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The fortnight report

Ben is fortunately the super sleeper, so we are pretty much sleeping through the night (at least for now). So Betsy nurses Ben for the last time at 9, 10, or 11 (depending on how the day has gone), and he typically won't get up to nurse again until 4, 5, or 6; and then he goes back to sleep.

Also, he seems to be able to soothe himself; that is, he can cry himself to sleep as long as we console him if he gets really worked up. We normally wouldn't even try that with a two-week old, but he's slept so well that we have given it a shot, and it's worked.

We are very thankful for the rest we've gotten. This behavior is better than Wesley, and way better than Aidan. Of course, we don't count on it lasting, but we figure that, at 3 months, we can start to strongly encourage him to sleep through the night, so each day that we inch closer to that milestone without being up all night.

Evidently the key to having an easy baby is to keep having babies until one has a good disposition from birth.

Wesley and Aidan have been really good with Ben as well. They adore him, and, with the exception of showing their love a little too roughly, he seems to like them, too.

This may all come crashing down when I return to full time work outside the home tomorrow. The first week, I was at home and not working. Last week, I worked from home. But this week, I'll be in Wilmington for at least most of the week, and I will be working full time.

Third Eye Blurry
Third Eye is no longer blind, but starting to gain some vision, as we got our first "official" client last week. Previously, we had a client of sorts, but they were really hiring me, and not the company. This time, we reviewed a failed 510(k) submission, and will most likely be resubmitting for our client. If you want to communicate something to the Food and Drug Administration, call Third Eye Associates.

Home Improvement
In my time as home, I'v ebeen taking all kinds of fun projects. First, I straightened out our shutters, which were parallelograms, but not rectangles. Now, with flat angle reinforcements, they will remain straight even if the house falls down around them.

Also, I made covers for my window wells. They are wood framed with metal mesh in the middle, so that the wells don't fill with leaves anymore. I wish I had taken photos of these things, so this would be more interesting to read. Sorry, father. I tried.

I fertilized my lawn. For some, not such a big endeavor. For me, an adventure. Last year I put 4x as much as I was supposed to put, and burned strips of ammonia through my lawn. I try to set the bar low so my neighbors won't complain when I mow on a monthly basis.

Finally, I hooked up my antenna to receive HD TV. I had no idea until last week that you could get an HD signal with a regular TV. So I went out and bought a new fancy antenna, then found that I could get HD with my old antenna. Now, instead of a fuzzy picture, my picture turns on and off (the beauty of digital television).

That's really all that could be said about us. Well, perhaps not, but it's all that will be said about us.