Long-time

almost a month since I last posted! a lot has happened since - my mother-in-law came and went, my dad and brother came and went, i left for a conference, we had some minor scares with the baby. Too much to detail at one shot!
Probably the most pertinent details are that my mother-in-law was a boon, helping to take care of the baby, cooking and allowing my wife to catch up with her sleep. Of course, having a senior in the house also meant putting up with their approvals or disapproval of our parenting, but she was still most helpful, as compared with my dad!
My dad, 75, is simply too old to help out and require much care, as a result it has exhausted my wife trying to juggle both end. Badly handled was that - should have been much more insistent on telling my family to come late, since dad was clearly no longer at his best.
sigh. sigh.