Well… the dreaded 4-month sleep retention has started I believe. My little guy has been sleeping pretty much through the night since he was a month and a half or two months old. I will say, while I wasn’t thrilled to be awoken and the dreams that followed weren’t exactly welcomed, there continues to be something sweet and magical about these late night feedings.

I’ve been reading to my guy since we came home from the hospital but after one too many rereading of Dr. Seuss, I decided to switch things up. I mean, at just a few days old, he’s just hearing the world and the book was probably more just something to keep me awake. Anyway, we started a nonfiction book-26 Marathons by Meb Keflezighi and Scott Douglas. I mean, by this time, I knew I was running two marathons throughout the course of the year and well, if you are from a marathoning family you know you just have to accept it. My little guy accepted it.

During each feeding, we read about another marathon and I’d tell him a story I knew about the race or stories from watching my dad and uncle run them. Then, the best part of having a February baby, we watched both Boston and London on tv. I’m new to this motherhood thing but I’m loving the memories we are making along the way!

**Side note: while I may have written this at 2 AM, I waited until the morning to post it.