Ladies and gentlemen, we have sleep!

Okay, so it felt grand to have finally slept after a week and a half of sleepless nights. Last night, Lukas went to bed at 9:30 pm and did not wake until 5 am - that's 7.5 hours! I went to sleep right when he did, so I got the 7.5 hours of sleep. Heaven! Then, I nursed him and he slept for about another 3 hrs. Wonderful. My batteries are recharged and we got stuff done around the house. It was a good day. :)

On another note, Mr. Lukas gave me another roll today from back to belly. He was in the family room on the mat with his toy train that abuelita got him on one side and a drum set that my cousin in Colombia got him on the other. I turned to do something and when I looked back, he was on his tummy grabbing the drum. Very cute! So that's tummy to back, 3, and back to tummy, 2.

And right now, my little angel is sleeping soundly. He just amazes me so much every day. When sleeping, he looks just like his daddy and he can do no wrong. It's crazy to think that that innocence we posses as babies one day disappeard and we become calculating, cynical, and lying adults. Okay, so not all of us are that bad, but our innocence is stripped from us and we lose the spontainety and truth that comes with childhood. How many of us can say we've laughed recently with that same genuine joy that is heard in a baby's laughter? I can't remember when I ever laughed the way Lukas laughs, although I know I must have at some point in my life. Or when have we been so happy to see our parents the way he is happy to see us? Right now, we, as parents, can do no wrong by him, and all he wants to do is be with us, soaking in all the attention we give him. There will come a day when he no longer wants to be the center of our universe and will shrink away from our caresses and lavish shows of affection. For now, though, I cherish being able to hug him tightly, to tickle those wonderful laughs out of him, to snuggle with him during nap time, and to kiss his cheeks, his nose, and his belly.