Act I: Guilt
I have this
\n uncanny ability to make myself feel guilty over just about
\n anything. I worked from home yesterday. I’ve do so before and
\n things went relatively well. Not so yesterday. Lex was happy
\n until about 10:30am, then we went down hill from there. He got
\n fussy, my co-workers started rapid-firing emails at me, and I
\n started feeling ill. I found myself stressing because I
\n couldn’t get anything done for work and at the same time
\n stressing because I couldn’t play with Lex and make him happy.
\n All of my stressing just made Lex more unhappy. Self-fulfilling
\n downward spiral :( Around lunchtime I ended up sending my
\n coworkers an email just apologizing for my slow response and
\n explaining the situation. Everyone was super nice and
\n understanding. After that I tried really hard to make myself
\n let go of work and just take care of Lex. But the guilt was
\n there and with it the stomachache. Needless to say Lex got
\n happier when daddy came home :) In the future I’m just going to
\n take the day off from work and not try to multi-task like that.
\n It’s not good for anyone.<\/p>\n
Act II:
\n Bathtime
I’ve been bathing Lex more these days,
\n instead of showering him. He’s funny though, it’s hard to tell
\n if he likes the bath or not. He splashs and chews on his rubber
\n ducky with gusto, but doesn’t laugh, smile, cry, or anything.
\n Just goes after those ducks like he’s on a mission. It’s hard
\n to tell if he’s having fun or not. Silly baby.<\/p>\n
Act III: Nanny
Yes, I said it –
\n nanny. We’ve hired ourselves a nanny (oh-la-la!) She’s really
\n more of a mother’s helper for Alan. She’s going to come one day
\n a week to watch Lex and do some light housework. She seems
\n really nice. I met her at the salon when I was pregnant and she
\n gave me her name and number. I said thanks and threw it on the
\n enourmous pile of baby paperwork we had – figuring we’ll never
\n have need for a nanny. Just found her info the other day and
\n Alan loved the idea. Today is her first day so we’ll see how it
\n goes. The house was a mess to – maybe she’ll take care of that
\n for us :) <\/p>\n
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\n friends Ron and Laura. Check out their
\n website<\/a> for details.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"