sweet sleep & swimming

For the past two nights, (or maybe three, but I don't think so), Palmer has slept until 5:30am or later! The latest being 6:00am. . . when did that become late? :) This is HEAVENLY since for several weeks there he was waking up at 11, 1, 2:30, 4, 4:30 or some other similar smorgasbord of times. Perhaps we are now in a new glorious phase of snuggly, restful, wonderful, sleepy sleepy sleep. I just knocked on wood. What's even better is that after he nurses at 6 and slips into a paralyzing milk coma- HE GOES BACK TO SLEEP! I kid you not. That means I go back to sleep for a little bit too, usually, until the cats get too noisy trying to beat down the bedroom door. I guess they want breakfast or something- so needy ;)

We have been to swim lessons at an outdoor pool in McKinney these past two days and that has been wearing him out, so one of his naps has been nice and long too. This has, unfortunately, stunted the next nap to a nearly non-existent nub, but what can ya do? The water is surprisingly refreshing and cool at lessons and Palmer is enjoying himself. He especially likes singing "Wheels on the Bus" and "swimming" on his tummy to get a ducky or some other chewable rubbery toy provided by the lifeguards. It is quite a production to get him all dressed in a swim diaper, swimsuit, t-shirt, hat, and sunscreen for a half hour in the water, but it's fun to have something to do outside of the house!