Sleepless in Irving

Since he was born, Nicholas has enjoyed sleeping in his swing. I was too tired to fight this propensity and promised myself I would do it when he turned three months old. So last Sunday, we started having him sleep in the crib. He is up about every hour (sometimes more). Most of the time we just rewrap him in his swaddle and give him his pacifier. He then goes right back to sleep. He is a little Houdini about getting out of his swaddle. After the first full night in the crib, I discovered in the morning that he has created a nice big bald spot on the back of his head.

Bald is beautiful.

We also have started up again our battle against Nicholas's thrush. After two rounds of Nystain we are trying the old school remedy of Gentian Violet. It is a messy treatment which dyes all his spit up and drool bright purple.

Nicholas as the happy purple people eater.

Today feels like spring!!! We enjoyed a lovely walk around our neighborhood.



Highlights of the week include: getting 6 free gallons of milk at the American Airlines center, dressing Nicholas in all his 3-6 month old clothes, visiting Bass Pro Shop in Grapevine (a 300,000-square-foot man store), eating dinner at Dr. Jenkins house (best butternut squash I have ever had!), teaching my sunbeam class (I FINALLY have a calling!), and Joseph finishing embryology.