February 7

As I sit here listening to my son talk over the monitor, I am praying that he is not phasing out morning naps.  He's only been in a good morning/afternoon napping schedule for a few months.  I'm not ready to give it up yet.  I am learning how hard he can sleep.  He loves to sleep on his stomach with butt up in the air.  sometimes under the blanket, sometimes on top of the blanket, and sometimes the opposite end of the crib of his blanket.  If he is sound out, I can go into his room and put away clothes with a small light on.  Or rummage through one of the two storage closets in his room.  This is very helpful information, however I am still nervous to do dishes in the kitchen (right off his bedroom) while he sleeps.  one wrong move and... CRASH!   

February 5

I've decided as part of the "things I want to do more this year", I want to post more to my blog.  Not that I have a lot to say or that I say such great things but I just want the freedom to share, maybe brag a bit, or just have a place to vent.  Some days I'm sure I'll have nothing to say, other days I might solve the world's problems.  who knows?   I'm going to aim to post between 5-7 times a week.  

Yesterday Dillan and I played out in the snow.  It was his first "real" Chicago snow.  He's played in the snow several times in Wisconsin but Chicago hasn't had much measurable snow since he was born.  So I thought it would be a significant thing to spend some time in the snow.  With the way the weather can go in Chicago, it might be 60 degrees tomorrow.  He mostly likes the snow.  As long as he's not too deep so he can crawl and move around without too much of a problem.  Maybe we'll go out again today too, since the snow is still around.

party fun

Saturday was party day. my nephew's three year old birthday party followed by a church friend's two year old party. So much fun and very busy morning.  One party was breakfast and cars... the other was dalahast.