sleep & other topics

Well, I never thought sleep would become so precious. I mean, I always have enjoyed 8 hours. (Okay, okay, I need 8 hours) But who knew that I would feel so terrible after several months of disrupted sleep?? Noah was a great night-sleeper for a while--even when he was crying most of the daytime, he would sleep at night. About a month ago, about the time we went on vacation, he started this waking-up-thing. And Mommy didn't like. So we Ferberized him. It's been about 2 weeks now of peaceful sleep from 7 p.m. till 7 a.m. We still have the occasional "ahhh" in the middle of the night, but he puts himself quietly back to sleep. He's a pro now....I put him in the crib and he goes to sleep! Who knew it could be so easy? I say easy....meaning several nights of absolute hell in order to achieve this lofty goal of 12 hours of sleep. But we made it, and he still smiles at me and loves on me in the morning when I wake him up. (notice, I said, WAKE HIM up...sometimes I actually have to get him up at 7!!) It is great.



We went to Austin this past weekend for Baker's wedding, which was lovely. And our car was broken into in the hotel parking lot. Adam takes this as a personal attack....he just gets so down about it. I think, and I may be wrong, that we both like to think people are good down deep...and then something like this happens, and you're sure that people aren't good, but you have to keep on thinking that they are or else you get depressed. So you're caught. You actually know that people can be awful, but you have to (for your own sake) believe that they are good. confusing, I know.

But we have lots to be thankful for: it didn't rain on the way home, there was hardly any traffic, it was about 20 degrees warmer than usual in December, and apparantly Noah likes to ride in a car with a piece of plastic with duct tape over the window (he slept the entire way home). we really didn't have much in the car...the carseat was in there, but not taken. and we were all safe, as far as crime goes, it could have been much worse.

Adam is on the bike, Noah is down for the night, and I need to read my book for book club next week. I think if you're hosting book club, you should probably read the book, right? Happy Reading...