Life as I now know it

A few things that have changed/occured in the last few weeks:

Sleep comes in periods of naps - a 'nights sleep' currently doesn't exist (I can't quite call 4 hours a nights rest).

I get concerned when I wake up and find I've been asleep for longer than 4 hours.

Mason has become increasingly adorable :)

I feel lucky if I shower before 3 pm... and even luckier if my hair gets dried (not styled, just dried).

Sometimes I realize I have no idea what temperature it is outside (for the past few days) - a sure sign it is time to get out.

I am completely taken by the "I just pooped/released gas and feel so good" grin he gives me when I am changing him - even at 3:30 AM.

I now schedule everything for the later afternoon because it gives me the best chance to be dressed (not necessarily showered, just dressed).

Conversation topics consist mostly of diapers, nursing, napping...

I am completely amazed at how quickly babies grow.

Time flies! Before I know it it is 4 PM and I wonder where the day went.

I laugh hysterically when he poops on the wall while Matt is changing him... or anytime he poops while Matt is changing him.

I smell like baby lotion, and I love it.

When he does decide to go down for a nap, I accomplish more work than imaginable in the shortest period of time - I basically put super heros to shame.

It has been a whirlwind in the Spann home - busy would be an understatement! I try to get the most done I can each day, but often that just boils down to the essentials. On top of that, I got terribly sick this past weekend - not fun! I got some sort of a stomach bug late Saturday night and was up all night with a fever - and with Mason (I think he was affected by me not feeling well) and then ended up with a scary episode of fever Sunday night. SCARY. I started feeling chilled, we checked my temperature - it was normal. I then started shivering... and shivering... and shivering... uncontrollably. We rechecked my temp (3-5 minutes later) and it was up to 101.5! At this point my entire body was locking up and I couldn't stop violently shaking! Matt called the doc and we then rechecked my temp (another 3-5 minutes) and it was up to 102.5! Good grief! Thanks to prayer, a blessing, and iboprofen, I finally stopped shaking and my fever came back down to 100 within 2 hours. An amazing tender mercy: Mason slept through the entire ordeal! Not only did he sleep through it, but he slept long enough for me to rebound and be able to take care of him (he slept from 6-11:30). Glad that is over!

Grannie Kay (Matt's Mom) is in town this week and she is showering Mason with adoration! We also went on a little shop-a-thon the other day and got him a swing and a mobile! My Mom had told me I needed a swing and I was skeptical... but after a week and a half with Mason on my own, I now see the value of a swing and having two free hands for a few minutes! And of course, here are a few pictures :)