contentment

We are back from our Edmonton trip, and it was such a great get-a-way! I was nervous heading up into it, as I didn’t want to rock the “Isaac-boat,” if you know what I’m sayin’. If I may continue the metaphor, he sailed beautifully. No sinking. Neither me nor him, that is. Angela had tidied up an extra room in her basement so Natty had his own little warm bedroom (which housed many a successful sleep), and Isaac was up in our room sleeping in his pack and play with us. (Thank you yet again to Ang for graciously taking the couch!) Isaac continued to sleep through the night like a star (save for a brief murmur-cry one night) and his streak since Feb 17th remains unscathed. By george, I think we’ve got it. I even hate to put it in black and white as I’m afraid I’ll jinx it somehow, but it has been TEN whole nights in a row where he’s made it through! Let’s hear it for the 5-month mark! Let’s hear it for Isaac! Let’s hear it for SLEEP! Hurray! So, in addition to sleeping and naps working out so well there, the rest of the weekend left me with a very content and satisfied feeling.


Dan was at conference for almost all the trip, but he joined us for my birthday dinner at East Side Marios—the first time we’d ever taken the boyS out to a restaurant (and with satisfying results to boot). Even Dan’s sister came to join us. Natty was in 7th heaven. He enjoyed India’s company so much and they played so well around each other. What a joy to watch. The rest of the weekend was a lot of relaxing and visiting, and we even got to go meet Baby Lucas! I just felt filled up to the brim with friendship and belonging this weekend. It was wonderful. There was a downside in that our car got broken into over night, but I am amazingly calm about it all. They only stole our CDs and DVDs, and it could have been a lot worse if we had left more in the car, or if they had decided to be malicious and damage anything. I don’t quite know how 2 infant seats in the back called out “we have money and great things in this car to steal” but nonetheless, that’s that. I have to call our insurance to see if it’s worth it to make a claim. Probably not, I imagine. And yet, I remain feeling content. We had to make an emergency stop to buy “Finding Nemo” DVD for our car-ride home, and this trip was in stark contrast to our last trip back from Edmonton at Christmas. Dan and I even enjoyed each other’s company and got to visit! : ) So, all in all, a very successful weekend trip, and birthday. I feel so blessed and rich to have the friends that I do. (I missed that you couldn’t come up, Shannon!) Now, both boys have been bathed, and fed, and put to bed. It’s time for a little more R&R myself. Shouldn’t take long to fall into a blissful sleep on a cool, winter’s afternoon. How lucky am I? : )