A hairdryer, a swing, and a baby...

What do the above items have in common you ask? When combined in equal parts, they spell sleep for the entire family. Yesterday, and again last night, we bundled Chris up, turned the hairdryer on high for white noise, and rocked him in the swing, thus leading to a fairly calm baby. For all you concerned citizens, fear not--we did not actually use the dryer on our son, just next to him. This worked beautifully around 5PM so we all took a 2 hour nap immediately! Later last night we had to break down and use a pacifier as well. Our other adventure of the day included an evening walk around the block in the stroller. Who would have thought that 0.7 miles could be so exciting? And to Kasey's delight, we have not forgotten her favorite pastime. As we got our little man in the car seat, he started throwing a fit so we took a ride in the car. Many people said this would work but I wasn't convinced at first because he kept bawling as we toured the side streets. The magic happened when we hopped on K-7 and revved it up to 60mph. In an instant he was out! Note to self: forget gas prices and conservation...drive! Our walk was fun and we ran into several neighbors who got to see our bundle of joy. All together, Brian got 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep and I had about the same but got up once to feed. Now Christopher is peacefully sleeping on me after a hearty breakfast and I am awaiting the return of my hubby (3 years today!) with some hot Panera egg sandwiches. Speaking of food, our friend Jaime brought us sesveral fabulous dishes, which we have been enjoying for dinner the past 2 nights. Thank you Jaime for being an awesome cook and friend!