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April 14, 2003

Hi Everyone!

Well, it has been 8 days since we had daylight savings time and although, I appreciate the fact that Josh and I have more daylight together when we get home, it sure has been a rough ride for him. I know that most people breeze through daylight savings time and it is no big deal, but we seem to have a hard time with it every time it rolls around. It makes sense to me because Josh likes to be kept on a regular schedule. It has been that way since he was an infant. If he stays up an hour later than normal you would think he would just sleep an hour late, but that's not the case with Josh. If he goes to bed late, he will usually wake up several times during the night and have very restless sleep.

With daylight savings time, this year I thought I would ease him into it. On Friday night, I put him down 15 minutes earlier than usual, then Saturday 30 minutes early. I figured by Monday he would be set into the new schedule without much effort....WRONG! Ever since Sunday night he cries when I put him to bed. Although we have struggled with sleeping during nap time, Josh has been a pretty good night time sleeper. We have our rituals, dinner, bath, brush teeth and read a couple of stories then it is off to bed. Josh usually lies right down and goes to sleep. I am always concerned if he cries, because it usually means something is wrong. Last night he cried for 20 minutes and I couldn't find a thing wrong with him. It just seems like he is not ready for bed. It is as if his internal clock is telling him it is not bed time. He has also been sleeping in late. While this is great over the weekend, I have been late for work every day last week and again this morning. It is a good thing my job is flexible because I just don't have the heart to wake him up after a rough night sleeping. I hope by the time I write my next entry he will have adjusted to the time change, but if I had my way we would just do away with daylight savings time altogether!

I am pleased to say, that Josh has been well since my last entry. We have had no illnesses, no emergencies and Josh's allergy medications seem to be keeping those symtoms under control. He is taking Claritin and Singulair now and I am scheduled to follow up with his doctor in a few weeks to discuss how long we will continue to give him these medications.

I am really looking forward to Easter weekend with Josh! This Saturday we are going to an Easter egg hunt held down at our local park. From what I understand they make it really fun for all ages and there are plenty of eggs and goodies for all the kids. After that is over we are coming back to the house and dying eggs together at home. Sunday, the Easter bunny will be leaving a basket for Josh and although we have told him the Easter Bunny will be coming he isn't quite sure what to make of that yet. I am anxious to see how he reacts to it! We have an Easter party ot go to on Sunday morning and will be meeting my parents for an early dinner, so this weekend is booked! It will be fun to see how Josh reacts to all the festivities, I am sure he is going to love it!

As for me, I spent Saturday afternoon redeeming my gift certiifcate for a massage at a local Day Spa. My wonderful husband and son gave me this certificate for Christmas and I haven't gotten around to using it until now. It was amazing! This is the second time in my life I have had a professional massage and it felt so good! After the hour long massage, I had use of the rest of the facility as long as I wanted. I sat in the jacuzzi, took a long shower and just basically relaxed for another hour or so. I can hardly wait to go back!

We are back to TTC again! I am on day 3 and hoping for good luck this cycle!

Thanks for reading!

Janet and Josh