Big news in the Myhre household: Elena now goes to sleep on her own at night. People kept telling us we would have to let her cry it out or she would never be able to put herself to sleep, but I just couldn't do it. So the other night when she was tired and fussy, I tried just setting her in the pack-n-play, and she was asleep within about 3 minutes. No heart-wrenching screaming; just a few tired cries, a yawn, some tosses and turns, and she was asleep with her head in the corner and her butt in the air. Comfy.



The second night we tried it, she slept straight through until 5:30, which would have been great except there was quite a bit more milk waiting for her in the morning than usual. She drank and drank until she threw up all over our bed. Yummy. Mama's gonna have to cut back on the nighttime milk production :)


On a sadder note, I'm sure most of you have heard about the bus accident that took place near here. The bus was from my old shcool. I knew the families whose children were killed, but none of them very well. My heart goes out to all of those involved - I cannot even begin to imagine their loss. Oddly enough, I was praying the chaplet of divine mercy at the time of the accident. For those of you who dont' know, the chaplet is believed to bring immense graces, especially when recited at the hour of one's death. May God's grace be poured out abundantly on all those affected.

Elena's first Ash Wednesday (look closely and you can see the ashes)