I
Snow. The first thing I noticed as we made the final descent into Fairbanks last night was the dusting of snow on the runway. Oh, no we groaned. Please let it all be gone by morning?
It wasn't. In fact, it has been snowing steadily off and on since we
woke up. Ohio was so nice and warm... I wasn't ready to come home and
confront winter just yet.
II
The Flying White Noise Machine. The baby
was so *good* on all of our flights! He was asleep before takeoff every
single time, only woke up enough to eat briefly, and went back to sleep
without fussing. Several times, as we were disembarking, people in the
rows in front of or behind us expressed surprise at seeing a baby with
us -- they'd had no idea he was even there.
III
Nouns. I'm not
sure why, but we've taken to referring to objects in terms of what they
do in relation to Little Bear: the flying white noise machine, the box of
lights and sounds, mommy's (or daddy's) talking box, the child-quieter.
Have we been very tired for the past week and a half? Yes.
IV
The
Heroic Moment. It is so hard to practice St Josemaria Escriva's "heroic
moment" when you got home from the airport at 2:30 am... Is it cheating
to wake up and say the morning offering, but stay in bed feeding the
baby for a while?
V
Leave. Several months ago when we booked
our tickets, Matt decided to take one extra day of vacation -- the day
we got home -- rather than going directly in to the office. After
getting home so dreadfully late, I'm so glad that he did! How in the
world would we have gotten him out the door, with breakfast and lunch,
four hours after going to bed? It would have been miserable.
VI
Weddings.
I am so grateful that we could be present to witness the wedding of our
friends Hank and Megan this weekend! As we flew home, Matt and I found
ourselves talking about our own wedding, remembering some of the choices
we made that probably drove many people crazy, but so happy with how
everything turned out. We pray that the newlyweds will have as blessed
and joy-filled a first year of marriage as we did!
VII
Sleep. I
definitely need to take advantage of the baby napping on me to take a
nap myself... Everything is unpacked, washed, and organized, the house
cleaned, and dinner prepared, so I can doze for a bit with a clear
conscience. More later!
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