Alexi's mother is in town helping out for the week so I've been able to go to work in the lab a bit - and have someone to talk to during the day - very nice. She even does the dishes! What I've discovered since she came though is that for the first time in my life I feel like I am capable of knowing what a baby wants when it cries. This is probably because it's MY baby - but nonetheless it gives me intense joy to find that when even a seasoned mother like Alexi's mom can't figure out what baby Samuel wants, I can. Not that she isn't good with him - she's wonderful - but I think it's been good for me to discover this...confidence as a mother.

I've also been reconnecting with some old friends from Houghton (college) this week which always makes me excited to see where God will take us next. I love hearing about what my friends are up to - they're all over the world now - and hopefully we'll have exciting adventures to write about soon.

I'll have to put up some pictures from this week so far:




Tummy time with grandma:
At Highland Park with the Baby Bjorn

Baby and grandma
After another bath - our favorite time