First Word?
If I tell him to say “banana,” he says “nah nah.” Does that count as a first word?
I really don’t think so, but it certainly is charming.
Daily Dose Of Liam
First Word? If I tell him to say “banana,†he says “nah nah.†Does that count as a first word?
I really don’t think so, but it certainly is charming.
Wants me to be wherever he is. He whines and comes to find me if I leave, a book in each hand.
Loves to eat eggs. Likes sloppy joes. If I tell him to say “banana,” he says “nah nah.” Does that count as a first word?
Went to visit Grandpa.
Stressing Out
Things that are stressing me out at the moment:
- Planning a wedding shower that started with grilling hamburgers for 35 and now includes a pig roast for 55 with six other people via email. I think we need a conference call!
- My messy house - which I just keep staring at and not doing anything about. I don’t know where to start.
- Liam’s first birthday parties. Yes, we are having more than one.
- My list of “to-dos” is too long to print on one page. Not only do I not know where to start on my house, I don’t know which to-do to do first. Ugh.
- I’m tired.
- Aaron is going to be late tonight.
What I’m going to do about it:
I’m not sure yet. I just had to get it all out. I’ll update when I know.- Read Meg’s blog because it always makes me laugh. Hard.
- Update: L went to bed at 8. I was going to try to do so as well. Instead, I got my life in order via a pared down, necessity only list and I am feeling mucho mejor.
Arachnophobia
I saw a HUGE spider this morning on my walk. It rivaled a small mouse. I do not care for spiders when they are where they aren’t supposed to be, but this one was outside and I was invading his space. I really am fascinated with nature. I had to get down to take a closer look. I have had experiences like this before and once the spider was carrying babies on its back. I had to verify that this was not the case in this situation. Then I had to make sure he was alive, so I touched him with my shoe. He most certainly was alive. And, he still is. I don’t kill them if I don’t have to and this was quite obviously a peaceful spider. All I could think about on the rest of my walk was that if someone accidentally stepped on him, he’d leave a large squish mark. I’m guessing it would be gooey.
Fatigue
One of my friends writes on her blog about fatigue. I think I always call it “being tired” but I am pretty sure that that’s what I am…fatigued. And I think I am fatigued most of the time.
I am actually getting more sleep than I have at any point in the past year. So it doesn’t make sense to me that I am fatigued. However, the days are definitely getting more challenging. It’s hard to get through sometimes. I spend the days trying to keep the house picked up and trying to make sure that Liam is well cared for. And the evenings I am trying to make sure Aaron is well cared for. There doesn’t seem to be any time left to make sure that Heidi is well cared for. I need to make time to recharge. I have been trying to set aside some time for myself during his naps, but that is the most productive part of my day! Otherwise I feel like I’m not accomplishing anything. Today he didn’t take an afternoon nap, so I put him down at 7.30 this evening, which is how I came to be blogging at this time of day. (It’s nice and quiet. Aaron is downstairs working.)
Anyway, I had decided that I was going to start reading again, since it is something I enjoy, so I got out a book of short stories three and a half weeks ago. I have made it through one and a half short stories. However, I will say that I do spend quite a bit of my day reading. But for some reason, But Not the Hippopotamus and Moo, Baa, La La La don’t seem to be meeting my needs.
And, it really doesn’t help me feel less fatigued when the last few days L has been fussy due to teething. Each day it feels compounded when it’s continual like that. Plus, the little daredevil is getting more confident walking and thus is having more falls again. I have to watch him like a hawk.
Having Aaron working has also been challenging. He leaves at 6.45 a.m. and doesn’t get home until after 6 p.m. Liam has been getting up before A leaves, so that’s almost 12 hours straight that I am with a small child. I am so glad I get to be home with him, but Aaron used to be able to help out more in the mornings and the evenings. I have been trying to make sure that Liam is up for awhile when he gets home, but he has been having to work from home (which I understand completely) so it’s been falling on me to spend the evenings with L. I am sure that he is sick and tired of me by the end of the day. If it continues, I think I will be putting L to bed earlier and avoiding that second nap. It’s just too hard on me.
On the upside, A is feeling right at home at his job. I am so proud of him. He is working really hard and I think he will really do well. He has some great friends at work and that is extremely helpful.
Oh, and Ihad to go shoppping AGAIN today. Ugh.
I am rambling and making typos now, so I am done.
