Our first walk

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Today was another good day for the Howard family. I got a nap this morning which I am sure contributed to the good day :) I got a nap, a shower, and a walk in today and I figure that makes a pretty great day! Oh, I made some dinner too!

Demani and I used the stroller for the first time and went and visited a neighbor to drop off a thank you note. Her sister was visiting from Mexico and we had a great visit. Karina (our neighbor) has two kids, one is 2ish and the other is 5 months old. We talked baby and she shared some good insights with me. She also let me borrow a book, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child; my other neighbor Michele had also recommended this book. She flipped through it and pointed out a few things to me and one point in particular jumped out at me. I said that is where we are right now! I said do you know how good it is to see that in print? She kind of laughed because she knew exactly what I was saying. She gave us some homemade tortillas! Yum!! Thanks Karina!

Michele and Mike, our neighbors, had their baby right before Thanksgiving. Another neighbor had their baby today - another boy! There are 5 boys very close to Demani's age a 5 minute walk away!

I am feeling more and more like myself. Mathwon and I are figuring parenting out moment by moment. We are trying to be patient with each other and are giving each other space to figure out how to be a mom and dad. We are both realizing that we must stay prayed up!