There will probably be some pictures eventually, it’s just been that kind of a weekend.
1. I was all set to write this on Friday afternoon, but we were out till almost 3 and by then our toddler had had his nap in the car, so it didn’t happen. That night he came down with a fever (while I was out so DH had fun with 2 cranky kids for a few hours). DH worked all day yesterday and our toddler still wasn’t feeling well so I spent the day taking care of a sick little boy, having to tag team between the 2 kids at times. At least the baby’s legs weren’t bothering him anymore (he had needles Friday morning). DH said it was so bad Friday evening that he had to leave one kid screaming in a separate room for 30 mins because he couldn’t have them in the same room without them setting each other off.
2. Miracle Hour/New Resolution Update – Things are definitely still better than they were, but it’s not going as well as I’d hoped. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. The changes are definitely helping with the in-laws, BUT not DH. I guess all my patience is getting used up on them. I have found that I have much less patience for DH and the kids when my in-laws are home 
Lord, please increase my patience!
Luckily, they will be going down to Blandford for days at a time all summer and right now we have the house to ourselves. I’m not sure how I would have fared patience-wise yesterday if they had been home – as it was it was a long day but I actually managed to keep my patience all day while DH was at work and then later out biking. He was gone until after 10:30 pm. I finally gave up waiting for him and went to bed after my toddler fell asleep in my lap.
3. The last couple months, and especially weeks a lot of new people have been coming into my life. It feels a bit like friendship madness, First there’s Ali and the CCO mom who we often have playdates with. I hope to develop a proper friendship with both of these girls, especially for things like kid birthday parties!
Next there is an acquaintance through a friend who just had a beautiful baby girl. She is adorable, I really forgot how tiny they are! They just don’t stay at the absolutely precious size for long!
I had been following her on Facebook since I found out she was pregnant, and I realized we had a some baby diapers we couldn’t use so I offered them to her. We saw her in hospital because baby came early, and then I found more diapers so we were over at her place on Friday to deliver them. Whenever we go we end up talking and staying longer than I expect, I think she enjoys the company of someone her age who is also a mom (and so do I), I definitely plan to invite her to our toddler’s second birthday party, and when baby is older I hope our babies can get together. 5 months is not that big a difference once you get past a year.
DH has started biking with some new people, and he too has been making some new friends. One has a wife and a 10 month old. DH came home one day and announced his friend’s wife would like a playdate sometime. She too has trouble finding young mom’s to spend time with. They came over a week ago and the boys went biking while we hung out with the kids. On top of all that another of these guys would be willing to move in this us in our new place, thus letting us have a bit more income to support our expenses. He’s the one who taught Tyler how to ‘fist bump’. DH also said that he thinks his gf and I would get along well… It’s all a bit overwhelming, but lots of fun.
4. On Wednesday DH’s friend with the 10 month old invited us all over for a bbq. We talked, the kids ‘played’, we had a couple drinks and then we played a board game. It was fun, there were kids around but it still felt like adult time.
5. We started baby on cereal a week ago.
He’s not very good at it yet (and nor is he sleeping all that much more either). I’m surprised by how frustrating it is. With my first child I didn’t expect him to be able to eat from a spoon right away, and it was a journey to competence for both of us. However, now that I feed my toddler from a spoon (or sometimes he even feeds himself) I find it frustrating that the baby can’t. It’s very silly, he’s only just started, but it still bugs me.
I also tried him on a baby mum-mum rice cracker that night and he didn’t handle it as well as the other baby had.
6. I noticed on facebook that some of my CCO friends were going to write each other over the summer. I’m not the best at keeping up with things but there is one girl in particular that I connected with, so we exchanged addresses. I think I can manage a postcard every couple weeks or so, there’s plenty going on in my life that I should have enough to say. It will be fun to get some real mail 
7. Our toddler has been sleeping in the big bed more this week. He’s so cute when you open the door and he’s right there behind it! Usually DH has to lay down with him, but the last couple nights he’s been so tired we’ve been able to put him in the big bed and he hasn’t tried to get out. I expect that will stop when he’s feeling better again.
