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Keep on keepin' on
Aug. 1st, 2012 10:01 amSome days I'm amazed at our ability to parent and keep it together. Things go quite smoothly. Othertimes I think I'm making believe and this whole gig is a sham, and we're *this* close to dropping things and having the whole world know we're just failures. I think this is normal for parenting? :)
Our summer has been an odd mix of quiet and crazy. I feel like our days have a lot more downtime and fluidity to them. We build in a big buffer to allow for taking it slow with Mina. On the other hand, I can't manage to make plans with people I want to see because we are "busy". This may be due to one obligation in the middle of a weekend day, kind of taking over the whole day if you figure naps and errands and baby standard time. Still, life gets better and easier as Mina gets older. This is a good thing, but sometimes it is not. I miss our snuggly newborn days, even if there wasn't a lot of sleep going on and even if it was quite frantic at times.
The amount of "firsts" can be overwhelming. They are so commonplace that I feel that perhaps I don't give them their due. I know as she gets older this will occur less often. I'm trying to enjoy it and somewhat document it by iphone photo or a quick note in the baby book so that it doesn't just pass on by. Such an odd, floaty feeling.
I'm going after work for dinner with a friend and we are seeing Billy Elliot at the Opera House. On the one hand it will be awesome to catch up with her and see a show. Theater! On the other, I will miss seeing Mina after work and helping to put her to bed. But Daddy needs his solo baby time too. I have my pump at work; it has been weeks since I've pumped at the office. The boob continues, outside of work. I just take it day by day. I'm debating whether to go to a www.biglatchon.org event this weekend. I don't typically breast feed Mina during the day, but it would be nice to participate.
We're going to see Batman The Dark Knight Rises this Saturday afternoon (finally) in NH while my sister watches her, and if time allows we may hit up the Apple store. My laptop has been on the way out for quite a while. On Sunday we're taking Miss M to her first dance performance to see Lori and others bellydance! She loves music and dance and all things jingly, so I hope her mood maintains during the show so that we can both sit and watch with her.
In a couple of weeks we're doing another White Mountains weekend (armed with the new, comfier pack n play) and then she's staying for 4 days with my sister so we can go to Star Wars Celebration in Oh-lando. I really need to get that new RSO costume finished!
Our summer has been an odd mix of quiet and crazy. I feel like our days have a lot more downtime and fluidity to them. We build in a big buffer to allow for taking it slow with Mina. On the other hand, I can't manage to make plans with people I want to see because we are "busy". This may be due to one obligation in the middle of a weekend day, kind of taking over the whole day if you figure naps and errands and baby standard time. Still, life gets better and easier as Mina gets older. This is a good thing, but sometimes it is not. I miss our snuggly newborn days, even if there wasn't a lot of sleep going on and even if it was quite frantic at times.
The amount of "firsts" can be overwhelming. They are so commonplace that I feel that perhaps I don't give them their due. I know as she gets older this will occur less often. I'm trying to enjoy it and somewhat document it by iphone photo or a quick note in the baby book so that it doesn't just pass on by. Such an odd, floaty feeling.
I'm going after work for dinner with a friend and we are seeing Billy Elliot at the Opera House. On the one hand it will be awesome to catch up with her and see a show. Theater! On the other, I will miss seeing Mina after work and helping to put her to bed. But Daddy needs his solo baby time too. I have my pump at work; it has been weeks since I've pumped at the office. The boob continues, outside of work. I just take it day by day. I'm debating whether to go to a www.biglatchon.org event this weekend. I don't typically breast feed Mina during the day, but it would be nice to participate.
We're going to see Batman The Dark Knight Rises this Saturday afternoon (finally) in NH while my sister watches her, and if time allows we may hit up the Apple store. My laptop has been on the way out for quite a while. On Sunday we're taking Miss M to her first dance performance to see Lori and others bellydance! She loves music and dance and all things jingly, so I hope her mood maintains during the show so that we can both sit and watch with her.
In a couple of weeks we're doing another White Mountains weekend (armed with the new, comfier pack n play) and then she's staying for 4 days with my sister so we can go to Star Wars Celebration in Oh-lando. I really need to get that new RSO costume finished!
