Back in DC

Carlito is back on his non-schedule schedule after returning from Hawaii which is 5 hours behind. It was actually much easier heading east than west in terms of baby jetlag, but harder on us...though it may have just been that we didn't want to leave Hawaii and return to our dust bowl house. I got sick, then Carlos got sick, then Carlito got a temperature, now I have a sore throat...

I told myself that I was going to start sleep training after we got back from Thanksgiving, but I haven't been very consistent - which I think means automatic failure. Of course I want him to come out and be social with mom and dad when we want to go out and go to sleep at a reasonable hour when we aren't going out. What a selfish mother. He likes to socialize too - look at him hanging out with his buddies during happy hour this week:


I did however try letting him cry when he wakes up in the night. He cried for 10 minutes and went back to sleep! I can't believe that I've been putting myself through this every night - jumping up to get him when all he needed was 10 minutes to put himself back to sleep. We'll see about tonight....

On the house front we had the bank appraiser come out in our seemingly never-ending quest to refinance the house. It was classic us as we had everyone -including my mom and the painters on their hands and knees cleaning in the minutes leading up to his arrival. Unfortunately he came a few minutes early and caught us on all fours. It was slightly embarrassing. It looks good, but we're holding our breath until the closing is set, come and gone.

We are also heading to small claims court tomorrow to face the stink eye of our neighbor. Should be a fun face off. I wonder if Baby Carlito will smile at her....or maybe he'll spit up on her....:)