Family Life

Micah went to bed at about 9 tonight. This offers us an evening of unprecedented freedom. A couple of weeks ago we moved his crib upstairs, as far away from the rest of the family as possible, where he could cry to his heart’s content (OK, so that’s a somewhat contradictory turn of phrase). We [...]

It was a very quiet day today. Daniel discovered the Tintin books and was gone all day. Joel had no one to torment him or to compete against, so he had a quiet day. Micah was a happy baby. Tonight Daniel and Joel excitedly described the stories to me. All of a sudden I was [...]

Contrary to what you might think from this photo, Micah does not like being put in bed. In general, he wants to be held all the time and doesn’t like being put down, and he especially doesn’t like being put down in his crib. Bedtime is often drawn out and painfully noisy, as the baby [...]

My vacation is running out! That was this morning’s panic thought. Over a week ago Debbie had asked me what I wanted to do with my time off, so I’d made a list. Reviewing that list this morning, I realized I’d hardly even touched those things. In fact, I hadn’t even had time to catch [...]

This morning I got to sleep in, and it felt like I really was on holiday. Debbie got up when the boys did, and kept them occupied so I could get some extra sleep. This was despite the fact that she was up during the night with the baby, and needed the sleep more than [...]