Normally, my baby is a fantastic sleeper. I love it. Last night, however, he woke up at 2am. I wasn't very coherent, so my husband got up to him. After failing to get the baby to sleep, he brought him in to me. He slept with me for a little while, then woke up and started crawling around. I asked my husband to get him some milk in his green sippy cup in the nappie bag. He took the baby out and got him a drink, but in the wrong cup. So the baby drank a little but wouldn't go back to sleep. I had a dream he was screaming for 4 hours. Then I woke up, fed him from the right cup, sung him primary songs, and put him to bed; time: 4am. There he stayed until almost noon! That made me happy. It made up for keeping us up last night. I am very grateful for the extra sleep and for a husband who tries so hard to help out with the baby and get up with him in the night. I love my little family!

My brother came over and helped out this evening while the baby took a super long nap. We packed 7 bags full of leaves! and filled a box with sticks! There's still a ton more work to do, but that helped a lot! Sometimes when I have no motivation, having someone come over helps. Like the other day, but this time I didn't have to do the work alone. I took my brother and son out for DQ after all that yard work, and we ate it at the park. It was really nice, especially after being cooped up inside the last few days because of rain. Outside time makes a huge difference in my attitude and motivation. Maybe that explains why some kids have bad attitudes or don't do as well in school as they could. We keep them locked indoors too much. When I was little I was outdoors a lot. And school was only 9-3. My baby loves being outside too. He cries when it's time to come in. I want to cultivate a love for the outdoors in all the children I'll have.