Day six –

This is the first weekend in this adventure. I am not sure if I get the weekend off or if I am going to be on-call, or if I simply carry on with our routine. So far, mom took care of a 1:30 a.m. Binky check and I handled a 4:00 a.m. fit and diaper change. At 7:00 a.m., our son has not awaked for his regular (6:00 a.m.) feeding and I am planning to see how long we can make it! We do have another party tonight, sadly, a going away party for Oma Mamu. She will soon be returning to her summer home and she will be missed.

Mom woke up around 7:30 as lil’ man began stirring. He did make it a bit longer than expected but now he was hungry. She took over the feeding and I set to task on a looming yard project that needed to be completed before we receive our spring showers; a small lake of water has been collecting at our front doorway and needed to be redirected. My day, today, consisted of digging up sticky, wet Caliche soil and laying down a drainpipe of 50+ feet; it was agonizingly physically demanding work. The job was finished around 3:00 p.m. Mom had not had much trouble with our son through the day and we began preparing for tonight’s going away party tonight. Our plan was to go to the party early, feed lil’ man and put him down to sleep, so-as not to take away from the purpose of the event, sending Oma Mamu off with style. So, off to grandma and grandpa’s house we went. Once there, we fed our son and there was some admiring by friends who were arriving to the party. He was laid down in a crib and nary a peep was heard until we gathered to leave at about 9:00 p.m. Before leaving, my father asked to see the baby – he had not been able to sneak away from the party to visit with him. Grandpa came into the room as lil’ man was waking up and I was quite proud to see him beaming with pride as he picked up his grandson. Watching him, I noticed some sense of his want to parade lil’ man around to his friends and so I suggested he do so. After giving him a few moments alone, with his friends and grandson, we entered the other room and found him smiling and bragging (already) about his new grandchild. It was a truly great feeling for me to see him enjoy that moment. We left the party, in a flash of smiles of goodbye hugs and kisses bestowed on our son. We got home, without incident, and performed the regular feeding (albeit delayed). Lil’ man went down to sleep and we were finished for the day. It was 10:30 p.m.