saturday was more fun.  we got a call that the in-laws needed their baby fix.  they came by on their way to the garden center and we chatted for a while.  they mostly enjoyed the dude and did the grandparent thing.  i've become all too comfortable looking like ass in front of my wife's parents.  they don't seem to notice because they're blinded by the beaming brilliance of the dude.  i'm sure it'll wear thin eventually, but by then i won't care.

in the afternoon, one of stacky's uncles came by to visit the dude and drop off three customized onesies.  one with a brewery logo (who knew i named my kid after a beer?), one with a texas ranger badge and his name in the middle, and finally one that says "aunt $aunt and uncle $uncle are my favorites and they got me this swell shirt."  it was VERY funny.  it has really thrown down the gauntlet as among stacky's aunts (there are 6 sisters in total) there is a quite the competitive streak when it comes to being the favorite aunt.

after some sad attempts at napping (i can hardly sleep when i've missed my pbs cooking shows for the 100th weekend in a row) we decided that we'd go on a date.  our standard is to hit cafe express and a chain bookstore.  we did so and capped the night with dessert and coffee.  the dude napped through the entire event.  it was nice to be out and about and human.  and when we got home...

...i messed around in my studio some more after stacky fed the dude and passed out.  i tried to fight the good fight and get plenty done, but it didn't happen.  i was just too tired.

sunday we got up late.  really late.  like "breakfast at 11" late.  after said breakfast, i fixed up the truck a bit and made an abortive attempt to get dog food.  due to the severe lack of contiguous sleep, we came to the conclusion that a family nap was in order.   it was about 10 minutes after that point that the dude decided that he'd slept enough and that being up and about was the new thing to do.  i told stacky to get some sleep and i threw the dude into the snuggli.  yes, that backpack thing that goes on the front.  he just kinda hangs there, looks around and eventually falls asleep.

i was a little surprised at just how much i got done with him hanging there.  i rewired part of my studio, cleaned up a closet, and did some other random house stuff.  he was perfectly content to nap or look around.  the only down side is that it puts the weight in the wrong place for my lower back.  i should look into adjusting it.  after about 3 hours or so, i decided that i wanted to sit down and read.  this, he would not abide.  so i tossed him in the bouncey (after our traditional baby stare-off (i'm still the reigning champion!)) and read for about 5 minutes before stacky got up.  she whipped up a fantastic dinner while i got my lunch ready for monday.

i had intended to be in bed and sleeping by 9 but that didn't really work.  i've discovered that it's not a lack of sleep that causes the problem with our new dude.  it's the lack of CONTIGUOUS sleep.  there's quite a difference.  and that brings me to my todo list.

1.  make sure stacky gets enough rest.
2.  learn to get more studio time in when everyone is out cold (streamline workflow).
3.  re-learn to drop straight to REM sleep without fucking around.
4.  stay on target wrt current work attitude.
5.  remain baby stare-down champion through practice, practice, practice!