Nap number 2 in his big boy bed!

Is it possible that the crib days are behind us forever?  That's hard to believe, but not an unpleasant thought.  Babies are amazing, and we would have to consider taking an infant sibling of one of our kids if they needed a home.  Otherwise, I'm just fine being beyond the infant stage.

In some ways I feel like I've been in the movie "Groundhog Day."  As soon as we pass a stage or reach a milestone with one kid, there's another one ready to start that stage.  I love my little ones, but I do wonder what it will be like to be able to cook without someone grabbing my legs and screaming the whole time or getting shut behind the baby gate outside the kitchen and...screaming the whole time.  It has been years since cooking has been fun and peaceful!

Oh, and potty training!  One more in diapers.  There will come a day when those are behind us, too.  I cannot imagine.

Asa is now sleeping through most nights, which is big deal in my life.  I recently read an article about how babies who don't sleep through the night are more intelligent and in tune with their emotions.  My little man must be brilliant!  I know we would have all slept better had we co-slept with him, but CPS doesn't allow that so I sat up in a chair snoozing with him many nights for the last 16 months.  Now I get to sleep in my own bed, and Asa will be sleeping in his own toddler bed, you know, after I put him back in it 9,348 times each night.  I'm guessing he'll spend a lot of time climbing into Tobias's bed.

I know, I know!  I will miss these days and years.  I love my babies and know that I will miss their adorable, little selves.   I'm pretty sure there are some small parts of these tiny years that I won't miss, though.