Seven Baby Takes

I

Otter is so cute, it totally makes up for his lack of interest in sleeping at nighttime. Well, maybe not totally. But he is very cute.

II

So far he's gaining weight at a rate of a pound a week, which is a little bit ridiculous. I'm grateful that he is getting enough milk and isn't having any trouble gaining weight, it's just been funny realizing that outfits that were too big when he was born are already getting too small. 

III

Also, he is my only baby so far that hasn't hated wearing hats... 

IV

The night before Easter, we were reminded again to be thankful that we live in such a great neighborhood: a neighbor whom we'd met a grand total of once, at a party back in September or October, stopped by with two meals of moose stew and two loaves of bread because she thought she remembered that the baby was due at the end of March. So incredibly kind of her! We live near some wonderful people; we need to do a better job of getting to know our neighbors.

V

LB and Kit are both so eager to help with Otter! LB especially has impressed me: the other day in the car Otter was crying, the loud, unending angry cry of a baby who must. eat. now., and instead of getting upset LB talked quietly to him and rubbed his tummy until he fell asleep. Kit has (usually) been quick to run and get things for me when I'm stuck on the couch feeding Otter, and she and LB both want to hold their little brother all the time. Otter slept on LB's lap all through bedtime stories this evening!

VI

Since we never did get around to taking a spring break when everyone else in town did, LB and I decided that the octave of Easter was a good time for a break. It's been nice to have my mornings theoretically clear for non-school activities, though in practice I'm spending most of that time sitting on the couch feeding the baby anyway. We did school the first two weeks after Otter was born, but Matt was home to help; the coming week will be my first school week with Otter without Matt... We'll see how it goes! I'm glad we're getting close to the end of the school year—there isn't as much going on as there was earlier in the year, we've already begun wrapping up several subjects, and honestly I don't particularly care if we move through the remaining subjects at a slightly slower pace and wind up having a week or two of math lessons to do in May. Most people do school well into May anyway, don't they? I've always been in favor of not taking any days off and getting done as early as we can, but I really won't mind this year if we wind up on a more relaxed schedule due to Otter and wrap up a little later.

VII

One more baby photo:

Different baby :-) We had a cow (mom) and calf (baby) moose hanging around our yard Wednesday and Thursday this week! They were right up close to the house, and the kids had so much fun watching them. LB and Kit know better than to ever get close to one outside, but having them close enough to see so clearly through the windows was a treat.

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