new routine

one of the chief disadvantages of working outside the home is being away from the family during the day. since caleb typically goes down at 7pm or so, I dont get a whole lot of time with him, except the 10pm feeding. so we've started a new morning routine that has lots of daddy time, and we're all loving it (as far as I can tell).

he wakes up around 5:30 or 6, famished from not eating since 10pm the night before. I will say it again: the fact that he can make it this long is a HUGE blessing. so I put a bottle on the fire and he makes quick work of it.

I dont know if all babies are like this, but he sure seems to be a morning person. after he's fed, he gets all chatty and happy. so we read a chapter from the Bible, maybe talk about it a little, sing some hymns together (he lights up whenever we sing to/with him), and have our morning prayers. usually by this time the dog figures out that we're up, so she comes in to request/demand that we let her out. meanwhile of course, mama is catching up on her sleep, and we're happy to let her.

we go check our email and the weather and news on the computer, but by this time he's getting a little tired of sitting up. so it's time to play under his play gym thingy, or maybe check out the mobile or the aquarium thingy from grandma, any of which will usually keep him happy for a while (where I take the opportunity to make my lunch). maybe mama will get up by now (or maybe not), when it's time to start breakfast and just about time for the first nap for caleb, which he takes without much protest at all now.

I really have no idea how long this routine will last (and it's only been going for a week now), as we've discovered that as soon as you think you've got something figured out, everything changes again. I love every morning I spend with him, and hope that we can keep it up (especially the reading/singing/praying part). I often find myself surprised at how much I love our little boy.

I dont know if you, dear reader, really care to read all this baby stuff, but in some ways the stuff I put here is for "the record." speaking of the record, I've added our old updates from our family website to the blog archives. threre's more about us than you probably should know.

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please pray for Michelle especially this weekend. she's been having a rough time with her health (hence the blog hiatus), and we're hoping to get the most out of this marriage conference. the good part is that we're pretty sure all the pain she's going through is an indication that her fibro medicine is doing its job (clearing out the bad stuff), but it's still really hard.

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oh yeah: happy 3rd month birthday to Caleb!