3 weeks old!

I've been meaning to post for several days now, but there were other pressing matters to attend to, with 3 under 3 and a household to take care of. And volleyball season is in full swing, and while I planned to take off the entire year, we've bounced back a lot better than I thought we would, and they desperately needed officials, so I reffed a few nights since he was born as well. 

We made it through a whole week of my husband being back at work. We even went to the dentist Wednesday, followed immediately by my women's Bible study group that same morning.While we're all a little worse for the wear, we made it, and everyone got fed, slept most nights, and the house is still fairly in tact. I did rely heavily on Thomas and Friends to help me occupy the twins, but considering they rarely watched any TV until about 6 months ago, I'd say they're doing okay. I'd like to spend more time on structured activities (like painting, coloring, crafting, playing outside, walking, going to the zoo and library) with them in the future, but for now, getting them to play nicely with each other downstairs or do a puzzle without fighting are small victories.

Samuel is a champ and we love having him as part of our family. He's such a great sleeper, has really done a good job at nursing, and is pretty easy-going compared to the toddlers that demand a greater deal of our attention. He is gaining weight great (over 1/2 a pound above his birth weight at 2 weeks!) and sleeps most of the time during the night. 

Speaking of sleeping, he just woke up so it's time to eat! I'll try to write more over the next week. God bless!

Today's encouraging verse: "Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance character, and character hope." Romans 5:3-4