My Poem

So there seems to be a problem in the Mug cupboard at the seminary. The idea is simple. Bring your own mug and you have a mug there so you can have coffee or whatever. You'd think Seminarians are smart people, but it seems to be too difficult to grasp that concept, so I wrote a poem and got it published in the school paper this week. Go to Kerux to see it!

Oh ya, Chad also wrote an article about the Oral Comps.

What's New About This Year?

Yesterday Chad passed his Oral Comp. That's basically a big test that covers all he's learned while in Seminary. So he has 5 months left of school, then we'll be going somewhere to do an internship in a church. I think I can see a light at the end of the tunnel now. It's still kinda faint. Chad's been in school ever since I met him 8 1/2 years ago. It's kinda surreal that in 6 months he's going to have a JOB! Don't get me wrong, it's a good weird!
Life for me goes on as usual. I stay home and while away the hours with Asher. Some days really seem to drag, especially when he's tired and won't sleep. He's very frustrated with his station in life right now. He would LOVE to be walking, but just doesn't have the balance yet. He's only 6 months old, but don't tell him that! The funny thing is that he can hold himself up on stuff, but if he falls over, he hasn't yet figured out how to sit up on his own so he's like a little turtle. He just wants to do so much more than he can.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

After 2 months of sheer drudgery at bedtime (crying, nonstop nursing, general sleeplessness) we finally HAD it! Asher simply would not sleep unless Chad or I was holding him. He wanted company. He did not need to eat, for he was nursing simply b/c that meant somone was there w/ him. His diaper was clean. He was tired, but strong willed.
After 2 weeks of trying a technique in which we would go in every 5 min, and he would cry for 4 hours, we finally decided to let him cry until he fell asleep on his own. Three days later we are all sleeping at night. No more tip-toeing around once he's in bed. If he wants to wake up and cry for awhile that's ok! He goes to sleep like an angel, wakes up once to nurse, and generally sleeps about 11 hours at night now. PRAISE THE LORD!