Full night's sleep

Ok, now that I watched my dad update pictures on this last night, I realize that I can do it just as easily, and can actually post stuff to update everyone on the wee bebe. Ok, so he's not so wee, having weighed in at his 4 month appointment at 17.5 lbs (in the 95th percentile). As Drew likes to say, "He likes his groceries!". I went back to work in mid-January, and we are all adjusting well. Bacchus has been sleeping through the night since about 9 weeks of age. Except for last week, when he suddenly forgot what he was doing, and started waking up two to three times per night, needing food/comfort, etc. We broke that cycle over the past weekend, and I'm pretty sure it was the Johnny Cash impersonator that did it. Let me 'splain. We went out to dinner with our friends Jacob and Jan Carla, to Abigail's in Rocheport. Bacchus started getting fussy around 7:30, his usual dinner time. I tried to feed him (albeit awkwardly) at the table, but he just fussed around. Drew ended up holding him, and he had a good time looking around at everything in the different environment. At 9:00 p.m., he was still in good spirits, and apparently not hungry, so we headed over to the Rocheport General Store, where there was a Johnny Cash impersonator band playing. Playing loudly, and quite badly, I'm sorry to say. Anyhoo, Bacchus was totally into the new environment, and had a good time being passed around to a few people. At 9:45, we finally called it a night, and went home, fed him, and put him to bed. He's been sleeping through the night ever since. God Bless you, horrible Johnny Cash impersonator!

Drew has been in Pennsylvania since last Sunday, attending a winery convention of some sort with the other winemakers. Dad Marchbank, thank God, agreed to come and help out at the house, where he has been feeding and caring for all the animals, including me. I'm going to miss coming home to a house smelling like dinner! He has also been doing little things around the house (wiring the living room for internet, painting a patch job in the bedroom/bathroom, etc) that is so appreciated. Grandparents are awesome.

Well, that's the update for now. Sorry this has been so long in coming! Hopefully, I'll be able to update it regularly from now on. We haven't taken any videos, and I wouldn't know how to post them if I did, but I'm willing to learn. Everybody needs to be able to hear Bacchus laughing. It's so cute that when I'm home, I call my office line, and leave a voicemail of him laughing, so I can listen to it all day at work. Life is good.