Making the most of it
I am making the most of Brendon being at home. I am well able now to care for myself, care for Orla, and do a little bit of housework. However, I am also taking time to do things like my blog and my internet forum, as I know that very soon I will probably not have the time or space to do these things very often. In theory, this is the sort of stuff that gets done when the children are in bed. But my bedtime seems to coincide with Aidan's, and I can't see that changing in the near future!
I am quite happy at the moment to spend my days at home, getting my social interaction via the internet and the odd phone call here and there. I'm still very protective of little Orla, and not really ready to have her inspected by all and sundry. I'm sure I will look forward to showing her off when the time is right. I feel there is enough to fill my day (and more) within our home.
The weather has been lovely here over the past few days though, and I do want to make the most of the summer. It is lovely to have all the washing nicely line-dried, windows open and no heaters on (finally!). And today I am actually wearing shorts.
In the meantime, Brendon is almost solely responsible for the bigger two. This includes basically all of Aidan's nappies, the entertaining, the showering, the refereeing, the breakfast, lunch and tea. The small payback is that I am the one doing almost all Orla's nappies, and all the night-time care. With the other two, when the baby cried at night Brendon would get up, change them, and bring them to me. We fell into this pattern after the first caesarean, when it would take me quite some time to be able to physically sit up and get in a comfortable breastfeeding position. Brendon still has the prerogative of being chief baby bather.
Orla is now lasting four hours between one or two of her night feeds. This has made a big difference to how refreshed I feel in the morning (it's essentially an extra hour's sleep). Over the weekend, I didn't even have a nap during the day, and was still in a reasonable state come bedtime.
This coming week I am thinking of trying to get into a different pattern, in anticipation of the return to work, Playcentre, fairy ballet - just the world in general really! It's going to be another period of adjustment - but I suspect that constant readjustment will be the pattern for some time yet. And I'm quite happy with that.
I am quite happy at the moment to spend my days at home, getting my social interaction via the internet and the odd phone call here and there. I'm still very protective of little Orla, and not really ready to have her inspected by all and sundry. I'm sure I will look forward to showing her off when the time is right. I feel there is enough to fill my day (and more) within our home.
The weather has been lovely here over the past few days though, and I do want to make the most of the summer. It is lovely to have all the washing nicely line-dried, windows open and no heaters on (finally!). And today I am actually wearing shorts.
In the meantime, Brendon is almost solely responsible for the bigger two. This includes basically all of Aidan's nappies, the entertaining, the showering, the refereeing, the breakfast, lunch and tea. The small payback is that I am the one doing almost all Orla's nappies, and all the night-time care. With the other two, when the baby cried at night Brendon would get up, change them, and bring them to me. We fell into this pattern after the first caesarean, when it would take me quite some time to be able to physically sit up and get in a comfortable breastfeeding position. Brendon still has the prerogative of being chief baby bather.
Orla is now lasting four hours between one or two of her night feeds. This has made a big difference to how refreshed I feel in the morning (it's essentially an extra hour's sleep). Over the weekend, I didn't even have a nap during the day, and was still in a reasonable state come bedtime.
This coming week I am thinking of trying to get into a different pattern, in anticipation of the return to work, Playcentre, fairy ballet - just the world in general really! It's going to be another period of adjustment - but I suspect that constant readjustment will be the pattern for some time yet. And I'm quite happy with that.
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