7 Quick Takes (vol. 39): In which I have even less to say than I thought I did...

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I am sorry to report that John Paul's uninterrupted 6 hours of sleep on Wednesday night was apparently just a feast day miracle and not the beginning of a new trend. But last night was still better than most of the previous two weeks, so... maybe we are moving in the right direction?

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I certainly hope so. Going on 4 years of sleep deprivation is not working out particularly well for me. I don't know how many times in the past few weeks I've reminded Michael to "flush your hands and wash the toilet" after he uses the bathroom. Thankfully he hasn't seemed to notice... I don't even want to think about the resulting mess if he took me at my word.

Don't even think about it.

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We took some family pictures a few weeks ago, and they turned out fantastic. Here are a few more I shot while Alex's mom took the official shots :) I'm so excited for our Christmas cards this year!

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Only #4? Really? I'm sure I had so much more to say when I started this over 12 hours ago...

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Hey look, another picture!

Liam wants to do everything Michael does. It's pretty darn adorable... most of the time. It also results in Michael yelling something along the lines of "No Liam! You can't do that! I'm doing that!" fairly often. But they play well together more often than not. Michael often reads books to Liam and helps him fix his toys when they aren't cooperation. And this week they played together--happily--in the basement without my direct supervision for some pretty significant stretches. It was glorious.

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Of course, Michael still takes toys away from Liam at least once a day. His reason every.single.time? "But I like {insert Liam's toy here}." *facepalm*

Almost halfway to the age of reason... we can do this...

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Finally, I need some help. I've been spending a lot more time on my feet since my back issues started in July. My back is feeling MUCH better, but now my right heel is killing me. I'm 98% sure it's plantar fasciitis, and I think I've finally reached the point where I can admit that I need to stop going barefoot all the time. It makes me sad just to type that... I don't particularly like wearing shoes in the house. On the other hand, I strongly dislike shooting pain in my heel.

So. Please help me make this transition (just ask my mom--I need all the help I can get when it comes to any kind of change!). What shoes do you love for comfort and really good support when you're on your feet all day?

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