Well, it’s happened. Dempsey’s first bad night of sleep since Lydia was born and I was dreading it. Sleep deprivation with a newborn is enough without throwing a toddler into the mix but he woke up from his Sunday nap stuffy and it’s been all downhill from there. Poor Dempsey and poor Joey who was up all night with him. Wish us all luck and a speedy recovery for Demps!

Our weekend started out promisingly enough. I headed to Station 26 to pick up our Yuan Wonton order and some beer and man was it all good! SPICY, but good. Dempsey had a few bites of the less spicy stuff and more or less drank the peanut sauce that came with our chicken satay dumplings 😂 After he went to bed, we watched Aftersun and dang, what a moving and sad movie. I spent the whole movie feeling like nothing happened but the final scene is just a gut punch. Whew!

Saturday started with pumpkin brioche French toast. Always feel like my French toast skills could use some work but then it ended up tasting really good! Played around the house all morning then my sis and I had a little lunch date. Headed to Edgewater Public Market for gyros and even though it was BUSY and loud in there and the opposite of the peace and quiet I needed (quickly learning that the overstimulation of life with a baby and a toddler is INTENSE), one on one time with my sis was exactly what I needed! 🤍

Back at home, we relaxed then had an easy-peasy dinner of rotisserie chicken, wild rice and roasted cauliflower in a mayo-honey-sriracha sauce that Dempsey seriously ate four servings of. I’ve never been happier!!! Baths for both kids and then after Dempsey was in bed, we watched Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and a faux documentary about a little shell wearing shoes had no right to be as emotional or profound as it was. I thought it was so sweet and very funny.

Sunday started with take out from Sunny’s. We hadn’t been there in too long! In addition to being sick, Dempsey also got a few injuries this weekend. First, he hit his face on the trampoline handrail at his tumbling class, then in that same spot on his piano, then his nose on his guitar on Saturday. Oy! We took a morning trip to Lauren and Adam’s new place and Dempsey had fun running laps around their living room couch 😂 When we left, he said “uh oh, what happened to the pretty house?” It really is pretty! We made naan pizzas for dinner — well Dempsey and I made naan pizzas while Joey held Lydia and nervously watched the Cowboys playoff game — and why have we never done that before?? So quick, easy and the perfect toddler activity. Going to keep the leftover ingredients on hand for future lunches. The Cowboys lost, so I guess that was the real beginning of our sad Sunday. Hoping you all had better ends to your weekends!

Hello from my phone, where I now do all my reading (Kindle app for the win!) and apparently, my blog posting. Such is life when a newborn is sleeping on you all the time and you’re doing lots of middle of the night feedings. This weekend we celebrated my dad’s birthday, took a walk to the park, got a visit from the Potters, I got my haircut and we took three nights to watch a single (albeit 3-hour long) movie. Let me show you!

Friday baths for all! Well, showers for the adults but baths for the kids. I gave Lydia a bath last week and she hated every second of it but Joey gives her one and she makes not a peep?? No fair! My parents came over that night and we ordered in fried chicken from The Post and take out is good and all but it’s just never as good as eating in a restaurant, ya know? We all watched Cinderella afterward then had dessert and Dempsey just made his way from lap to lap to eat everyone’s ice cream 😂 We started RRR after Dempsey was in bed and my parents had gone home but more on that later!

A beautiful Saturday! Started with whole wheat chocolate chip pumpkin pancakes and then Joey suggested we all take a walk to the park. My New Year’s resolution is to see my sister more, so we invited she and Wayne and they met us at home and walked with us 🤍 I had shed all my layers by the time we got to the park! Still a bit snowy on the playground but Dempsey didn’t seem to mind. Back at home, lunch and naps for all. We had salmon with ponzu sauce for dinner then tortured Lydia by trying her new cowboy boots on her 😂 Finally made it to the “Naatu Naatu” scene in RRR that night!

When Sunday starts with biscuits, it can’t be a bad day! Breastfeeding with Lydia has been so so easy (hallelujah!) but man is it a time commitment. I’m already the slowest member of the family to get ready in the morning and now I’m adding in a 30ish minute activity so I’m always late to or missing breakfast. It’s not forever but it is hard. We gave in and all ate breakfast on the couch so we could be together for one morning. A bit later, Jory, Betsy and Delaney came over to see Lydia. Betsy’s first time seeing her in person 🤍 And so sweet to see the girls together. I love the idea of them being good friends for the rest of their lives! I left shortly after to get a haircut and tell my stylist/therapist how deeply in love with my children I am 😋 Back at home, said children were fed and sleeping so Joey and I got salads for the week made and then didn’t know what to do with ourselves for the rest of the day. Once Dempsey was up, he helped me make more breakfast freezer sandwiches and some chocolate chip walnut oat bars. Leftovers for dinner and then after Dempsey was in bed, we watched the final hour of RRR and what a bonkers movie that is! Hard to say if it’s “good” but I did laugh a lot. Joey loved it! Wishing you all a good week 😊