Sneak

I thought I would sneak in a post while I have a few extra minutes, which is rare! I have no organized thoughts so here's what's happening as I'm thinking . . .

Benny has not been on any regular schedule and the poor thing has been kept up as late as Nathan all this time. His naps were terrible and he was cranky by dinner time so we decided to change things up and put him on a proper timetable. Morning nap - good. Afternoon nap - non existent. Late afternoon nap - a mess (he slept while we ate dinner instead). Early bedtime - success. So far. This will be an interesting transition. Hopefully it will help with keeping Benny asleep all night, napping better during the day and giving mommy a break now and then.

Another transition will be Nathan going to preschool starting next week. Yikes! Before I know it I will be sending him off to college! I know I will have mixed emotions next Tuesday when he starts. Sad and anxious about not having him with me all day but excited and happy for his independence and yet another little break for mommy. (Hmmm, I may be able to breathe soon!)

G'pa Truck has been around for over a week now. He stayed with us for a while to hang. He was a huge help with all that we have going on. Over the weekend he headed down to the Kokers to help with the arrival of Patrick John. Logan now has a little brother! Patrick's first few days were rough but after a little help he is doing just fine and got to go home with Kerri Monday. Leo got to see him but I will have to wait, hopefully this weekend.

Tomorrow is Leo's birthday and this weekend is the big bash. And just in time, our deck is (for the most part) completed. We started re-doing it weeks ago and have been diligently working on it during every spare moment we can find (not many to be found). But it's very near completion and it looks great. Stay tuned for a silly video showing the whole process.

I'm sure there is more but that's all I can extract out of this tired old brain for today. (If I were pressed to say more, all that would come out is stuff about sleep habits for babies since I have been studying sleep books like I was trying the pass the bar.) Hopefully the new nap and school schedules will allow for more down time for me, more blog-reading for you!