Quickies

And my little timesink continues to give us his power nap experience. At least he had a solid two hour nap this morning. Otherwise, he would be one cranky little dynamo tonight.

Up And Atom

I guess I should get used to these little 45 minute power naps from my timesink but I won't be upset if he decides to start sleeping longer.

Wakefulness

The first nap lasted exactly three hours and that was followed by more than three hours of awake time. Since I just put my little timesink down again, I can only hope he stays asleep for at least two hours so he will be able to go to bed at his normal time. I think this dad is in for more fun with the boy in the coming month.

Sleeping Soundly

I guess all those waking hours this morning caught up to my little timesink since he's been asleep for 2.5 hours now. It would have shown intelligence on my part if I had taken a nap too but the siren call of my video games is too strong to resist.

Mixed Bag

Our little timesink went to bed as usual at 8:30 but then decided he needed a snack at 11:30. He's now decided that waking up at 3 am is a darn good time for everyone's day to start. He's playing with his little toys and squealing up a storm. I could use some sleep. I miss those seven to ten days when he slept for nine hours straight. Seems like it was just two months ago. Maybe it was; it's hard to count when you're this tired.

Weekend Update

Quite a bit was accomplished around the old homestead and this time it was mostly based around my other timesink, gardening. I did try something new: churning my own butter. Of course, I didn't spend a day sweating over a wooden tub full of cream. No, I let the old mixer do the work. One quart of cream churned for just a couple of minutes produced almost a pound of butter and a few cups of buttermilk (which makes some darn good pancakes). Trust me, I'll be doing it again. My wife thinks I'm turning seriously "crunchy." See the results below:

And on the gardening front, the first garlic was picked.

And not pictured are the four quarts of spicy dill pickles that we canned. Those should be great in about a month. So, I'll leave you with a random picture of my cucumber plants. They have grown considerably since this picture was taken.

Good Start

My little timesink played on the floor by himself for nearly 90 minutes before he started yelling for food. And now he's back in his bouncy chair playing some more. I hope he stays this happy for the rest of the day. Cross your fingers.

Wide Awake

Two and a half hours and counting. It's about to become a new record for our little timesink. Normally he will drop off for a quick 10 minute nap before he gets his second wind but apparently that's not happening this time. He's been in a very happy "go" mode this whole time. Perhaps he'll let me eat breakfast eventually.

Another Quiet Day

My little timesink has had another picture perfect day: eat, sleep, and poop on everything in sight.

What A Day

Yesterday turned out to be our little timesink's first experience with a fever and boy was he cranky. The little tiger was very unhappy all day long and when he wasn't crying was taking power naps. My mother, god bless her, had her hands full while I was out shopping. But hey, at least she got to hold him all day long.

Today seems to be going much better. He's very alert, smiling, and playful. I suppose the combination of vaccinations and teething are what set him off on the road to Crankyville.

Dad's Day Out

I might get to leave the house for a few hours today if my parents would ever show up to babysit for me. I suppose I should be happy that I can get them even once a week since so many people have no support at all except day care facilities.

Quiet Day

It's always nice when my little timesink has a good day. He hardly fussed when going down for a nap and he was always smiling while playing. Of course he ended it by getting another round of immunizations but I prefer to overlook that.

Good Monday

My little timesink is having a great day which means his daddy is too. He's played, eat, and done all his usual business and then fallen asleep with minimal fussiness. So far he's had one 2.5 hour nap and another two hour nap. Hopefully this means the happy times will continue.

A New Week

Monday got off to an early start but not as early as it could have. Our little timesink decided to sleep from 8:30p to about 4:30a. It didn't do me any good because I was awake at 1:30, 2:30, and 3:20a waiting for him to request his morning feeding. Hopefully he'll have a good day since he slept in.

Tired Screamer

Our little timesink has been up almost three hours and shows no signs of slowing down. Obviously he's tired because he's putting on quite a fussy show but he refuses to sleep. I think the last weapon I have, the stroller, is going to have to be used.

Milestone

Our little timesink rolled over. Well, he needed a little help because his arm was trapped under him but he essentially did it on his own. I guess I should start saving up for his first car now....

A New Day

The timesink is awake and playing. So, when does the crankiness fairy show up? Hopefully after nana and papaw arrive.

Anti-Sleep

Forty minutes of screaming followed by a 30 minute nap is how determined my little timesink is to not sleep. Naturally, no bottle was ready for him when he woke up and he is currently screaming his head off for something to eat.

Update: Still no DVR for daddy and the bottle just wasn't good enough for the timesink.

Play Play Play

I've learned that's the timesink's motto. I suppose that could be followed with eat, poop, and sleep but not necessarily in that order.

Our Worst Fears Realized

Worse than my little timesink being eaten by dingos. Worse than being eaten by fire ants. The DVR has died! All our shows and movies are gone. So many dead little bits and bytes. Sniff... I hardly got to know them.

Hell's Bells

I'm on the phone with AT&T Uverse support because the DVR has decided to stop responding. I need my TV!

Update: AT&T support has me doing a disaster recovery on the DVR which might mean we will lose all our recorded shows. However, this is the last ditch attempt to fix the box before they will replace it. If they do, we lose all our shows anyway. Grrr....

Got 'Er Done

I was finally able to finish mowing the backyard after nearly a week thanks to my little timesink taking a nice long nap. Now if only he had an on/off switch when I want to play some video games or get some extra sleep, that would be nice.

It's That Time Again

It's been feeding time at the zoo for the last hour and I can only wonder what the rest of the insomniacs and wild beasts are up to.

Short Nap

Apparently my little timesink thought 2:40 am would be the perfect time to wake up today. And it wasn't any little "wake up and eat" time either. No, he stayed up until 5:30 am. Once I got him back to sleep it was only a short three hour nap and he was right back up again. Sigh....

Early Riser

Early to bed and early to rise makes my little timesink hungry and playful. So, how long does this last? Anybody? Bueller?

New Record

My little timesink has decided that 15 minutes of sleep is perfectly acceptable as a nap. As his father, I completely disagree since that doesn't leave me any time to do anything. Perhaps I can slip a little vodka in his next bottle....

Get Some Sleep

These 35 minute power naps my little timesink takes are going to wear me out since I haven't figured out how to do anything one-handed while holding him. Aren't difficult situations called "enriching?" Phooey!

Action Kid

Apparently my little timesink has decided that action movies are for him. While I would have started him on something a little more visceral like "Terminator" or "Die Hard" he has chosen to fixate on "Speed."