Adlai and The Pirate

Song of the Day: Wake Up by Arcade Fire

Before we get to the subject that we're all interested in (Mr. A), here's an update on Fitz and Katherine. We're doing great! Things at work are going well for Fitz and things at home are going well for me. We're enjoying our house and are beginning to take up projects. Fitz would like to build a garden and grow, yes you guessed it, carrots and corn, and I am going to attempt sewing curtains for our living room. We'll see how both these endeavors go. But I bet we'll have fun!

And now, to Adlai...

Good news to report! Adlai has slept through the night every night this week so far! He woke yesterday at 5AM (yikes, how quickly one forgets how to cope at that hour) but this morning, he woke up at 6:30. Since he's been going to bed around 9:30PM, we feel this is pretty stupendous.

Naps are a different story. We suspect Adlai feels like if he naps, he's missing out on something fun. But naps are getting better! He's napping even as I type this. Napping in his crib. Without the paci. Went down with minimal fussing. Which is good because his cries will tear at your heartstrings.

Adlai's cries are much more nuanced these days.  There's the "I'm starving!!" cry, which we haven't heard in a while because we're getting better at catching his hunger cues, the "I need a new diaper!" cry, the "I'm so tired!" cry, and the "I'm lonely! Get in here!!" cry. The last one, the "lonely" cry is by far the saddest of them all. I think he will enjoy naps and bedtime so much more when he's allowed to snuggle with Morse the Bunny or Edison the Dog. We have quite the social butterfly on our hands.

So here are some pictures that I've needed to post for a while, and at the end is a new video which I recorded during tummy time earlier today. Please excuse the shaky camerawoman and please ignore the mess that seems to surround my child.

Ah, mornings...so sweet, so bright, so early.

"Look Mom! I can almost touch my toes!"

Adlai in his new overalls. 

Adlai in his new swing. Note to self: Do not place well-fed infant in swing immediately after meals unless you want to clean spit up. Whoops.

His Royal Cuteness

Up close and personal.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Adlai as cute as ever. Me? Needing make-up and another cup of coffee.