Today Jon decided to give Logan a little rice cereal to see if he'd sleep any better. This isn't technically his first try of "solids" since I've given him a little bit of banana a few times this past week, just smooshed all over my fingers. I can't say he was in love with the banana, but he did keep sucking on my fingers and playing with it in his mouth. I figure the new texture was cool to him. :)
At any rate, he seemed to take the rice cereal today just fine - altho Jon gave it to him in a bottle vs. with a spoon.... so it was probably just like drinking a milkshake to him. ;-) He had a long nap after that which was a good sign, and wasn't as grumpy when I got home tonight.
We'll see how long he sleeps tonight. Last night we had another rough night - Logan woke up twice in the middle of the night, downing milk like crazy each time. Jon was a wreck because he had to get up every few hours which he isn't used to. I actually didn't sleep well either since I could hear the two of them in the other room, both pretty unhappy. :( So, neither of us were happy campers this morning when Logan finally woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed. I'm getting really concerned that if this pattern keeps up once Jon returns to work, we'll be screwed. I suppose we'll just have to take turns each night to tend to Logan and be zombies the next day - but it's going to really suck. *sigh* Here's to hoping the transition to solids will keep him asleep longer at night!
One thing I will really be looking forward to, once Logan starts child care, is using the carpool lane on my way home after I pick him up. My commute is generally about 30 min., but for some strange reason, today it took an entire hour just to get home. Painful. Lookout carpool lane, here I come!!! :)
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
2nd Day Back at Work
Jenn posted up the pics of our night out this past weekend. After several attempts at capturing the two boys sitting together on the couch, we FINALLY got one that was semi-decent I think. See how smiley these guys are!?! Total hams if you ask me.... Click on the pic below to see the rest of Jenn's pics from that night:
Logan (4.5 mths) and Robert (8.5 mths)
I came home from work today and Jon had about had it with Mr. Logan. He had spent the last couple of hours just bawling his eyes out. Jon thought perhaps he just missed me - and he did calm down, for the most part, when he was with me, but I think he was just needing some serious TLC. We changed him, fed him, played with him, walked around with him, I nursed him, etc. Just when you thought it was safe to set him down for a minute (so I could feed the dogs or make dinner) his upper lip jutted out real huge and he started wailing again. He was most content as long as one of us just held him. *sigh*
It's definitely more exhausting after a long day at work! I finally got him to sleep around 8pm, watched a little TV while he slept on my chest, and am now going to hit the hay. It'll be interesting to see if this is another "phase" or just a bad day. As Jon said, we survived another day - and that's pretty much how we're operating these days: one day at a time.
ps. Happy Anniversary Jon! I love you.
Logan (4.5 mths) and Robert (8.5 mths)I came home from work today and Jon had about had it with Mr. Logan. He had spent the last couple of hours just bawling his eyes out. Jon thought perhaps he just missed me - and he did calm down, for the most part, when he was with me, but I think he was just needing some serious TLC. We changed him, fed him, played with him, walked around with him, I nursed him, etc. Just when you thought it was safe to set him down for a minute (so I could feed the dogs or make dinner) his upper lip jutted out real huge and he started wailing again. He was most content as long as one of us just held him. *sigh*
It's definitely more exhausting after a long day at work! I finally got him to sleep around 8pm, watched a little TV while he slept on my chest, and am now going to hit the hay. It'll be interesting to see if this is another "phase" or just a bad day. As Jon said, we survived another day - and that's pretty much how we're operating these days: one day at a time.
ps. Happy Anniversary Jon! I love you.
Monday, April 28, 2008
The Working Mom's Secret Cult
Back to the grind.
*sigh*
My first day back to work was bittersweet. It was nice to get a "break" and do adult things all day long. The day went by surprisingly fast and I didn't get too misty eyed about being away from Logan all day. I think I choked up once or maybe twice but nothing major and it was gone in a flash. I kept really busy which helped.... nothing like hitting the ground running to make the day whiz right by! I had a ton of work to take care of (I got assigned a new account which, of course, had several burning issues to attend to right when I walked in the front door). And then all of a sudden I noticed "shit, it's 5 o'clock! I'm outta here!" ;-)
The difference of today vs. any previous work day for me has been coming home - I left at 5pm - totally unusual for me. And, my laptop is still sitting in my backpack by the front door. The minute I got home, I slipped right back into Mommy Zone like I had never left (of which Daddy was relieved, I think... taking care of Logan all night last night and today was a bit of a wake up call for him. hehe) I suppose work will just have to get used to me working less hours than before!
I was amazed at how all my female co-workers immediately sought me out and flocked around my desk to see how Logan was, how I was doing, etc. Many are new moms themselves, so I'm sure we looked like a flock of clucking hens, comparing notes about how many hours each of our babies is sleeping, how many ounces they are eating, how much they weigh, etc. I can only imagine what the many men around us were thinking. Probably rolling their eyes at us. ;-) My team also bought me a beautiful vase of spring flowers to welcome me back -- a pleasant surprise!
Besides comparing notes and sharing pics with the other mothers, another new experience was visiting the "Mother's Room" in our building, of which I now have keys to.... when I entered, there were actually RULES listed on the white board and I felt like I was somehow just initiated into a secret cult that you always wonder about, but never get to participate in.
