where does the time go?

Yesterday Cadence was officially 4 weeks old, and I can't believe that she's been alive for that long already!  It's probably because the days never seem to have a beginning or an end--it's just one long vicious cycle of not enough sleep and trying to get things organized in our new house.

My family came into town last weekend, and with their help we were able to get a lot of things done around the new house--paint Cadence's room and dresser, install our new locks, get our internet set-up, install our printer, and Mike even took my laptop home with him to try and get it up and working.  Things are slowly coming together, but everything is moving at a snail's pace as we are completely at the mercy of our little lady!  Our main problem right now is that our washer is broken, so we are slowly being inundated with dirty laundry, and given that we're using cloth diapers, laundry facilities are kind of necessary!  We are hopeful that it will be fixed by Monday...fingers crossed!

Cadence has been sleeping well, usually 5-6 hours every night, although inevitably there is one night a week where she just gets completely thrown off and doesn't ever get a really long stretch in--which makes for a rough day for mom the following day!  A few days ago she started smiling for real when she hears my or James's voice, and it's amazing how one beautiful smile can make you forget all the frustrations. 

Tonight we have a double baby shower to attend for Monica and Sarah, and Cadence will be coming along with me so that Jessie Rich and Megan Stimpson can see her for the first time.