Gettin' your mama groove on.

[judecorp]

I think it's interesting that once you finally get a good thing going with your kid, it's time to start thinking about going back to work. It's unfair! It's like I was in the trenches for the reflux days, the refusing to sleep days, the unable to take the baby out of the house days, the force-feeding the baby every two hours because she is so small and lethargic days... and now she's kind of like this happy little being in her zen routine, and I'm thinking of screwing it up with childcare? What am I, nuts? I need to be independently wealthy.

Last night, Jen put the baby monitor on her side of the bed. We had talked about this last night and she did it. And it was aMAZing. I actually got some sleep! I woke up with the baby at 12:30am or so, but Jen says she woke up a couple of times around 5 and I missed it. I didn't have to hear it, wake Jen up, listen to whatever they were doing on the monitor, and then try to go back to sleep. SO AWESOME.

It was also our Monday Coffee Date with some other mamas and babies and that is always a great day because a good chunk of the day goes by without me having to entertain the Punk in the house. I can't wait until the weather is better. We may potentially be going to a play date on Wednesday, and then I am going to drive out to my old job in Boston on Friday to eat lunch with the girls, so this is a pretty busy week.

Over the weekend we were in RI for my grandfather's 90th birthday party, and of course it was an overstimulating mess and Punk wouldn't eat or nap and she was a Psycho Shrieker Baby. Since my family never comes here and sees her in her Zen Palace, I think they think we have the craziest baby ever. However, today in our Zen Palace we had a nice 7am bottle, a little early AM nap, a trip to the coffee shop (where she did get shrieky but oh well, and drank her whole bottle), some errands (post office, town municipal building to drop off the census, RMV to drop off voter cards), some groovy time in the exersaucer, some cereal and applesauce and a bottle at 1, and she's now been napping for about an hour 15. I mean, really. Does it get better than this? I don't want to send my Zen Baby to child care!!!

Punk went to church again yesterday. I like bringing her and having everyone go together. It was Communion Sunday, though, which makes for a longer service and after the usual hour, she was DONE. So maybe no more Communion Sundays for a little while.

That's about it over here. Whee!

Comments

[folkyboy.livejournal.com]

you're gonna be in Boston? damn work! i wish i could see you :(

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I know, I'm doing a quick drive-by, probably staying for 2 hours tops. But I want to come for an overnight soon! :)

[folkyboy.livejournal.com]

aw i would love that! i wanna come up to Noho to see you too!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

YAY!!

[jadefu.livejournal.com]

It's good to hear things are settling down. :)

And yes, I'm purposely avoiding all of you because I've had one illness after another (with my dad being sick in the middle). I really don't want to pass on stuff to the baby. Eventually, I will be healthy, I swear.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. I can't believe you might have pertussis! You have been so sick it is crazy. Don't worry, we don't feel like you hate us. (Yet.) If you were going out of your way to avoid us, I hope you would do it WITHOUT feeling like crap!

Sometime when you feel better and stuff, we will have to do something. Maybe start low-key, like brunch, esp since you are giving your Death Illness to J!

I am assuming you haven't been skating during this time. So sad! I should go take your place now that I'm not knocked up! :)

[jadefu.livejournal.com]

Nope, no skating. Just working on the breathing thing. :)

I'm just hoping J only caught the head cold that has appeared on top of the plague this past week. I wasn't stuffy at all until now.

And if I was going out of my way to avoid you guys, obviously I'd be badmouthing you on teh elljay too, right? HAHAHAHA

Yeah, babies being sick suck. hopefully I didn't give this to my niece and nephew too (2yrs and 7yrs).

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

At least the 7 year old and maybe the 2 year old know how to blow their own noses. Sucking boogers out of a screaming kid is such a piece of crap! Still, I hope no one gets your Death Illness.

You COULD be badmouthing me all over El Jay. I mean, I assume you're smart enough to filter me out!! ;)

Gosh, I hope you feel better soon. That sucks so bad!

[oppendonnell.livejournal.com]

I am NOT looking for sympathy here, but: we have sort of the opposite problem (not that it's a huge problem), where J is an incredibly good angelic baby for visitors and they never see him when he is shrieking at 4 in the morning. So they say how easy we have it. Which, comparatively, we do...

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, just remember - wait a week and you could have a whole different baby!

But yeah, Punk's always been a bit of a hellion. :)

[oppendonnell.livejournal.com]

I know, we're counting our blessings. Punk rocks!!

(btw, J. makes a sad face that looks a lot like Punk's. I haven't yet captured it well on film.)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see! Sad baby pics are awesome!!

[sarahaubry.livejournal.com]

what is this going back to work business?????

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Dude, I'm out of money!!!

[hoo.livejournal.com]

Last night, Jen put the baby monitor on her side of the bed. We had talked about this last night and she did it. And it was aMAZing. I actually got some sleep!

We keep the baby moniter so loud that her own amplified gurgles startle her despite being across the hall, behind a closed door and around the corner.

We've had to back off a notch though, as her breathing kept us awake.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Woah, that's intense! We keep ours down because otherwise the humidifier in there sounds like a freight train.