Overdue

Amazingly enough, another thing has slipped behind! Perhaps the idea of posting to our blog in a somewhat "daily" fashion was a bit lofty, considering we're still adjusting to life with a baby! The last month and a half has been full of ups and downs, but lately, mostly ups. Micah turned two months old yesterday and has the personality to prove it :o) A few weeks ago, he started showing us some social smiles (see the progression of a smile pics) and they have continued to blossom into some wonderful and interesting conversations during his happy awake time!
Mimi was up to help out for nine days in late April/early May, and during that time, we were able to successfully determine the different sounds of his cries and what they mean (hooray!), and I was also able to determine that a full belly is truly the key to a happy Micah. Thankfully, he's settling into a good routine, including a morning nap and afternoon nap, and only waking to eat once at night. Things are much more enjoyable this way! He is also a little more independent and doesn't need to be held all the time--thank goodness!Don is still keeping busy with school, getting his 7th/8th grade choir and select choir ready for their June 3rd concert. He also had his debut with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra for their Gala concert on May 2! It was so exciting :o) I started back into lessons with the whole studio during the first week in May and now we're looking forward to scheduling summer lessons! It's hard to believe school is just weeks away from being over :o) I also had several rehearsals, assemblies and concerts for two of the elementary school choirs to accompany; now, I have Don's (hard) music to work on for his concert....if only I had the time to practice!Last weekend was my first Mother's Day and it was a delight! We made it to church for the third week in a row, Micah had a 3+ hour nap in the afternoon and we got to nap, too, and a wonderfully delicious dinner made by Don. It was great! This weekend, we look forward to my brother, Brandon's, college graduation from Messiah! We'll post pics from that event next week--hopefully ;o)