Bringing out the bullet points

• Experiencing really good sleep at night for ten days only to regress to "normal" new-baby-in-the-house sleep patterns is hard. Honestly - it's just mean. Don't give me false hope of nights of sleep just to take it away. Don't do that.
• Apparently our little one is working on not being so little any more. I'm thinking a growth spurt is what is to blame for the newest sleep habits. He went from eating 2 to 3 hours during the day and 4 at night - to every 1 1/2 to 2 hours 'round the clock. - Not something I will let him do for a long time, but he seems to really need it right now. And oh my, he is not messing around any more when it comes to eating! No more squeaks and grunts when he is hungry - the full fledged screams have come out - followed by the most aggressive eating from a baby I have ever experienced! Don't be surprised to see chub all over him very soon.
• Being a "factory" that must make that much milk each day is taxing to ones mind and body.
• There is a silver lining to every thing - I lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks.
• Having a 24 hour retreat at a restful lodge with like minded sweet women, who I volunteer with, and being pampered was such a treat this weekend.
• Having very little sleep during the retreat (Baby Kai was with me...) was hard.
• Melting down during our prayer time at the retreat on Saturday was a ... humbling... experience.
• Realizing that it is okay not to be strong all the time was a good lesson for me.
• Evidently nobody expects me to be strong all the time - and especially not right now. Who knew?! I was talking to some lades at church this morning and they asked how I was doing. I was about to throw out a "I'm great", but then looked them in the eye and oh so truthfully said, "I'm really tired". Their response - "OF COURSE YOU ARE HONEY!! You have four boys and you JUST had a baby 2 1/2 weeks ago. How could you NOT be tired?"
• Why is it that we are always so hard on ourselves and assume everyone is that hard on us?
• I love dating my husband! How lovely it was to go out to a play with him Saturday night. And hold hands. And smile at each other in the dark. And take turns holding a sleeping baby. I loved it.
• I know - you just want to eat him don't you?
• Apparently I did. In almost every picture I downloaded from our evening of trunk or treating I was just staring at him like this. :) So, maybe I am just slightly taken with him...
• My tiger, batman, and bee were pretty darn sweet as well.

• These guys are keeping us busy. Life is full.