Relaxing weekend

Last weekend started off with a stunning SIX straight hours of sleep from Callin—very exciting. My mom came to visit for some of the weekend and helped out a lot while Rich was out fishing. We hit the farmer's market on Saturday and then spent the afternoon gardening. 

On Sunday my mom left early, and Rich and I and the kids (and Luna) stopped by Seapoint Beach to get some rocks to outline some garden beds. The weather was perfect, and we really enjoyed watching Zoe play in the sand and in the waves. We know we are lucky to have such a beautiful place right down the street.

 

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was on Sunday, and  I certainly had a lot to be thankful for. Everyone around me made sure I felt appreciated. Rich and Zoe had a hanging basket of flowers and a card waiting for me when I woke up, and Rich made us all breakfast. He also gave me a great book of family friendly recipes from Cooks Illustrated. Even better, he used the book to make me dinner. He also cleaned my car and let me take a nap. My mom and dad sent me a beautiful bouquet of roses, too. 

Zoe has been attending a nursery school near our house for two hours, two days a week. She has really been loving it, and hasn't been missing me at all when she's there. She comes home with new words and stories about all her friends. Last week her class held a Mother's Day tea, complete with painted hats, cards, pins, and muffins. The kids sang songs about loving their moms. My friend Sarah took a few pictures of the event. 

Last Saturday we stopped by the May Faire at Tidewater School, the Waldorf school that Zoe will attend in September. She got to see Miss Trish (from a program we attended last month at the school) and some of her friends. There were ponies and chickens there, as well as live music and vendors. 

Sleep continues to be a major theme in our lives. I reached a new extreme with the sleep deprivation last week, and this week I am going to bed before 9 pm and trying to keep Cal up during the day. The kid will sleep the day away if I let him. He has been doing OK at night for the most part, but there are still nights where he's up every 2 hours or so, and it is brutal. In honor of our sleepless nights, we bought a fancy new mattress. It is wonderful, but it's sort of torturous not to be able to sleep on it for more than a few hours at a time.

Swing set

Callin is 6 weeks old this week and is really starting to chunk up. It's such a difference from when he was first born. Unfortunately all the eating he's been doing means that we're still not sleeping well during the night. But that will come in time. Until then, just hope you don't have to ride in a car while I'm driving (just kidding). 

Zoe, Cal, and I have settled into a nice routine during the week. I've been pleasantly surprised by how manageable it is (most of the time) to have both kids at once. Cal is a good sleeper during the day and falls asleep whenever he's in the car. Zoe has been taking her big sister responsibilities seriously and loves to help out (although we've had a couple incidents of rough "play" with the baby). 

After a lot of planning, Rich took action last weekend and built Zoe a swing set. Jess and Joe came up mid-day, and Joe was a huge help with his tools and handyman skills. They even brought dinner with them again. What would we do without them? Here's a picture of Joe and Rich concentrating hard with drills in hand.

I did some work in the garden on Saturday--the weather was gorgeous, and it felt so great to be outside. Zoe did some gardening of her own. Here she is digging in my vegetable garden.