Miscellaneous items

Visitors

We have been blessed with visitors from out of town. Sarah & Kathryn drove from MI to us to visit with us for a few hours and then headed back. We had a great time catching up with each of them and the girls enjoyed playing and being chased by them as well. They were able to hold Baby Jake and he enjoyed the extra attention. Both Bob and I were very grateful for the effort they took to come and visit. Hopefully, the next time, they will stay longer.

My mom also came into town yesterday. She arrived in the late afternoon after a very lengthy drive from northern MI. She had car trouble that made the trip more difficult and we are currently waiting to hear the prognosis of her car. Depending on when her car is finished, she will either leave for home tonight or tomorrow.

Uncle Mike will return this weekend and Aunt Sue & Uncle Tom will be coming in this weekend as well. So, we will continue to have a stream of visitors in and out for a little while. That is always fun - especially now that I can do some things.

Forgotten

There are many things that I have forgotten recently. I had been able to blame it on my pregnancy brain, but I am not able to blame it on that any more. Both Bob and I forgot what today was. Our Anniversary. I did remember at 5 am, but forgot again. I did remember to buy him 2 cards a month ago, but forgot to get them ready - I guess I better go do that while he is still napping.

Happiness is . . . .

being able to fit into my pre-pregnancy pants this morning and they are even a little loose. It definitely gives me motivation to keep on my goal of getting into shape. That is my goal for 2009. I am not setting a weight goal - to be or to lose - but I am setting the goal of being in shape and being able to walk into any store and buy anything I want off the rack.

Jake

He is doing great on day 5. He is eating pretty regularly and is giving us at least 4 hours of sleep at night between feedings. He is pretty laid back otherwise. He is fabulous.

Celie & Anna

are wonderful big sisters. They are having possession issues over toys today. We had a lot of time outs today. Hopefully, that will diminish in the coming days.

Schedule

Now that I am feeling better, it is time to get back on schedule. In the next couple of weeks, we will be working on restoring order to our routines, our house, and our activities. Back to the grind now. Thank goodness.