Yesterday was Chinese New Year.  One of the traditions is to have a nice family dinner on New Year’s Eve to welcome the new year together.  So we went out to eat at a Chinese restaurant on Wednesday night; Julie and Ashlyn came to join us too.  We were able to be there before the crowd arrived.  The dinner was great, and we all managed to eat well and have a conversation.  All three kids stayed in their seats almost the entire time and ate their dinners.  This was the first time Connor sat in his booster seat at a restaurant.  He had a lot of fun just looking around at the people while eating his oatmeal.  Ashlyn seemed to enjoy herself as well…Stuart thinks she’s warming up to him, as he received a few smiles this time and she provided happy bleets to all.

     This morning when we woke up, Connor was still sleeping and I noticed that his arms were out of his swaddle.  He seemed so comfortable sleeping with both of his arms up by his head.  I guess Connor figured that the New Year is a good time to make a change, so I let him sleep without swaddling tonight.  We will see how good of a sleep he will have!