Laugh Baby Laugh

Vincent Van Gogh once said,

"If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle."

Oh, it is grand!



This kid certainly knows how to work the system. 

You see, he started waking up 2-3 times a night again instead of the blissful once a night we had been experiencing for almost a month. 

I have been at my wits end and exhausted and started wondering why did I do this again......

And then he started to laugh.......

And I said, oh yeah, that's why!!!

A Day In The Life Of.....ME

Well, when you have a baby, a lot of your days are doing the same old thing, day in.....and day out. 

Someone told me recently that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.  Well. . . . . call me insane. 

I keep thinking if I put Ben in his crib for a nap, this time he will sleep for 2 hours.  NOPE!

 I think, if I just have the "be nice to your brother; he is your brother for ETERNITY" talk with Josh, then he will be nice to said brother.  NOPE!

If I do all the laundry, it will stay done.  If I mop the floor, it will stay clean. If I eat that piece of chocolate cake, I won't get fat.  To all these things, there is a resounding NOPE!

Ah well, I guess we all are a little insane, right?

Bathtime

Benjamin just loves baths.....he kicks and splashes and smiles.....he loves the water!!!

Here is a little taste of what it is like to bath this kid......I don't know, but I can see another Michael Phelps in the making!

And, yes, he is a cute chubby thing.....he is almost 16 pounds!!!!!