Milestones and Thunder

We are literally being pounded by rain as I right this ... one of those rare cloud bursts that only happens a couple of times a year and if we were in Utah it would be accompanied by thunder. Oh wait! ... there's the thunder. It's like a monsoon! Scott is taking a few pictures right now, if I get time I'll post them. BUT, what I really hopped on here to post was the cute picture of Torin sleeping in the grass yesterday morning. The blankets are because it was mid morning and he was in the shade. It was a warm sunny weekend and frankly, I'm grateful for the surprise storm. Our house feels cooler already.



Torin slept very poorly last night. I don't know if it was because it was so warm or because he has a cold (we all do). He woke up at 10:30 and wouldn't go back to sleep (that has never happened before). I was already in bed at the time. I woke up again and 11:30 and realized he was still up so I fed him in our bed and took him back to his own when I woke up again at 1am. He slept in our bed again from 5-6:30. Can you tell I'm absolutely desperate for sleep? If he struggles again tonight, I'm not even going to bother with the rocking - he can just sleep in our bed. I really have to kick this cold! ... and so do Scott and Torin.

The "milestone" I refer to in the title is the mostly solid poop complete with swirl I found in the potty yesterday morning. Gross I know - and although I was proud, I didn't take a picture. Hopefully this is the first of many. On a related note - I've only changed one messy diaper in the last week thanks to Torin's current regularity. He graces us with potty surprise shortly after waking nearly every day. I really hope he stays on this schedule. I sure don't miss changing those diapers!