Baby's Schedule

This weekend Bryce had a great time. He went and met one of his great grandmas, Grandma McLaughlin. He had a wonderful time being held and fed by her, as she wanted to keep him for herself. (I personally don’t understand this logic since she has TEN, yes TEN, children of her own.) Bryce is her seventh great grandchild. And those great grandchildren are all a product of Sean’s mom. None of Sean’s mom’s other nine siblings have grandchildren yet (I don’t think). Bryce must have been on his best behavior there because he was certainly back to his ‘hell raiser’ self upon returning home. He managed to keep Sean and I up for most of the night on Friday night and Saturday night. There was not much sleep to be had in the Reedy household. I’m convinced it must be another growing spurt—this is what I tell myself anyway.

Last night however, was another wonderful act of God. He slept nine hours. Thank goodness! I must say those nine wonderful hours were preceded by an hour and a half of full out screaming. I think he’s just tired, and on top of that he has a cold so we are not a happy camper. Sean and I just wear out over how much crying he does in the evenings.

I’ve decided that this whole going back to work thing at eight weeks was not a smart move. Not because I’m not ready, but more because Bryce is not ready. And since he is not ready, I’m exhausted all the time. Someone please tell me this gets better. On a bright note, we have a morning routine and night routine down. It goes something like the following:

(1) 5:15am, Kate’s alarm

(2) 5:25am-5:45am pumping away

(3) 5:45am- 6am—get bottles defrosted and all ready for school

(4) 6am-6:45am—shower, getting ready, listening to Bryce move around in his crib and praying that he doesn’t start screaming before I have to get him

(5) 6:45am—get Bryce up, changed, clothed and downstairs to eat

(6) 6:45am—7:20am—Bryce eating and playing time—best time of day for him, Mr. Smiley

(7) 7:20am---7:40am—finish getting myself dressed, packing my pump, packing my snacks

(8) 7:40am—Sean decides he better wake up (or I force him up) Love you honey

(9) 7:45ish to 8am—Done playing with Bryce and I’m out the door off to work. All Sean has to do is put him in the car, drive the half mile to school and drop him off (probably a 10-15 minute roundtrip depending on efficiency upon arriving at school)

(10) 8-8:15—at my computer at work

It’s seriously amazing that it takes me 3 hours from arise time to work time. I used to do this same routine, except I would get a solid one-hour workout at the gym in the mornings. I definitely miss that routine, but, I would never replace my current routine with the former.