Party On

Do you ever feel like Freddy Prince Jr. in She’s All That? Not sure what I’m talking about? The cheesy reference is below But in all seriousness I really am exhausted. You have so many balls to juggle- work, sleep, exercise, infant nutrition to put it politely, taking care of your baby, hygiene, feeding your family, running errands, keeping the house clean & clothes washed, keeping up friendships, fostering spirituality, taking care of your dogs, nurturing your marriage, etc. From my calculations I have about 1 hour a day to take care of non-pressing matters. So of course things fall behind. The house gets a little extra messy, we eat out more than I’m comfortable, it happens, but it really really bothers me. I need to let go of my idea of what’s good enough and frankly I need to take better care of myself (hi, I’m 27 years old and I threw my back out), but where do you find the time? Needless to say I am so happy to be going part-time next week. I only get 10 weeks of par

It’s Spring! How exciting is that? Gone are the days of cold weather. Well, theoretically. Regardless, just the idea that summer is around the corner is enough for me to feel a bit brighter. This week has really just been a blur. Wake up, go to work, snuggle Eli, go to sleep- and repeat. But, this weekend we’ve got some big things planned. Eli is going to meet two of his great-grandparents this weekend and Josh and I will (hopefully) get to go on a date. Hello weekend. It’s been almost a month now since I gave up milk and I think it’s starting to pay off. We only had to give him gas drops a few times this week, unlike a few weeks ago when we had to give him drops a few times a day. It’s all worth it to make baby boy feel better. Eli: Week 10                       This week I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by sporting this ridiculous shirt. I don’t know what mom was thinking. I’m not even Irish! I must have had another growth spurt because two days this week I slept SO much. Speaki

One week down, three to go. I returned to work this past week and it wasn’t honestly as bad as I thought it would be. It all came back to me very quickly and the time flew by until the end of the day. Well, that was until Thursday. Thursdays are my light days and so I had a lot of time to miss Eli. It was very hard! Even when I did have a good work day the minute I got home to my crying baby my heart just broke. I don’t want to leave him but I also do enjoy working, so I think I’m going to go part time. Scratch that, I am going to go part-time in t minus 3 weeks. I’m excited to spend more time with my baby. Life has been very hectic. I feel like every second of every day is scheduled. If you asked what I was doing at any time of the day I could give you an answer no problem. We’re going to try letting up on the strict 4 hour sleep schedule as soon as Eli is 12 weeks. I’m sure that will help. In other news- I am now 4.5 bottles (and growing) ahead of Eli! I’m not tracking every oz a

I just returned home from doing a ‘dry run’ for my return to work routine. I woke up at 5:45, made it out the door by 7, and made it to work by 8! Aside from Eli having a very rough night and early morning, it went really well! I did forget a few things- like setting the coffee to auto brew at 6:30, or pre-packing my lunch and Eli’s meals, or packing up his gas medicine- but it was a pretty good go. I feel a lot more prepared and pretty happy that I’m only getting up 15 minutes earlier than I used to. Granted I only got 5 hours of sleep instead of 9 but still. Well, Eli made it for a half hour nap in his crib! That’s definitely better than nothing, but I’ll be honest, I’m the one that’s probably holding him back this week. I’ve been letting him play in his crib while I do laundry or wash dishes, which is going pretty well actually, but my return to work date has been on the forefront of my mind all week and I don’t want him in his crib! I want to hold him and snuggle him as much as p