Lullaby... and good night!

I'm so proud of our little guy! Last night, he slept 7 hours straight! Yeah! Evan!! WOO HOO! The whole family was so tired last night that we all went to sleep around 9:30. Evan did not stir until 4:30! Then, he went right back to sleep after he ate! What an answer to prayer.

He was especially cranky for Daddy over the past two days and had been particularly cranky over the weekend, too. It was actually kind of cute. He would go to sleep, but he would have a bit of a scowl on his face... sort of saying "I'm asleep, but I'm not happy about it!" He's adorable, though, and we couldn't love him any more if we tried.

Today, he's spending the day with Grandma, and he was all smiles this morning when we all left the house, so here's hoping today is a better day. He got some good sleep... we've got that going for us!

New Photos!

I swear, our little guy gets cuter every day. What do you think?

What a good boy!

Last night, Evan slept for 6 hours straight... in his crib! What a good boy! His Mommy & Daddy got to sleep that long, too! We were ALL just so tired, we went to bed and passed out. Here's hoping for more of that in the near future. Evan is hanging out with Grandma today, so she'll probably wear him out, too. He gets so excited to go and visit!

So, here's hoping the sleep continues! I could use about, oh... three years of uninterrupted sleep. Now I know why bears hibernate.

Not so good at the time change

Well, as we all know, the clocks were turned ahead this weekend. This is a BIG DEAL in the life of a baby. We also put Evan in his crib for the first time this weekend. He had been sleeping in his carseat, because aside from being held and sometimes nesting in his Boppy, he wouldn't sleep anywhere else! (Except between Mommy & Daddy on the bed, and that wasn't really working for Mommy & Daddy.)

So, both Saturday and Sunday night were challenging sleeping nights. He didn't do too bad on Saturday night, except that it was quite late when he finally went to sleep. After that, he did pretty well. Last night on the other hand was not a pretty sight. He easily woke up four times, and never wanted to go back to sleep.

Please pray for the little guy to adjust to his sleeping soon so Mommy & Daddy might be able to get some sleep. I don't feel like I can function properly as it's going now.

Thanks for the prayers, and please don't forget to keep praying for little Reagan Olivia (see previous post). They had a bit of a scare over the weekend.

Prayer Request

Hello everyone!

Although I always appreciate the prayers of my friends for my little boy, today, I'm asking for prayer for a friend of a friend... sort of.

I don't even know them personally, but I know their parents and their brother. Anyway...

Please be in prayer for Robert & Amy Winslow and their brand new baby girl, Reagan Olivia. Reagan was born at 24 weeks old just this week. As a new mother, it breaks my heart to see this little girl born so early, but it's an encouragement to me to read the words of her parents and grandparents and to help them by lifting them all up in prayer.

Please join me to lift this family up in prayer, as the road ahead is definitely a bumpy one... but I am always reminded that God already knows how it's going to turn out, and He always has our good in mind.

Little Reagan has a blog on blogspot, too... reaganoliviawinslow.blogspot.com. You can see how to pray for her and the family and get updates!

Thanks everyone!

Sleep deprived...

I have a new admiration for those parents out there who update their blogs regularly. I'm lucky if I can get to work even remotely on time.

A lot has happened since I last blogged. I returned to work. It's killing me to be away from Evan so much of the day, but I know that's how it has to be. Although, last week, I was out with something like the flu. The Doctor said I didn't have the flu, but a 'flu-like syndrome.' Whatever that is. I still felt like crap.

Let's see... we've had all kinds of visitors since I last wrote. Stacey came to visit... which was AWESOME! It was too short, but we had a great time, just hanging out and staring at Evan. The next weekend, my parents came to visit. Also a great time. I love watching them with Evan. I only wish they were closer so it could be more frequently.

Last week, Evan had his two month visit, which meant his two month set of shots. It... was... horrible. He cried VERY loudly, but really, he was a little trouper. He was just a little cranky after that, but otherwise, he did great. I think it was harder on Robin & I than it was on him.

So, here it is, 6:45am on a Monday. I've been up since 4:30. Evan just laid back down with his Daddy, and I have to get ready for work. Did I mention I've had a headache since last Monday?

I'm not being sarcastic when I say I'm loving being a Mom. It is truly the biggest joy in the world to look at our little boy and love him more than I could have possibly imagined... I just can't wait for the day when we ALL get to sleep through the night and not the evening. It's coming... I just know it!

He's getting bigger!

We had our one month well-baby visit yesterday, and we are pleased to announce that Evan is now 9 lbs. 12 ozs. and has already grown to 22 1/2 inches. We figure he'll be tall, since both Robin & I are tall, so he's right on schedule for that.

Sadly, I am scheduled to go back to work on Monday. I really can't express how much I don't want to do that. I had thought I would be ok with it, but sadly, I am not. I really want to just stay home and be the mom for my little guy. It would be fantastic if that could work out somehow. I'm sure someday I will want to go back to work, but right now... it's the last thing I want to do.

We have some great photos of our little guy to share here. He's got a lot of personality already, even though he's only a month old... although I can't believe he's a month old already, for crying out loud!

We don't have too many newsy items this time either... which is welcome. He's sleeping in longer spurts overnight, but still not as much as any new parent would dream of. :)

Oh, here's something of note. He was sucking on his pacifier in the car the other day... we were listening to Matt Redman, and I caught him sucking in time to the music. He must be a musical genius. :)