A Week of Recovery

     Although last weekend was so fun, it took all of us almost the full week to recover (especially since we got up at 4:30 and left at 5:30 Sunday morning to drive back).  Mark worked hard and was pretty tired all week, I got plenty of sleep this week but still felt sluggish, and Marcus is working on a new nap schedule himself.  Since he's now sleeping until 8 or 8:30 some days, he's refusing two naps and most days this week, he only had one.  It's amazing how babies can wean themselves and communicate, even though they can't talk.  There are still some days where he may have 2 naps, but for now, he gets up and eats around 8am and again at 12, but then goes down for a nap between 1 and 2 in the afternoon, sleeping for an hour and a half to two hours.  He eats again at 4 and then has a bottle between 7 and 8, but he's normally in bed by 8, sleeping a solid 12 hours.  He's a GREAT sleeper, and we're so thankful for that. 
     In the midst of our "recovery" this week, I cooked A LOT and tried some new recipes.  They were all really good, so we were at least well-fed this week.  I also took Marcus to the park and we played for a while yesterday.  He LOVES the swing, so I'm on the lookout for a good used one now.  Anybody have one they're finished with? 
     And finally, I know I've probably said this before, but Marcus is literally into EVERYTHING.  He opens cabinet doors, drawers, opens and closes doors, and cruises around furniture like it's his job.  He loves to clear things off the coffee tables by throwing them as far as he can.  And speaking of throwing, his new favorite game is to throw balls or rings across the floor then crawl as fast as he can to go get them.  Once he's there, he throws them back in the original direction and the cycle continues.  It's adorable.  I just wish it lasted longer than 3 minutes.  He can, however, throw a ball to Mark or I for hours.  He loves that (and appears to be a lefty! - we'll see).
     Alright, he's currently standing up behind me, pulling on my shirt, so I'd better get off of the computer and show this baby some attention.  Happy Saturday, all! :)

Crawling under our kitchen table.

Pulled up, playing on the bench.

Daddy was making him laugh - LOVE IT!

Swinging at the park.  Braves cap, UNCA shirt and shorts. :)

He's just too much of a big boy in this picture for me!

Due to lack of space, I fold up his walker when it's not in use.  He crawled over to it, stood up, and put his right leg into it without any help.  At least he gets the concept of how it works, right?