some things just suck!

I am laying on the couch because on top of the cruddy cold that I caught as I was wrapping up to go on vacation, I got what I think is a little minor case of food poisoning yesterday. i think the thing that kept me from growing into a full blown case of food poisoning, was that I got a fairly significant dose of antibiotics from my doctor to treat my reoccuring crud. Amy Willa and I will have super immunity soon, as Willa has given us every bug that has passed through daycare...

I have been laying on the couch watching silly tv with my laptop on my laptop and one dog on my legs wishing my wife was napping on the other end of a slightly larger couch. It is amazing how our dreams change! I used to want to be Bon Jovi, now I just want my wife to finally get as much sleep as I ...
Due to my sickness, Amy has had to take on a bunch of what are my tasks around the house, and right now Willa is not sleeping throught the night, so my hat is off for my wife, and what she has been able to get done in spite of everything...

It is amazing what a couple of days can do...

My last post was not very upbeat. I did not feel a sense of success with my child. My wife had been feeling overwhelmed and I was having trouble supporting her and the baby at night with all of the sleeplessness the baby has put us through...

Well it is amazing what a few well timed smiles will do for a person. My daughter clearly loves me, though I am still not the person she wants at the side of her crib at 3am. Several times this week, she has been annoyed at something, and then she will turn towards me and shoot me a smile that says "gosh I love you", as well as "look at how I have you both wrapped around my finger".

She is developing a personality very quickly, and she is definitely a force of nature. We have been rejoicing about our easy-going baby, but she will peel the paint with her yelling if she feels irritated.

So the story continues, and I learn new things every day!