So Much Better

We are in our new house now and everything is going so much better for us. Since we've moved Max has been sleeping at least 8 hours a stretch and sometimes more! There are a variety of reasons for his sleeping better. Two main reasons are:

1. I stopped breastfeeding on demand at night. This I accomplished by a few long and sleepless nights of holding and rocking without nursing.

2. Max now has a quiet bedroom in the back corner of the house. We put a radio in his room, turn it to the classical station and let it play all night. We also have the humidifier going in there as well.

Enough on that.

Max is saying Mama to me! He says MaaaMa. He looks at me with his sweet eyes and shy smile and says MaaMa.

The first time Max said it while looking at me Charles commented that I looked the happiest I'd been in a long time. He's right. It was so touching. I know I'm a mom and I tell Max all the time that I'm his mommy but to hear it from him makes it more real to me.

The other big deal in our lives is this great house that we live in. It is exceeding our expectations and we can't say enough how much we love the place. It is so far above our other houses in terms of space, design and functionality. It still doesn't seem real to me, especially the kitchen. It's so much easier to work in a functional kitchen, I can't believe it. There are updates to be done but nothing like we've had to do in the past. In my opinion all of the paint colors are tasteful. The kitchen is a bit too white but this mamma doesn't mind a little detail like that these days.

Max has lots of room to roam around and ride his bus through the house. We're all on one level which is awesome in my opinion for dealing with kids. We have a nice back and front yard for Max to explore and a dirt alleyway that is a dead end. I can imagine him riding his bike back there in the years to come. We can also walk to two good parks!

I will be posting some pictures of Max and the house soon but for now I'm really tired and want to relax a little before bed.