All on my own!

Man.... well. after our Vacay, my hubby had to do a stretch of nights. 6 in a row. Going to work for 5 and coming home at 2am. It was great to have his help in the day but boy oh boy i was craving some night time help. Well.... by the  end of the week.. it was amazing the routine i carved out for myself. It EVEN  involved a run on the treadmill for me. My DS is an ENERGETIC kid. Sometimes the  only way to keep him still is to go for a walk. So that became our after nap  part of the day. Also helped me keep DD up before her next feed and sleep. My  dilemma has always been how to feed my DD and calm her down with my son running  around and the tv on. WELL.. i figured it out. My son is a techno
junkie. LOVES  the iPad and iPhone (like all kids now a days). Well thats now become a "treat".  So at feed time i tell him "come on buddy. Its time for mommy to feed the baby,  you get to play on the iPad." he screams "yay" and runs up to  his room. Sits  nicely in his chair and is set. I can then feed DD quietly in  her room (watching  him on the baby monitor). I hate that I'm relying on
technology, but at this  point.. it works. Then he gets his mommy one on one time. Right into the bath.  Once DS is in bed, its a quick run and time to wake DD up for her bath and feed.  Finally all said and done its 11pm.... would love to watch some tv but I'm  pooped. Time for bed.... or sitting in bed, blogging, surfing or FB'ing.  Sometimes i feel like FB is my window to realizing theres  things other then just  kids out there. Right now, thats all my life is from
morning wake up at 7am to  bedtime at 11 (with a good family nap from 1-3 - that  includes me no matte  what... laundry can wait). I wouldn't trade it for the world and one day i'll  miss it I'm sure. in the meantime. its fun to read about  others adventures and  share my own. What will my next blog post be..... I'm not  sure yet... but I'm  sure it will be interesting (to me at least) 

DD playing nicely... me watching from the monitor.

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