How Soon Before We Get the Porn Version, Winter's Boner?

I was feeling on top of the world last week when HR was showing all signs of being a champion sleeper. Obviously I knew better than to think it could be more than fleeting, but there's always that stubborn spark of hope in the back of my mind that this time, this time he's got it.... Oh but sure enough, Friday brought the return of the unhappy night waker and every night since has gotten progressively worse. I know it's because he's got another tooth working its way out, so I do whatever I can to soothe him including nursing at night when I thought we were over that. In prioritizing his comfort, I'm not even remotely trying to help him learn how to sleep on his own. But we'll get back to that, I know it'll pass soon. It's just frustrating to see "success" within your grasp and then stand there helpless as it slips further away than it was before. This merely reinforces that the only thing babies can be counted on to do with any consistency (besides provide total constant cuteness) is change the game as soon as you think you've mastered the rules. Reminding myself of this helps in the tougher times, but I try not to think about it when things are going well.

Leaving for work this morning, coffee in hand, sun shining, I kissed my two favorite men and left them waltzing to Anne Murray and it was like, yeah, what's a little sleep deprivation in the scheme of things? Upside, you win again.

Here's an excellent film (if you have a very light comedy cued up to watch immediately after): Winter's Bone. This movie is haaaarsh, but so good. John Hawkes as always gives a mesmerizing performance, and Jennifer Lawrence--wow--who are you? It's perfectly cast, perfectly chilling. Put it on your queue, or go see it in the theater (it's still playing a lot of places because it's an Oscar contender I think?). I'm not kidding about the comedy chaser though.

I've really been neglecting classic rock lately, so here's probably my favorite Zeppelin joint, and it's LIVE, baby. Which means probably set aside an hour if you want to see the whole thing.