Today was a refreshingly nice day. I had lunch with friends, did some window shopping, got a hair cut, and went out to celebrate a friend's birthday. Yay for friends!
It was also nice because I ran into 3 parents whose kids were in my class at Goddard. It felt so good to tell them I wouldn't be returning because I don't have to work full time anymore!! Yay.... and they seemed sad I wouldn't be there and said they'd miss me, so that made me feel good.
I also saw several friends that I haven't seen in a long time, so it was nice to reconnect with them a little.
Cayla is a much happier person after she's had good conversation and good company!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Why are hints so hard to get??
Lately I have been trying to hint to my wonderful husband about how tired I am. I've been trying to leave subtle hints that I would love to be able to take a nap. I figure, if he decides to offer to watch the baby so I can sleep then he'll look like a really sweet guy, instead of me telling him what to do which just makes me look pushy. So I've been saying things like,
"I'm so tired I can barely see straight"
"I just want a couple of hours of continuous sleep"
"Last night when I woke up to feed the baby I was so tired I could barely stand up"
To me those seem very plain and obvious. I'd really like to know what goes on in his head when I'm saying that. Maybe he just thinks I'm whining and complaining? I know he works long hours full-time, and I only work part time, but still, even part-time workers need sleep occassionally!!
So, I know he reads this blog, so maybe he'll pick up on the hints now. :-) Haha.
The only bad part is, even if he takes the baby and stays downstairs with her, as soon as she starts crying I can hear it from the bedroom and it wakes me up. ::sigh::
Everything will be so much better once we move!! Ryleigh will be in her own bedroom and then I won't wake up at every single little cooing sound she makes during the night. Last night she went 5 hours between feedings... but I couldn't sleep because she was wide awake in her crib just playing with her hands or something and making little noises.
I wish I could sleep like a rock like Ryan.
"I'm so tired I can barely see straight"
"I just want a couple of hours of continuous sleep"
"Last night when I woke up to feed the baby I was so tired I could barely stand up"
To me those seem very plain and obvious. I'd really like to know what goes on in his head when I'm saying that. Maybe he just thinks I'm whining and complaining? I know he works long hours full-time, and I only work part time, but still, even part-time workers need sleep occassionally!!
So, I know he reads this blog, so maybe he'll pick up on the hints now. :-) Haha.
The only bad part is, even if he takes the baby and stays downstairs with her, as soon as she starts crying I can hear it from the bedroom and it wakes me up. ::sigh::
Everything will be so much better once we move!! Ryleigh will be in her own bedroom and then I won't wake up at every single little cooing sound she makes during the night. Last night she went 5 hours between feedings... but I couldn't sleep because she was wide awake in her crib just playing with her hands or something and making little noises.
I wish I could sleep like a rock like Ryan.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A big lesson
Every day I get bored sitting at home, so I try to go out somewhere. Whether it's walking around the mall, browsing the aisles of Target, or heading to the dollar store so that I can actually afford to shop.
Today I wanted to go to Barnes & Noble, one of my favorite places to go. But when I looked at Ryleigh she was nice and content and I didn't want to leave and ruin that. Most of the time if we're out and she's in her car seat and stroller she will sleep non-stop, thus messing up her feeding schedule and her sleeping schedule. (Not that she's really on a schedule, but she gets all out of whack).
So, now I'm starting to realize that one of the great sacrifices of being a parent is staying at home all day, doing nothing, just so your baby is a little happier. It's pretty rough and I don't enjoy it.... but I enjoyed all the smiles Ryleigh gave me as we played together on the floor :-)
I'm slowly getting the hang of the whole mom thing.
Today I wanted to go to Barnes & Noble, one of my favorite places to go. But when I looked at Ryleigh she was nice and content and I didn't want to leave and ruin that. Most of the time if we're out and she's in her car seat and stroller she will sleep non-stop, thus messing up her feeding schedule and her sleeping schedule. (Not that she's really on a schedule, but she gets all out of whack).
So, now I'm starting to realize that one of the great sacrifices of being a parent is staying at home all day, doing nothing, just so your baby is a little happier. It's pretty rough and I don't enjoy it.... but I enjoyed all the smiles Ryleigh gave me as we played together on the floor :-)
I'm slowly getting the hang of the whole mom thing.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Hiccups
I took more video footage of Ryleigh. I know how exciting the last video I posted was (haha), so I'm sure you can't wait for more. I taped her while she had the hiccups.... sorry she's not more active yet.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
The cure for lonliness
Friday night I was feeling so sad. I didn't reallly socialize at all during the week. When Ryan gets home from work we usually have dinner and then sit in front of the tv for the evening. It drives me crazy! But try to be understanding cause he works all day and is tired and needs to relax in the evenings. So, I live for the weekends.
Friday night rolled around and when we found ourselves going grocery shopping and then heading home I was pretty darn upset. I need socialization. I crave it.
But thankfully I got cured of my lonliness the rest of the weekend. We visited our 5 nieces and nephews in Cape May. We had fun chowing down on giant 2' hoagies, watching Hosanna chase one of the horses around, and watching Hadassah ride Lion. It was also nice to introduce Ryleigh to the rest of the cousins..... but they had a hard time understanding that Ryleigh can't do everything their baby does. :-)
Today at church we were asked to go to lunch with 4 other couples, so that was great socialization, especially since one couple is expecting their first baby. We got to show them that just because you have a baby doesn't mean you have to be a hermit.
Now we're heading over to a friend's house for burgers and game night. We had a game night last week and found that the 6 of us enjoy competition. Ryan and I won in the Newlywed Game last week.... let's see how well we do in Trivial Pursuit!
Friday night rolled around and when we found ourselves going grocery shopping and then heading home I was pretty darn upset. I need socialization. I crave it.
But thankfully I got cured of my lonliness the rest of the weekend. We visited our 5 nieces and nephews in Cape May. We had fun chowing down on giant 2' hoagies, watching Hosanna chase one of the horses around, and watching Hadassah ride Lion. It was also nice to introduce Ryleigh to the rest of the cousins..... but they had a hard time understanding that Ryleigh can't do everything their baby does. :-)
Today at church we were asked to go to lunch with 4 other couples, so that was great socialization, especially since one couple is expecting their first baby. We got to show them that just because you have a baby doesn't mean you have to be a hermit.
Now we're heading over to a friend's house for burgers and game night. We had a game night last week and found that the 6 of us enjoy competition. Ryan and I won in the Newlywed Game last week.... let's see how well we do in Trivial Pursuit!
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