked this time too. In the meantime, I'm hiding behind my ipod to drown out the noise.

Last week we went to Nathan's preschool for a little meet and greet. His teachers seemed nice and he liked playing in his classroom and the playground. We're a little worried he will make himself too comfortable and pee out there on the playground or get in trouble for singing "I'm Sexy and I Know it." But we'll cross that bridge when it comes. Because it is coming.

Moving forward it seems like we have turned a page. Between our summer project being (mostly) completed, a big party with all our friends, school and new daytime schedules - it actually feels like September should feel; like when it did when I was a kid. Something changes in the air too and you just start fresh. Only I can't believe that the coming months will include Halloween costumes and holidays plans already!