Cheating, a bit as these are pics from last week.

However, didn't want to leave you guys without some new morsels to chew on!

Reading with mom. She will actually look at the pages, sometimes.

This past Sunday. Happy to be with family.

As I write this, it is 10:23 PM and SAM has been asleep since about 9:15. Prior to that, she was mostly asleep on the couch after dinner. While I think the adjustment back to work has been mostly good for her, the days have been exhausting. Hopefully, as we fall into a schedule and the stress of going back to work drops a bit, her evenings will be more restful.

One high point is that SAM has been enjoying her first couple of days back with the students.

More good news is that Margaret's feeding and sleep schedule seems to be relatively stable (except for the getting up at 5:30 AM to feed, bit) and she seems to be in good spirits.

Margaret continues to grow and change though neither of us have been snapping photos these past few days. By the time I get home from work, she's already sleeping or almost sleeping. Likewise, when SAM is home, she either has to be feeding Margaret or putting her down to sleep. I think I'm going to try and wake earlier, now, so I can spend some time with my girls when they're awake.

Lately, M's burps have been simply stupendous. It's harder and harder to burp her, now as she gets bigger. I find I'm spending more and more time at meals patting her back in all sorts of positions and issuing all sorts of vague, empty threats about what might happen if she doesn't burp.

"Margaret, if you don't burp, the doctor will have to use tubes down your throat to get them out."

It makes me feel better to have a laugh, anyways. I have to remember to stop as soon as she can start understanding me or I'm afraid I might give her nightmares.

When the payoff comes, however, it's simply incredible. It sounds like some of the raunchier post keg-stand belches I've heard.

Fun stuff.

Anyways, there likely won't be another update until this weekend. Hope everyone has a great week!