Northwest Norsworthys: Saturday

I love Saturdays....traditionally they have been days to sleep in, have a fun breakfast just John and I, and laze around in our pajamas as long as we wanted while watching movies and enjoying ourselves.

Saturdays look a little different now....sleeping in looks like 8:00 am (when we are lucky), special breakfast is the bowls of cereal we eat together on the couch, and watching movies means giving the pause button a workout while Ben squeaks and fusses during all the important scenes. Staying in our pajamas til early afternoon does still happen, but mainly because we can't get anything done until then because we are changing, bouncing, feeding, burping or rocking--our new favorite activities.
But Saturdays are still grand, because I have my John with me all day--I don't have to share him with work or other people and I get my teammate back.
What a difference it makes when you have a teammate share the day, the frustrations, the smiles and coos, and most importantly.....the dirty diapers. :)

It has been a great day so far, and a great end to a busy but good week. Ben was such a trooper as I toted him around this week. Wednesday we dropped Grandma and Grandpa off at the airport, went to a parent/baby group at the hospital and then visited the staff at Dream Dinners (my work) in the evening. Then yesterday we spent the day with Auntie Laurie and went berry picking and then shopping. Through it all Ben slept or was content and easy-going.

What a blessing this little boy is! As I was driving home yesterday he slept most of the way, but then about 10 minutes from home he had reached saturation point of carseat and car time and was done. And I heard about it until we got home. But I realized, even as he loudly proclaimed his disapproval of the circumstances, that he is so patient with me, so mild-mannered and flexible. I am denying any credit for this great behavior, because it has nothing to do with me and everything to do with a gracious God who blesses with outrageous abundance. More evidence of this goodness: last night he went to bed at 11:30 and slept til 4:30, then ate and slept again until 8:30. Wow. That means I got 5 hours in a row and then another 3.5 - what luxury!! And this is the same little boy that smiles through bathtime, coos through tummy-time, and sleeps well in his crib for naps or nighttime. I am seriously blessed.

Here are some fun pictures of our Ben, otherwise known as Buddy, Sweetheart, Punkin, Munchkin, Squirt, Nugget, and Little Love.