What is funnier than a right-side up pig?

An upside down pig, of course!

Yesterday, Mommy set up O's play things and Mommy did not know that she had set up the pig upside down. O was laughing and smiling and just having a grand old time. Mommy had no idea what was so funny. Then she saw! The humor! An upside down pig!

Well, today Mommy is finding out that the little girl with the orange flower in her hair is just as hilarious, and she is right side up. :-)

O is such a happy, smiley, chuckling young angel these days! Such a joy! It seems like it could not be possible that this is the same baby who was edging her way to gaining a title of colicky about a month ago. She is not colicky at all now.

Presently, O is sleeping well and long at night and well enough during the day considering her long nights. We are all getting sleep and we are all happy, smiley and laughing! God is good! Always! God was especially good to us during those difficult first months! He never left us and always strengthened us! God is good company all the time! Especially on sleepless nights at 2 in the morning! God is indeed good! Goodness, Mercy, Love! That is God!

Stinkin' Tired

Yes, we have reached the point of being fall asleep standing up, can't think straight, stinkin' tired. We realize we have hit that really tough phase where you simply are trying to find a way make it through. O is loveable and a real sweetheart, but we are beginning to admit to ourselves that she is a demanding, extremely-fussy/colicky baby. She is this way all day from about 6AM until about 9PM. It is very hard to put her down during that time and if she does go down she only sleeps for a short while. She can be soothed and will sleep better if held - but that is a bad habit we are trying not to fall into. Having a child with a disability gives us an appreciation for not applying labels to people, but we hope the admittance that O is colicky will be cathartic and maybe bring some kindly souls out of the woodwork. At night, O is pretty good to Mommy - it is those days that are problem! Bless her heart, O seems to realize it is night and only feeds twice. However, due to her Down syndrome those feedings can take around an hour. 9PM to 6AM with two feedings just isn't enough sleep for O or Mommy. Daddy does the best he can to keep the house going while Mommy tends to O, but we do need a paycheck.

I apologize up front for any missed or late cards, slowly or unreturned emails, a lack of phone calls, a lack of future blog posts, a lack of future photos on Shutterfly, or trips out to visit anyone. We simply have to hunker down, focus on the home front, pull up our boot straps and get ourselves through this. As we don't see any reinforcements or calvary on the horizon, we know we're goin' to have to fend for ourselves - and that means being a bit self-centered for a while. We won't stay this way (we promise), but please have patience with us during this time. Please also pray for all three of us.

- Daddy O