Bummer

It has been a busy week so far!  I had plans to go see Brandy and her Charlotte on Tuesday, but I wanted more than just an hour with her, so I rescheduled after she returns from Paris (her husband Chris is French...yes we both have husbands named Chris and daughters named Charlotte).  On Wednesday I went to Book Club and really enjoyed visiting with some women I haven't seen in awhile.  I was able to borrow a couple of books, so I've added those to my pile of 'Need to Read'.  Last night I had pilates and today I had lunch with a friend.  This weekend I plan to hang out with another friend.  I've been a social butterfly and it feels great!

The only bummer to this week was that our adoption finalization date has been delayed.  Our new social worker needs more time for review, and she also needs to submit our paperwork for the stipend.  She said maybe April.  That will make April a very full month with my birthday, Cooper's birthday, Chris' birthday and then adoption day.  That part is exciting, but we are bummed out that we won't be finalizing in March.

My sleep books for Cooper arrived yesterday!  I don't like Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child because it's too wordy and too long, plus it also recommends cry it out (although not for every family/baby).  I really love The No-Cry Sleep Solution...it advocates that there are much better alternatives to CIO.  It gives a lot of great ideas for sleep solutions (many of which we are doing), but it will require some patience to see it through (usually takes a couple months before the night waking stops).  I'm okay with that since I can't expect Cooper to change his habits overnight.