Asim, now just over a month old

Well, lazy as usual with the blog-posting. I guess I can at least get every month or so, though. Anyway, Asim continues to do well and continues to put on weight. This is significant because he started out pretty big, so now he's like, up to 13 lbs or something. And it's noticeable. But it's all good since my arms are getting stronger. My legs are also getting stronger because I have to occasionally haul him up and down in the car seat along with whatever else we can find.

Anyway, Maria is also doing well. She's still not doing any heavy lifting, but the healing is going well. There's no more daily pain, but some things are a bit tricky. Asim has, as you may imagine, a rather erratic schedule. Sometimes it'll be 4 hours between feedings, sometimes an hour. Sometimes this happens in the middle of the day, most often not.

Speaking of which, I am avoiding the sleep deprivation by ... sleeping in the other room during the week -- I am getting up at all hours through the weekend with them, though. The reason for my need for sleep is my new work schedule -- I am commuting almost two hours each way three days a week. The other two I'm staying around Indy. But driving two hours on a lonely interstate -- out toward Terre Haute -- isn't exactly safet on half an hour of sleep.

Unfortunately, that work situation won't change for several months. Fortunately, I'm being compensated for some of the mileage and time, so I can't complain. The work is really good, too. It's still along the lines of what I was doing before in the food and pharma industry.

While I am at home with Asim and Maria, I do get a chance to feed him, clothe him and change him (at least once, sometimes twice.) And no, I don't have a problem with it. It is what it is. At the very least, I know he's going to feel great once he's got a fresh pair under his bum.

As far as his personality, it's still coming along. He's started smiling, which is absolutely fantastic. And yes, I'm ignoring the fact that he smiles (up until two months) because he's got gas. Whatever. I'll take those great little smiles. They're a bit hard to capture on digital film, though. But we're working on it. You see, the light in the apartment is dodgy, and by the time I get home it's dark. The weekends are also tricky cause the light outside is great but it's too frickin' cold. Grr.