Surviving

Man does social media make things look like they are so much more awesome than they really are. So we try to keep our kids very active. Babies don't hinder us from eating out or hitting up local fun activities, etc. But, it's hard. Very hard. So when Derek had to travel for a week to New Orleans, we had his parents drive down to help and MAN did they help. Derek has a magic touch to get William to go to sleep, but he fights everyone else. Me, Mimi and Grandpa. So this week had lots of pissed off William times but it was fun outside of those times! I just admire single parents and military parents because I just don't know how they do it! It's SOO hard and there is SO much to do! But, I digress. It was wonderful having them in town to help. We knocked off a couple things from our bucket list and enjoyed some fun in the sun!

(Also, if anyone has tips on how to get a nearly 4 month old to not hate going to sleep let me know. We've followed the Sleep, Eat, Play method and the 90 minute cycle method and everything in between. He hates pacifiers and screams his head off when he goes down despite being very sleepy and showing tons of signs that he is. And yes, we've tried doing it earlier before he's overtired and then we've tried pushing his naps farther. Nothing seems to change and it's beyond stressful to have him be so upset right before going to sleep. The worst is 8p-10p. The kid fights sleep for a good 30-45 minutes but then wakes up a short time again and we have to start the process over. It's tiring!)