My life as a part-time SAHM (only read if you are having trouble sleeping)

[heatherella]

I wanted to keep track of what my days with baby V are like before I go back to work full time. Right now we have Tuesdays and Thursdays together at home, and I don't know if it will ever be this way again. This morning she woke up after sleeping a good six and a half hours straight- from 11:30pm to 6am. Carey heard her first and got up and changed

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[bing_crosby]

this was totally fascinating for those of us out here 6 months pregnant :)
thanks for sharing.

can't figure out if Dr Paul is looking for a tip or if V is going to be doing our taxes this year
heh

[heatherella]

I felt the same way when atwistedstring was pregnant while I was trying to conceive and then had her son while I was expecting!

[anonymous]

Also fascinating for those of us who are child-free. A peak into a different world. :-) Glad to hear you're enjoying it, wet diapers and all! She's just a darling, and if she starts a tax service, let me know.

~Leeapeea (not signed in due to work blocks)

[heatherella]

You will be her very second client, after us. xo

[amandasan]

I'm sure the doctor is right - she looks super smart in the photos I've seen on facebook :)

[heatherella]

That's just 'cause she was wearing her teeny tiny glasses and itsy bitsy pocket protector.

[atwistedstring]

People were constantly pointing out how alert and "with it" Sam was when he was smaller, and I was always like, "Buh? Is this not normal?" But then I met a few more babies, and it turns out that for some, it just takes them a really long time to start to engage with their surroundings, so...yes, I DO think a baby can be "intelligent" (although I wouldn't use that word), relatively speaking.

V is growing so quickly! Every new picture is a revelation. :) And I think it's good you're documenting this time with her -- I don't remember the early days with Sam much at all, apart from what I can hazily cobble together from the photos/vids and short journal entries I wrote. It sounds like she's sleeping really well, which is a mitzvah!

[heatherella]

She is growing so fast, and it's so bizarre to me that my milk is doing all that! She's a good sleeper- not much during the day, but nice stretches at night (excellent for my sleep but hard in terms of engorgement). Yeah, I remember Sam being very alert and engaged when he was V's age.

[spreadsothin]

This sounds wonderful! You're getting so much done. Hooray!

[heatherella]

Hahahaha. Thanks for saying so. Sometimes I feel like I get NOTHING done, but if the baby is dry, fed, and still alive, it means I've been quite busy.