Can't believe it's been a week since the last post! We're sort of coasting through the days, exhausted by the task of keeping up with Edward's bladder and Daniel's night terrors--or whatever it is that is causing him to wake screaming uncontrollably three or four times a night. I should leave this photo up on the computer screen at night so I can remind myself of his angelic side during these torturous episodes!

Sunday was a particular low light on the parenthood path. Edward was a holy terror all morning, refusing to do anything we suggested or required--even things he normally would be eager to do. It was like he was saying No just for the sake of being contrary. Bad bad morning. Luckily, he reliably takes a 2-3 hour nap after lunch. We all needed that time to regroup so we could start fresh mid-afternoon. Things went much better after that.

We had to renew our sales agreement with our realtor this week--it's been a full three months on the market and no action. We dropped the price again when we renewed--now we're about $9K less than when we started last summer and about $5K less than when we re-started in the spring. We're still in no danger of losing money on the sale. We purchased six years ago, before things really started escalating, and also, Iowa City has not seen the same ridiculous real estate inflation as other parts of the country. As we're lowering, so are the people whose house we made an offer on last summer, who still have yet to sell it a full year later. We are thanking our lucky stars that we are not in a pressure situation to sell and move! Our realtor says the new price has drawn interest of two people who looked previously but couldn't afford it, so we'll see what happens.

Meanwhile, I want to scream every time one of the boys wakes the other up in our current living-and-sleeping-space-adjacent layout!