The banner headline on our weekend reads:

KENYON FAMILY SLEEPS IN
Brothers snooze until 7:30 a.m.; parents luxuriate in post-dawn wake-up

Of course "sleeping in" and 7:30 a.m. really don't belong in the same sentence, and I'm not sure it counts when you've been up three times since your bedtime. But we take our victories where we can find them and this one meant we actually felt fairly well-rested for the first time in two weeks. We're not sure what made Edward sleep that long. If he keeps it up, we could be in trouble on weekdays, since that's the time he and John are supposed to be heading out the door. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it tomorrow.

In the last few days, Daniel has shifted to eating every three hours or so rather than every two to two and a half. This means three to four fewer feedings per day, including one fewer in the middle of the night. A welcome sign of growth! He also has more awake/alert time during the day, which is good for "playing" on his new blanket from Aunt Janet--warm and soft on our cold floors. Tummy time is more comfortable now that his umbilical cord stump has fallen off (as of yesterday.)

We had a great visit from Aunt Ann Thursday and Friday. Record cold temps were a good incentive to stay in and cuddle a snugly baby. Since Ann has two girls, Daniel thought she needed a lesson in parenting boys and managed to pee on her three times during diaper changes. He's also hit John a number of times. I had been feeling silently cocky, having avoided similar fate, but last night during a post-feed change, he caught up with me. Minutes away from heading back to bed with a full, dry baby, I had to detour to a naked baby, clean him up and dress him again.

Edward has a new tool for everyday life--a set of steps that allows him to climb in and out of bed and that gives him access to our tall bathroom sink. He loves to climb and is very proud of his new independence. Since I'm still on lifting restriction following my surgery, this also allows me to be home alone with him and not worry about having to pick him up. The independent streak is not as fun in other areas--we're experiencing an unwelcome bit of sass now and trying to nip it in the bud. Time-out works to some extent, but we think he's starting to think of it as a game in and of itself. Other tactics may soon be invented and employed.