conrad jay - week 14

Conrad's going for the gold this week...

Well, this was our last week of summer vacation.  We, of course, spent a lot of our time watching the Olympcis.  I think it was on almost all the time.But when I told Amos he would be 9 next time the Olympics cam around, he realized the importance.  

Here's Mr. Smiley!  He;s been sleeping 9+ hours a few nights this week.  And we moved him up to his room.  It was a little bittersweet, but it is nice having our room back to ourselves.  And no baby gear to stub our toes on at night.

We hadn't seen the Corcoran Gang for quite a while, so it was nice to visit with them last week.  The girls were sweet with Conrad.  Rosie even wanted to read Superheros to him.  How sweet!

We went to the lake one last time before school started.  These were the only two pictures I got, but they sure were sweet ones.  It's amazing how much all three of the older boys have grown in swimming this summer.  Amos even tried the knee board.  Mom wasn't on the boat or it might not have happened, but I think he's hooked.

Saturday night we had a house full of kids.  We just started a Babysitting Swap with some friends in town that also have a ton of kids and a hard time finding people to watch them for date nights.  One night a month we watch 14 kids.  3 nights a month we can go out on a date!  It's a pretty sweet deal for us.

 Everyone was really well behaved.  We broke out the legos and coloring books and most of the bigger kids were entertained for the evening.

Here's the playroom with some of the younger ones.

Dad went back to school on Monday, but he still had time to do some pretending with these guys once he got home.

 Cheese!!

And this guy...he's had a pretty great week.  He's been adjusting back to some more normal sleep times through the day and happy and playful while he's awake!  We think he's pretty great!