News flash

We have reached the milestone is every parent’s walk through the perils of a newborn….yep, you guessed it…Ryan slept for 5 1/2 hours on Wednesday night.  We were stunned, awed and…yea, a little worried.  I woke up after 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep to check on him.  Was our little monster dead, was he still breathing?  After confirming that he was indeed alive, I caught my breath and praised the Holy One above.  5 1/2 hours!  Oh happy day!  Oh happy day!  I must confess however, that, I do get more sleep than Diana so this milestone was more appreciated by her than me, but it was a glorious day just the same.  Diana smiled for the first time in weeks, which made us all a happier family. 

Ryan is generally a pretty good kid.  He has his good days and his bad days.  I wouldn’t call him colicky but some days he cries all day and nothing seems to make him happy.  Wednesday would fall into this category.  He finally “quit his bitchin'” about 10:00 pm and was out until about 3:30 am.  It’s pretty sad when my heart lifts to get an extra couple hours sleep at a time.   I have often heard myself say it is the toughest job I’ll ever love.  It’s true.  The house is a disaster area and I just don’t care.  If I let it bother me too much, I’d be a mess for the precious bonding time with Ryan.  Yea, this comes from the man who has a “preparation area” in his kitchen.  Ryan is much more than I could have ever imagined and the clutter just isn’t that important anymore.  *shudder*  This past week, Ryan has begun to focus.  He is fascinated by the new world he can see.  He stares at me and then gets what I’ve interpreted as a grin (it’s probably gas, but I’m going to say it’s a grin because, well, it makes me feel important).  It’s pretty damn cool.  These moments sure make up for the bad times.  I think I’ll remember these positive moments and forget all about the terror cry-fests. 

On an unhappy note, this week the doctor said “another 2 weeks.”  *sigh*  We both hoped she would be given the green light this week.  Just for the record, April 10 (yes, April 10!) was a really long time ago.   We’re both looking forward to a sense of normalcy soon.