Long Time

It's been a very long time. Sorry about that. I hope I didn't let down all of my faithful readers -- I think that includes Betsy and . . . well, Betsy.

The reason I haven't written is really that I just haven't had a lot of time. We got back from Thanksgiving in Cleveland and we had a rough few days with Ian. He had a tough time getting back to his regular sleeping patterns. Sleep and 3 month olds is a real mystery to us. Betsy has read about 12 baby sleep books. One book says put the baby in the crib when he is awake. Another book says put him in the crib only when he is asleep. One book says let the baby cry it out. The next book says never let the baby cry. The next book says let the baby cry but only for 5 minutes. What the hell? Who writes these things? Can I write a book about how to get babies to sleep? I wonder what the advance is on a self-help baby book.

Ian is sleeping much better now, thanks for asking. We seem to have a pattern down. Except for last night. Last night Ian's grandparents babysat for the first time. Betsy and I went to watch the Texans beat the crap out of the Denver Broncos (I love when the Broncos lose almost as much as I love when the Texans win). Ian decided it was much too fun playing with his grandmother and grandfather and he didn't need to sleep. That was great until about 11:00 when he was ridiculously overtired. Once he did fall asleep he did pretty well though.

Last weekend Ian took his first roadtrip. Austin! We all had a blast. Ian got to meet his new buddy Ari and he met a lot of our good friends in Austin. Ian did great the whole time we were there. We had some pretty funny moments though including breast feeding and diaper changes in a parked car on a random side street. Those are stories for another day though.

Oh, I almost forgot. Happy Hanukkah everybody. Ian had a great first Hanukkah. Of course, he has no idea that he is getting gifts and he doesn't exactly play with a dradel, but Ian's favorite things in life are lights and fans, so you can imagine he was a huge fan of candles. He was absolutely mesmerized.

Ok, three month pictures are coming soon. I will try to write more frequently. I won't promise, but I will try.