To You, It's Crying...

Megan received this bodysuit at her baby shower from her Gennrich great-aunts which reads:

To you, it's crying...
But to Jesus it's a joyful noise!

Needless to say, Megan was praising Jesus a lot yesterday. If crying is a joyful noise, I wonder what spitting up is! I have praising a lot lately because Megan becoming quite a good sleeper. Last night she slept for 8 hours straight and the night before, 9 hours. She's slept 7 hours before but has been sporadic, so I wonder if these longer nights will continue. We've been trying to stick to a 9pm bedtime and will hopefully work backwards to a little earlier one. (But not too early since John would appreciate extra sleep in the mornings when he's on baby-duty after a late shift the night before.) It's hard for her to go to bed earlier right now because it's still light out at 9 and we hear quite a lot of traffic now that the windows are open and everyone wants to show off the loud mufflers on their trucks and bikes. I think she really wants to sleep longer because for the last week she has wanted to nurse around 4, 6, and 8 each night before going to bed and is trying to bulk up on calories. If she keeps this up that's all I'll be doing when I get home from work each night! Oh well, better for her to do it when I'm awake anyways than when we're sleeping, right?

She continues to get more and more fun as the days go by. At 2 1/2 months she's at the stage where she is just taking in all her surroundings. We sit her on our laps and her head just goes back and forth, from right to left, taking it all in. She also enjoys watching TV lately and is starting to enjoy peek-a-boo.

Just in case you're interested in Megan's shirt... It's based on Psalm 100:1 which reads:
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

Her shirt also reminds me of one of my new favorite songs by Amy Grant, Better than a Hallelujah. This song helped me through some tough days when I was still home on leave.

In case you can't watch watch the YouTube video (linked above), here are the chorus lyrics:
We pour out our miseries
God just hears a melody
Beautiful the mess we are
The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah.