Midnight Oil.

I didn't like my children very much this morning. Violet woke up at 3:30 demanding (loudly) for a "ba ba". And then Wilson decided to creep into our bedroom at 5:15am to "snuggle". All the while he whispered in my ear, "All dee bed" and "Let's go usstairs". After about twenty minutes of his niggling nagging, I gave in and spent the remainder of the "night" on the couch trying to catch a few more zzz's in-between renditions of The Wiggles' greatest hits.

Rough morning. But I suppose I like my kids now that I've had my coffee.

Happy Birthday & News

Happy birthday to Baby Violet, who turned 1 week old yesterday!

In other family news, Nicole has started going back to school; it's a bit of a juggling act with a newborn, but she's only got another week to go and then is done with her UW prereqs. Good job, Swee: She started taking these classes more than three years ago.

Baby girl is mostly sleeping. A lot. Not that I'm complaining. As long as Mommy is around, this baby can sleep maybe 20 hours a day. She likes me well enough, but is definitely Mommy's girl now. She also likes to yell for food and look around at lights and people, especially her older brother.

Wilson is doing very well with the baby. He's about 95% gentle (and working on the other part) and is interested in what she's doing. He seems OK that, lately, when you get Mommy, you get baby.

More Pics

Here are some more pictures from the hospital. Hope you like them.