I have been praising the Lord the past three days because my son who is now 6 weeks old has been sleeping through the night. When I mean sleeping through the night, I mean from 11pm to 6 or 7am. I have been waking up so refreshed. I literally feel like I brand new woman.

The first morning I remember waking up to my husbands alarm and thinking to myself “did my son cry last night?” and then I talked myself out of going to his room to check on him because I didn’t want to wake him up if he was sleeping soundly. An hour later he started to cry and I went and picked him up for his morning feeding. It was awesome. The second morning he woke up a little earlier, but after I soothed him, he went to bed for another hour. The third morning he woke up a little after 7am.

I tell you…I am counting my blessings. Things have been emotionally draining with all the financial issues, postpartum pregnancy stuff, fatigue and just being a mom. Sleep is truly a kiss from God.

I am addicted to a game I thought I never wanted to play. My husband has played Settlers of Catan several time with friends in the past and has raved about the game, but I never thought I was interested till last weekend. My husband borrowed the game so that we could play it with his family and I got roped into playing the second game. By the end I actual won. I think that’s what really hooked me. I’m sure it was all luck, but it was still fun to win.

In Settlers of Catan, players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads. On each turn dice are rolled to determine the current production on the island. Players collect raw materials to build up their civilizations to gain enough victory points to win the game. This game is a Spiel des Jahres (German game of the year, 1995) winner, primarily because of its amazing ability to appeal to non-gamers and gamers alike.

From Mayfair’s web-site:
“For 3-4 players ages 10 and up.”