Ups and Downs

Evan went to his 6 month appointment and checked out healthy as can be. His stats were interesting though: 25% height and weight and 90% head! He is just like his big brother. Those brainy Vaughn boys! We went to a play date at Carly, Phil, and Juliana's. It was such a great idea, playing for the kiddos and drinking for the adults :) Also there was 8 month-old Bryn. Evan is a lucky guy, surrounded by two slightly older women. He admired one of Juliana's toys so much that she offered to loan it to him for a while.


On another positive note, Benjamin is back to his usual charming self after recent trips to the dark side (see previous posts). Life is SO much easier when he is his generally agreeable. He has also made important strides in other areas, like peeing on the potty (only at school) and singing the ABC song! In fact, Benjamin has really taken to singing lately and his two favorite songs are "The Wheels on The Bus" and the "ABC" song.


Really, the only down aspect of current life is my difficult sleeping. It seems to be connected to a number of things. First, I have always been a light sleeper. Now my ears are tuned in to any sound large or small, including baby whimpers, coughs, screams, my cat's meow, and my husband's snores. Once I am awake it is so hard sometimes to fall back asleep, especially due to some indigestion issues that I have been having. Being a mommy of two little ones is great, but it is all the more challenging when one is severely sleep deprived. I am proud of myself though, because somehow I made it through the day without anything ugly happening (car wreck, screaming at children, being late for Evan's appointment). I do remember praying last night, asking God to help me through it, and He did.