This blog was written on Friday.
As Dustin was leaving for work Friday morning, he came back in the house to tell us that it had snowed! Snow is such a rare occurrence in Tucson, but our house is out in country where the elevation is higher, so we see a light dusting of it about once a year. Of course, Eli and I ran outside to see it.
Anyway, this snow put me in a great mood; I thought, "What an awesome day this is going to be". Dustin's car was in the shop, so that left us carless, but I had great plans of the fun we could have at home. I would put on a pot of coffee, Eli could play, I would catch up on some episodes of Parenthood. While Eli was sleeping, I would make him some baby food...we would work on sewing projects, I could clean up the house! Most days, I probably could accomplish all those things, but today, Elijah seemed to have all the control.
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| So excited! |
Everything was going smoothly until after his morning nap. All of a sudden, he wasn't happy doing anything. I'd put him in his jumper and he'd whine. Ok, I'll move him to his play mat..more whining. Ok, I'll flip him over onto his back, he loves being on his back..whine, whine, whine. But, as soon as I would start to play with him, he was happy as a clam (little stinker). I guess he just wanted attention, which is fine, but it's so unlike him. He can usually self-entertain for quite some time.
Then it comes time for his second nap of the day at about 10:45am. We did the usual nap time routine..book, lullabies, a little rocking, put in crib. He screamed his head off. So, I wonder..maybe his teeth are hurting him? I let him cry for about 15 minutes before giving him teething tablets ( I hate to just pop them in his mouth, unless they are necessary). He stopped crying...for about 2 minutes. Now, it was about 11:15. I needed to pump in order for Elijah to have something to eat for lunch. Ok, I'm going to let him "cry it out" (which I've never done), so I can go pump.
There's a fine line between Elijah's regular crying and his hysterical crying; if you let it reach hysterics, it can be really hard to calm him down, so that's why I've never let him cry it out. Well, I start pumping for about 5 minutes before he reaches his hysterical crying point. Great, I stop pumping, run into his room and try to calm him down. After about 30 minutes of crying, it's almost time for him to eat again. So, I proceed to thaw out frozen milk and feed him. It's now about 12:30. I convince myself that he really needs to nap and after having a full belly, he falls asleep at 12:45.
Did I really just spend 2 hours of my day trying to calm down a crying baby?! Once he was asleep, I knew I had to make the most use of my few minutes before he woke up. So, I had to prioritize. First, I have to finish pumping..done. Then, I need to eat lunch. Well, on the way to making lunch, I noticed that one of the dogs had peed in the living room. So, I had to stop and clean that up. Just as the microwave was dinging, Elijah was wide awake and crying...he slept for all of 30 minutes.
By 1:30pm, I was completely exhausted. The rest of the day wasn't too bad, but we didn't do anything, except lay on the floor and play.
When Dustin came home from work, the house looked exactly the same as when he had left that morning, maybe even a little messier. My hair was still in the same messy ponytail. I didn't have any makeup on; I'm not even sure if I brushed my teeth. Elijah was as happy now as he was when Daddy left for work. From an outsider's perspective, it probably looked like we sat around watching tv all day, little does he know what actually happened.
The good thing about my husband is that he never questions what we did all day. He doesn't mind if the house is a disaster. Whereas, if I came home from working all day and the house was still a mess and Dustin hadn't gotten out of his pajamas, there would have been lots of questioning and disappointment.
(SIGH), I guess I can't be supermom everyday; tomorrow is a new day.
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