Thankfully Elba is a great sleeper. Often he sleeps through the night now and occasionally wakes for a bottle. No problem...except that he falls asleep for the night at 7pm generally, and no later than 8. Baby-wise this is perfect, on track and desired for optimal sleep training (remember that book I mentioned earlier?)
Personally, this sucks! Let me explain:
So I get off work at 5pm, arriving home after picking up Elba and fighting my way through traffic a little before 6 generally. Hopefully this will improve in January when I'm not going out of way to pick him up. Even still, when I get home I have just enough time to put crap away (milk, diaper bag, etc.), feed and change Elba, give him a bath (which is now almost mandatory after solid foods for his top and bottom!), and start winding down for the bedtime routine. That's great, you say...perfect for getting baby taken care of and then you have the rest of your evening! Oh sure, unless I needed something I forgot to get on my way home from work. You see, sleeping baby at 7pm means no going out. No hanging out after 7, unless I bribe friends who don't want to drive with dinner to come over. No quick 'running out' for anything. I hate to stop after work though too because then when I get home that cuts into the precious time I do have to enjoy my son for whopping hour I get. And honestly, after he is down I don't feel like doing anything productive anyway. How sad is it that sometimes, after a nice hot bath I'm in bed by 8 with a book and absolutely in bliss for that. That's great, but nothing gets done. It's hard to stay motivated after 7, and when the heck am I supposed to be grocery shopping?! I've found a neat website where you can type in the ingredients you have and it will show you what you can make....this is my lifesaver at the moment, that is when I feel like cooking. Otherwise, it is soup out of a can, a bowl of cereal, or...is there anything else? I should buy stock in General Mills...
Today is Sunday. Mitch had to work at 4pm, but I took advantage of my daytime energy today and cleaned house while he watched the boy. I might have even gone shopping, except it has been snowing all day. Literally - I don't think it ever stopped. Guess that means I'll go tomorrow after work and forgo QT with the boy when we get home. Choices, choices. I think I've found somewhat of a solution, but I can't talk about it yet, in the off chance that Mitch actually reads this - it will ruin a Christmas surprise!
Another idea is to talk to my boss about coming in and leaving later. When I was first hired, I was given the option to work a different schedule but chose 9-5 because that worked out best at that time and it was the time frame my boss preferred too. Well, things have changed a lot and now working 7-3 or even 6-2 would be great. Not to mention I would be able to get a lot more work in those few hours before the chaos ensues. I had asked her once before a few months ago about working 8-4 and she wasn't so hot on the idea since those are the hours she was working, but I think I'm gonna try that conversation again soon. I wonder if she reads this?! lol
Must...escape...better...manage...time....send...help!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
First Tooth - 20 Weeks
I found his first little chopper poking through! It is on the bottom in front...so cute! They said things would get interesting fast at four months, and boy has it!
We have conquered rice and oatmeal cereal, carrots, pears and we are onto sweet potatoes without a hitch. Elba is rolling all over the place and army crawling/scooting around. He really likes the Einstein jumper and the exersaucer he plays in at daycare.
Today I took off work and Mitch and I went to find a new daycare for him. We really liked the first place we went to so we agreed to just go to lunch and call it good after we checked her references and the first lady told us that she couldn't ask for a better day care provider. Although she has two dogs and one cat, you can't smell any animals when you walk in and her house is very clean. Her interaction with the two kids she had there was great and they both really loved her like a grand mother. She has raised 5 kids of her own and was a teacher in a day care center earlier in her career. She is very personable and talks a mile a minute, which to me says she has a lot of energy and patience for the kids. She doesn't have any other infants at this time and excited to have a baby again. Her thirteen year old daughter has DS so she is familiar and open to using sign as well. She is open to our sometimes flexible schedule and charges an hourly rate (a surprising challenge when you need part time instead of full time). A very sucessful day!
We have conquered rice and oatmeal cereal, carrots, pears and we are onto sweet potatoes without a hitch. Elba is rolling all over the place and army crawling/scooting around. He really likes the Einstein jumper and the exersaucer he plays in at daycare.
Today I took off work and Mitch and I went to find a new daycare for him. We really liked the first place we went to so we agreed to just go to lunch and call it good after we checked her references and the first lady told us that she couldn't ask for a better day care provider. Although she has two dogs and one cat, you can't smell any animals when you walk in and her house is very clean. Her interaction with the two kids she had there was great and they both really loved her like a grand mother. She has raised 5 kids of her own and was a teacher in a day care center earlier in her career. She is very personable and talks a mile a minute, which to me says she has a lot of energy and patience for the kids. She doesn't have any other infants at this time and excited to have a baby again. Her thirteen year old daughter has DS so she is familiar and open to using sign as well. She is open to our sometimes flexible schedule and charges an hourly rate (a surprising challenge when you need part time instead of full time). A very sucessful day!
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