We are staying home this morning to get some of the boring things in life taken care of. Things like dishes and laundry and piano practice aren’t glamorous, but they do need attention, so we are here paying attention to them.

This morning as I was holding Lilly Jane, I made the comment that I wished I could get a photo of her. Luke offered to take photos with my camera, so I let him. I didn’t think the photos would work, since we had to use the flash, but I was pleasantly surprised by Luke’s photography skills.

Lilly is more alert these days, and getting a bit more demanding. She’s also showing a definite preference to being with me instead of anyone else. That makes it a bit tough for the rest of the family to help out, but we humor her as much as we can. Sometimes she just has to cry and wait for me to be available.

It’s hard to believe that Lilly is four weeks old today.  Was it really a month ago that we met for the first time?

This afternoon we’ll head back to the Monroe house to work, and tomorrow I think Michael is going to take the day off to work at the house. We’ll see how this week plays out. Meanwhile, I’m glad for a little break.