milestones

We've hit two milestones on the same day: Timothy wore underwear yesterday with no accidents and Luke moved out of his crib and onto a mattress last night. He does not sleep well, and I've reached the point where I no longer recognize my sleep deprived self any more. We did this with Timothy and it worked, so it's worth a try with Luke. When he wakes for his nightly hour to two hour chat, I can stretch out on the bed with him and doze until he goes back to sleep. We've moved the mattress from the spare bed to his room. If this works, we'll get him a full sized bed of his own and return the queen mattress to its rightful place. If this doesn't work, you'll have to call Paul to find out what he's done because I'll have checked into a mental institute.

luke's temporary bed

tim's underwear peeking above his jeans

Although these milestones mean that the boys are growing up, we no longer have a baby in the house, they are exciting as well. I ran into an old friend today. She and I met in fourth grade and her husband and I met in Kindergarten. She told me that her son is going to graduate from college this spring. He's being checked out by two major baseball leagues! Her daughter starts college in the fall; she's going to a small school near Chicago on a soccer scholarship. She spoke of empty nest syndrome. That's a milestone that I can't even imagine right now. I wouldn't trade places for anything.