Whew, it's hot here in Seattle. We're having a heat wave with 90-degree temperatures, which is uncomfortable without air conditioning. For those of you who aren't Seattleites, believe it or not, most people here don't have AC.
On Friday morning Brenden and I met up with Tami and baby Paityn for a 6-mile walk around a lake. We had a great time - I have never appreciated my "girl" time so much, now that I'm outnumbered at home for the first time in my life. On Saturday afternoon I walked to downtown Edmonds for a haircut, which was fun until Adam started texting and calling me to hurry home. It was not fun to hear Brenden crying in the background, refusing to take a bottle. I felt bad for him, and I was bummed because I was hoping for a few extra minutes to check out the farmer's market and pick up some take-out at the Thai restaurant. I LOVE Thai food, but I haven't had it in weeks and I'm going through withdrawal. I need to open my own Thai restaurant with a drive-thru window for all of the desperate moms out there.
Brenden has been a little fussier the past few days, maybe because of the heat, and then he didn't sleep very well last night. I was up with him at 6 am, watching him straining to poop, and missing those weekend mornings when I would sleep in for 11 hours. I had one of my "moments" when being a mom is overwhelming. Usually I love being a mom, but now and then I get cranky and frustrated. I can't believe I used to have entire weekends to do whatever I wanted! Adam and I didn't have to schedule showers, and we could just jump in the car without packing up half the nursery!
Today we went to the mall to escape the heat, and I chatted with a brand-new mom in the Nordstrom lounge while nursing Brenden. Her baby boy was only 2 weeks old, and it was funny to feel like the experienced mom.
I'm dreading going back to work less and less. I have two weeks of leave left, and I think by then I'll be ready. It will be tough, but I'm looking forward to socializing and being able to eat a meal with two hands! There are lots of good lunch places by our office, including a great Thai restaurant. I'm trying to work it out so I can work 6-hour days for the first couple of weeks to make the transition easier. Other than the bottle-feeding issue, Brenden and his dad do great together. Sometimes when Brenden is having a meltdown because he doesn't want to sleep, Adam will take him and he'll calm right down.
On Friday morning Brenden and I met up with Tami and baby Paityn for a 6-mile walk around a lake. We had a great time - I have never appreciated my "girl" time so much, now that I'm outnumbered at home for the first time in my life. On Saturday afternoon I walked to downtown Edmonds for a haircut, which was fun until Adam started texting and calling me to hurry home. It was not fun to hear Brenden crying in the background, refusing to take a bottle. I felt bad for him, and I was bummed because I was hoping for a few extra minutes to check out the farmer's market and pick up some take-out at the Thai restaurant. I LOVE Thai food, but I haven't had it in weeks and I'm going through withdrawal. I need to open my own Thai restaurant with a drive-thru window for all of the desperate moms out there.
Brenden has been a little fussier the past few days, maybe because of the heat, and then he didn't sleep very well last night. I was up with him at 6 am, watching him straining to poop, and missing those weekend mornings when I would sleep in for 11 hours. I had one of my "moments" when being a mom is overwhelming. Usually I love being a mom, but now and then I get cranky and frustrated. I can't believe I used to have entire weekends to do whatever I wanted! Adam and I didn't have to schedule showers, and we could just jump in the car without packing up half the nursery!
Today we went to the mall to escape the heat, and I chatted with a brand-new mom in the Nordstrom lounge while nursing Brenden. Her baby boy was only 2 weeks old, and it was funny to feel like the experienced mom.
I'm dreading going back to work less and less. I have two weeks of leave left, and I think by then I'll be ready. It will be tough, but I'm looking forward to socializing and being able to eat a meal with two hands! There are lots of good lunch places by our office, including a great Thai restaurant. I'm trying to work it out so I can work 6-hour days for the first couple of weeks to make the transition easier. Other than the bottle-feeding issue, Brenden and his dad do great together. Sometimes when Brenden is having a meltdown because he doesn't want to sleep, Adam will take him and he'll calm right down.
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