Ear whats?

This is a picture from last winter, but pay attention to the hat in this story.

Lilia had this hat on the other night in the car and she put her hands over the flowers on the ears and said to Dave and I, "These are my ear muffins."

Then proceeded lots of laughter.

Alex slept another 9 hours straight last night! I feel so blessed.

Didn't think it would happen

The snow days turned out pretty awful for us. Alex was miserable and didn't nap well at all. Therefore Dave and I were also miserable. Lilia is extra clingy anymore, which bugs me at times.

We started laying Alex on his back to sleep on Saturday. Last night he slept 9 hours straight on his back!!! I think he likes this position and is much more comfortable. We had him sleeping in a papasan chair in his crib, which I think he got too big to be comfortable.

Oh and another awesome thing...Last night I fed him his bottle and he was still awake when he was finished. He got burps out and I laid him in his crib awake to fall asleep on his own. It worked!!!!! He did it!

You can't understand how amazing this is. It has been hell for 4 months. (He'll be 4 months on Friday.) We would constantly have to rock him to sleep while he cries and fights only for him to wake up a 1/2 hour later and we rock him again. We've laid him down on his own before, but he just cries. Even if it was this one time, I'm thankful and happy!

Wawa visit

Have you ever walked in a Wawa and not bought anything?

Tonight I spoke at a senior high in K.O.P. about my experience in East Asia. On the way home I thought I'd stop in Wawa to get some Easter candy (oh Cadbury mini eggs!!!!). After all, I'll be snowed in this weekend and I can't be without chocolate.

I walked around the store in search for it to no avail. The guy behind the counter noticed that I was looking for something. I asked him if they had any Easter candy. He said they didn't. I said thanks and walked out. It felt really awkard to leave a Wawa with nothing in hand. In fact I didn't even know it was possible!

Can you place Uzbekistan on a map???

We just had a really neat friend over for dinner tonight. He met us at church and then we invited him over for dinner. (Good thing Dave straightened up the house today!) He is a Christian from Uzbekistan and he is also a religious refugee. He has been beaten up for his faith. He came to America a year ago as a way of escaping. His name is Sean and we really enjoyed his company.

Alex 3 months

Lilia taking pictures