After having Andy traveling quite a bit the past 3 weeks, he's home! Rachel was so excited to see her daddy yesterday. She was very giggly and wouldn't let him out of her sight. She even let Andy put her down when she napped and went to bed for the night. And of course, Andy loved being so loved. :) Unfortunately Rachel didn't get to see her daddy today. By the time she woke up, he was already at work. When I went to Rachel's room this morning she said, "hold you, Daddy" over and over and over again. Poor girl! She probably thinks he's taken off again, but luckily he hasn't. We are lucky because Andy hardly ever travels. But when he does, we miss him. The month of April will most likely bring some late hours, but Andy's told me it won't be as bad as it was in Houston. We shall see... At least he'll make it home each night, eventually.
We finally caught up with the U.S. and did Daylight Savings on Sunday. So now the sun comes up around 7:15 am and sets around 8:15 pm. In the middle of the summer, we'll have some long days (5 am - 10 pm), which should be interesting. :) A few weeks ago I got a little creative with the tin foil and did this to Rachel's bedroom window:
I guess I am pretty spoiled. Once the sun was coming up around 6:30 am and Rachel was waking up earlier, I decided to take matters into my own hands. This was the cheap way out, but I didn't really want to invest in blackout curtains for a home I do not own. So, Rachel is sleeping much better and so far the tin foil has worked out well. However, I think Andy and I are just going to have to get used to the sunshine. We have too much window to cover and I doubt our neighbors would appreciate it (our windows are in the front, unlike Rachel's which face the back).
I guess I am pretty spoiled. Once the sun was coming up around 6:30 am and Rachel was waking up earlier, I decided to take matters into my own hands. This was the cheap way out, but I didn't really want to invest in blackout curtains for a home I do not own. So, Rachel is sleeping much better and so far the tin foil has worked out well. However, I think Andy and I are just going to have to get used to the sunshine. We have too much window to cover and I doubt our neighbors would appreciate it (our windows are in the front, unlike Rachel's which face the back). 
But hey, if you're tired enough, you can sleep through sunshine, right? Last, but not least, here's a picture of Rachel this morning. I was vacuuming and she was watching her favorite (babytvchannel). Doesn't it look comfortable? The couches are right there, but I guess the floor was where she wanted to be. She was busy playing with her belly button and watching TV. 
5 comments:
tin foil--what a great idea! it's almost 9pm and my girls are still awake. the light evenings always throw us a bit in the beginning. yay, summer's comin!
What a goof! Ken and I put up a bed sheet in our window to keep the heat in, but now I'm thinking we'll need it for the morning light too!
haha, thank goodness for tin foil :)
You could write a book about 101 used for tin foil! Who knows, could be a big money maker! The kids pick the weirdest places and positions to be "comfortable."
So funny! We used to have to put tin foil in the window when Paul was working nights - just make sure the shiny side is facing IN!! Also, very interesting...in our contract where we live now they don't allow tin foil in the windows...oh well!
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