I would tell you the rules. But, then I'd have to kill you. mwahahahahahahahahahhaa
*sigh*
My first day back to work was bittersweet. It was nice to get a "break" and do adult things all day long. The day went by surprisingly fast and I didn't get too misty eyed about being away from Logan all day. I think I choked up once or maybe twice but nothing major and it was gone in a flash. I kept really busy which helped.... nothing like hitting the ground running to make the day whiz right by! I had a ton of work to take care of (I got assigned a new account which, of course, had several burning issues to attend to right when I walked in the front door). And then all of a sudden I noticed "shit, it's 5 o'clock! I'm outta here!" ;-)
The difference of today vs. any previous work day for me has been coming home - I left at 5pm - totally unusual for me. And, my laptop is still sitting in my backpack by the front door. The minute I got home, I slipped right back into Mommy Zone like I had never left (of which Daddy was relieved, I think... taking care of Logan all night last night and today was a bit of a wake up call for him. hehe) I suppose work will just have to get used to me working less hours than before!
I was amazed at how all my female co-workers immediately sought me out and flocked around my desk to see how Logan was, how I was doing, etc. Many are new moms themselves, so I'm sure we looked like a flock of clucking hens, comparing notes about how many hours each of our babies is sleeping, how many ounces they are eating, how much they weigh, etc. I can only imagine what the many men around us were thinking. Probably rolling their eyes at us. ;-) My team also bought me a beautiful vase of spring flowers to welcome me back -- a pleasant surprise!
Besides comparing notes and sharing pics with the other mothers, another new experience was visiting the "Mother's Room" in our building, of which I now have keys to.... when I entered, there were actually RULES listed on the white board and I felt like I was somehow just initiated into a secret cult that you always wonder about, but never get to participate in.
I would tell you the rules. But, then I'd have to kill you. mwahahahahahahahahahhaa
Sunday, April 27, 2008
My Last Day
Today was my last day of maternity leave (you may also notice the blog polls are now closed). And so the fun ends. :( I had a couple nice moments with Logan today but I don't think he quite understood that it was Mommy's last day to hang out with him. :( I'm a little nervous about going back to work - oh who am I kidding - I'm a lot nervous!! ;-) But, we gotta do what we gotta do. I just hope I'm not too much of an emotional wreck at work and can actually focus on a few things this week....
Jon, Logan and I had a nice relaxing weekend - Friday night Jon was kind enough to do the midnight/1am feeding and let me sleep a full 8 hrs. So, I was feeling really good Saturday morning and actually got in a muay thai class which felt great! We hung out with Jenn, Jarrod, their 8.5 mth old son Robert and Julie, Jeff and their 1 week old daughter Jessie (their other daughter Jamie was at her grandparent's) that night and had a really great time.
Today was another lazy day -- we didn't really do much in particular. Jon got tickets to the Sharks-Stars playoff game tonight, so we went to the game while my parents babysat Logan. He charmed all their neighbors and was a good little kid. They took some great pics of him (some of him standing on his own!!) that I will have to post later on once they send them to me. Jon and I had a nice time at the game - even tho the Sharks lost. *sniff sniff* All in all, it was a nice ending to my maternity leave. :)
More tomorrow -- I gotta get to bed now so I can get up at a decent hour to nurse, pack up all my stuff, and hit the traffic with all the other moms and dads out there. Oi vay!
Jon, Logan and I had a nice relaxing weekend - Friday night Jon was kind enough to do the midnight/1am feeding and let me sleep a full 8 hrs. So, I was feeling really good Saturday morning and actually got in a muay thai class which felt great! We hung out with Jenn, Jarrod, their 8.5 mth old son Robert and Julie, Jeff and their 1 week old daughter Jessie (their other daughter Jamie was at her grandparent's) that night and had a really great time.
Today was another lazy day -- we didn't really do much in particular. Jon got tickets to the Sharks-Stars playoff game tonight, so we went to the game while my parents babysat Logan. He charmed all their neighbors and was a good little kid. They took some great pics of him (some of him standing on his own!!) that I will have to post later on once they send them to me. Jon and I had a nice time at the game - even tho the Sharks lost. *sniff sniff* All in all, it was a nice ending to my maternity leave. :)
More tomorrow -- I gotta get to bed now so I can get up at a decent hour to nurse, pack up all my stuff, and hit the traffic with all the other moms and dads out there. Oi vay!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
I'm a Big Kid Now!
My parents came over with Chinese takeout for dinner tonight. We set Logan up in his booster seat for the first time 
which was entertaining since he was at the same height as us. He liked it for about - oh - 10 minutes before he was over the novelty of it all and just wanted out. ;-)
I'll have to try it again later when it's not so late and he's not so tired.
which was entertaining since he was at the same height as us. He liked it for about - oh - 10 minutes before he was over the novelty of it all and just wanted out. ;-)
I'll have to try it again later when it's not so late and he's not so tired.
Pimp My Ride
When do we get a side car Daddy? ;-)Jon just left for another business trip this morning so Logan and I are on our own for another couple of days. Luckily it's a quick trip so we'll see him again tomorrow night! :)
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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