aBikeandaBible: The things that REALLY matter...

Well, life has been pretty good at the Rittenhouse residents. I am happy to announce that Madelyn has been sleeping through the nights, which is a big HALLELUJAH coming from me! The first night she did it, I woke up at 3:30 in the morning and was ready to get out of bed, like normal, when I realized... I don't hear anything. No crying. No whimpering.
Is she dead?
I lay back down, tense, waiting, because I know she knows that as soon as I let my guard down, and try to fall back asleep, THAT is when she will cry and scare me out of my wits. But it doesn't come. At least, not for another hour. So I think to myself, "now we're back at it again." But as soon as she's done nursing, she promptly falls back asleep. I creep back to the bedroom, waiting for her cries to bring me back in and comfort her to sleep. They don't come.
Now she's surely dead. Death by milk overdose.
But a few hours later, three to four hours to be more specific, she calls again. And this time, I can start the day. I get out of bed and walk to her, and low and behold, the biggest grin on her face when she sees me. The BEST way to start your day, without a doubt! And the productivity levels go WAY up! I feel like human being again! No more taking crying baby to the couch during the night and falling asleep with her there! It is AMAZING. I highly recommend having all babies start out at ten weeks old. I'm going to start a petition...
Another nice thing is that, despite the fact that it is winter, Texas appears to not have gotten that memo, and has continued to have warm weather. I'm talking 60-70 degrees in January! What's that all about? It is the best thing I have ever experienced! At this time of the year, I usually feel moody and lethargic, but I haven't been that way since I see the sun most days of the week! I could get used to this! Maybe Texas could be my permanent wintering home. Of course, I miss wearing big comfy sweaters, and I always enjoy the excuse of cold weather to build a fire... Eh, it's hard to say what is better. To have snow days, or to be able to go for sunny walks in the park with my baby... I am just thankful for the nice days for as long as they last. With the nice weather, there's no excuse for me to not get into shape for the summer, so I have started running again! I am not consistent by any means, but at least I'm starting now, so when I fall off the band wagon here soon, I can start up again, and I won't feel like I'm getting a late start on getting in shape. Does that make sense? It made sense in my head...
Alright, enough talk, time to put some baby pictures up!