stopping to breathe
I haven't been taking my allocated RDOs as they've accrued for the last few months, which I swore I would do this year... and have been getting majorly stressed out at work. I was saving them to see my nephew a bit when he was born but it was becoming clear that there would never be a great time to go visit for two nights so I went overnight this week. I think I'm going to be in trouble come Monday but whatever.
Lachlan is totally a cute baby and there is scientific proof! His body is in the top 95 percentile for his age but his head is in the 25 percentile which means that unlike most babies he does not have an oversized-looking head! My sister and her husband have him on a pretty good schedule where they wake him up to feed so he sleeps better at night and learns to put himself to sleep. I know some people are not into these ideas but I think it's working really well for them because my sister is much less stressed than if she was only getting two or three hour lots of sleep (Lachy normally sleeps for 5 hours and sometimes 6 or 7 now) and surely a happy mother is a better mother! It was really good to go up and keep her company and learn a thing or two about newborns.
Everyone keeps asking me "So are you feeling clucky?" and the answer is nope. ;p In fact, I am even less inclined now than when she was pregnant because mothers of new babies seem basically housebound for a few months and I can't even handle one day at home let alone 60. :p
Today Seumas and I went to Bondi and for lunch I'd found out about this French crepe place. Normally I don't care for crepes but these are authentic ones (the cooks and staff all chatter in French to each other) and come on, blue cheese and pear? Nom nom! Seumas even had a bit and liked it, and I tasted his coffee and almond one and liked it too and I don't like coffee! They make it at the front so you can watch which is nice.
And still two days before Monday! Bit sad that my plans for Saturday fell through and Seumas is going to a concert Saturday night so I'll be by myself but as long as I occupy myself a bit it will be fine. Can't leave the house though because the landlord is coming to measure to put new carpet in. I guess that means we will be sent packing soon because who puts in new carpet for the benefit of tenants? Plus I think the owners have divorced so I guess the wife will live here. Oh well...
Lachlan is totally a cute baby and there is scientific proof! His body is in the top 95 percentile for his age but his head is in the 25 percentile which means that unlike most babies he does not have an oversized-looking head! My sister and her husband have him on a pretty good schedule where they wake him up to feed so he sleeps better at night and learns to put himself to sleep. I know some people are not into these ideas but I think it's working really well for them because my sister is much less stressed than if she was only getting two or three hour lots of sleep (Lachy normally sleeps for 5 hours and sometimes 6 or 7 now) and surely a happy mother is a better mother! It was really good to go up and keep her company and learn a thing or two about newborns.
Everyone keeps asking me "So are you feeling clucky?" and the answer is nope. ;p In fact, I am even less inclined now than when she was pregnant because mothers of new babies seem basically housebound for a few months and I can't even handle one day at home let alone 60. :p
Today Seumas and I went to Bondi and for lunch I'd found out about this French crepe place. Normally I don't care for crepes but these are authentic ones (the cooks and staff all chatter in French to each other) and come on, blue cheese and pear? Nom nom! Seumas even had a bit and liked it, and I tasted his coffee and almond one and liked it too and I don't like coffee! They make it at the front so you can watch which is nice.
And still two days before Monday! Bit sad that my plans for Saturday fell through and Seumas is going to a concert Saturday night so I'll be by myself but as long as I occupy myself a bit it will be fine. Can't leave the house though because the landlord is coming to measure to put new carpet in. I guess that means we will be sent packing soon because who puts in new carpet for the benefit of tenants? Plus I think the owners have divorced so I guess the wife will live here. Oh well...