Home Alone, Day 2
We've not only survived day 2 of Joe being back at work, but it seems to have gone pretty darn well - assuming that nobody has a crisis in the next 15 minutes or so before he's due in the back door.
I didn't get a shower this morning, but that was because Sophie was nursing at the moment the alarm clock went off, and when it comes down to a choice between me being squeaky clean and my kid having a full tummy and not screaming at me, the latter wins out. Even so, we made it to Julie's ECFE class at 9:15 - actually, we got there at 9:10, which is amazing since Julie and I have been at least 5 minutes late every week since it started in September. I guess I overcompensated for the Sophie factor this morning.
Sophie slept in her car seat like a champ through most of the class, with a brief intermission to nurse and make a giant poo at the perfect time during the parenting part of the class. It was a little disruptive since all the other parents had to stop, stare and coo over her, but nobody seemed to mind too much. She went back in the car seat and slept till after we were home and had eaten lunch.
I know this is perfectly normal for a newborn, but it is still freakishly easy for me after having dealt with a baby who screamed bloody murder when put in her car seat, even when we were in the moving car and I was singing songs to her, for the first 6 months or more of her life. I remember coming home from Joe's aunt and uncle's house one night not long after Julie was born and having to pull over off the highway to nurse her in an attempt to console her for the remainder of the 1/2 hour drive. It didn't work, and we listened to her scream the whole way home, feeling like the worst parents in the universe.
On with today - we had naptime, during which Julie played and Sophie and I napped, then a snack for Julie and Sophie, and now it is Sesame Street time. Julie watched her show and Sophie fell back asleep, allowing me to snuggle her in the car seat and cook up some homemade sloppy joes for dinner. I CAN NOT believe I just cooked a meal from scratch, including cleaning and cutting broccoli ready to steam up, on my second day solo with two kids. I know it's not going to be this easy every day, but it sure feels nice today.
I'm even typing this entry two-handed as Sophie is still snoozing in the car seat. I should add, we have multiple other baby-holding devices like a swing and a vibrating chair. She likes the car seat. Joe's home - gotta go!
Oops, and I have to add, Sophie has her first cold. She got whatever gunk from which the rest of us have been suffering. It is really sad to see a two-week old baby with a snorkely nose sneeze out giant bits of snot. But she doesn't seem too unhappy, so I'm not worried. At least she's not stuffed up and can breathe when nursing without any problem.
I didn't get a shower this morning, but that was because Sophie was nursing at the moment the alarm clock went off, and when it comes down to a choice between me being squeaky clean and my kid having a full tummy and not screaming at me, the latter wins out. Even so, we made it to Julie's ECFE class at 9:15 - actually, we got there at 9:10, which is amazing since Julie and I have been at least 5 minutes late every week since it started in September. I guess I overcompensated for the Sophie factor this morning.
Sophie slept in her car seat like a champ through most of the class, with a brief intermission to nurse and make a giant poo at the perfect time during the parenting part of the class. It was a little disruptive since all the other parents had to stop, stare and coo over her, but nobody seemed to mind too much. She went back in the car seat and slept till after we were home and had eaten lunch.
I know this is perfectly normal for a newborn, but it is still freakishly easy for me after having dealt with a baby who screamed bloody murder when put in her car seat, even when we were in the moving car and I was singing songs to her, for the first 6 months or more of her life. I remember coming home from Joe's aunt and uncle's house one night not long after Julie was born and having to pull over off the highway to nurse her in an attempt to console her for the remainder of the 1/2 hour drive. It didn't work, and we listened to her scream the whole way home, feeling like the worst parents in the universe.
On with today - we had naptime, during which Julie played and Sophie and I napped, then a snack for Julie and Sophie, and now it is Sesame Street time. Julie watched her show and Sophie fell back asleep, allowing me to snuggle her in the car seat and cook up some homemade sloppy joes for dinner. I CAN NOT believe I just cooked a meal from scratch, including cleaning and cutting broccoli ready to steam up, on my second day solo with two kids. I know it's not going to be this easy every day, but it sure feels nice today.
I'm even typing this entry two-handed as Sophie is still snoozing in the car seat. I should add, we have multiple other baby-holding devices like a swing and a vibrating chair. She likes the car seat. Joe's home - gotta go!
Oops, and I have to add, Sophie has her first cold. She got whatever gunk from which the rest of us have been suffering. It is really sad to see a two-week old baby with a snorkely nose sneeze out giant bits of snot. But she doesn't seem too unhappy, so I'm not worried. At least she's not stuffed up and can breathe when nursing without any problem.
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