This is what I call the time between Toodle going to bed and me going to bed. I try to spend the last few minutes- 20 or 30 maybe- just chilling out and not having to worry about anyone or anything else. Toodle goes through phases of when he decides to go to bed. It all depends on the activities of the day, I think. Some days he's ready by 8pm and will let me know he's done for the day. Other days I decide by 9 or 9:30 that it's bedtime and it can be a struggle. Either way, we have mommy & baby snuggle time and he falls asleep on my lap... eventually.
The days it's a struggle, though, it can be 10 or later before he falls asleep. On those days, I have to decide if it's worth it to take a little time for myself. Most often, I decide it is. But I know that I'm also cheating myself out of that extra sleep. Let's face it, an extra 15-30 minutes of sleep is gold!
I used to use naptime to... well, nap. However, I have decided that I really need to use that time at this point to get my house in order. There are certain things you just cannot do with a curious toddler around. Even folding laundry can be a circus. Once I can get everything back in order and get myself a cleaning schedule set up, I may incorporate a nap into my day a few times a week. We may all be a little happier then :)
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Easter Weekend
So, I'm a week behind. Toodle has been a handful this past week. Between that and the five interviews I've been on recently, my sanity may be only hanging by a string. Well... not that it's normally much more secure than that anyway...
Last weekend was Easter. Husband works for a company that gives them not only Good Friday off, but also what the employees lovingly refer to as "Better Monday". We made plans to take a weekend trip, but as plans do, it didn't exactly work out as intended. We were planning to be gone Friday through Sunday, but Husband ended up having to go into work. That's just one "perk" of his newly-aquired management position. So, we got started early Saturday morning instead. As it turns out, it ended up being a day trip. We started out at a place called Newport on the Levee. It was a nice little walk with different sites and shops. It was a pretty nice day too- a much anticipated change in the weather! After walking around a bit, we went to the Hofbrahaus. Husband had been talking about going there for a long time, so he was quite happy to finally get to go. I was excited because they obviously had my newly found favorite food EVER- soft pretzels with beer cheese. We ended our walk with a trip through the aquarium. Toodle loves to watch the fish! We had planned to go on a dinner cruise afterwards, but the timing was off for Toodle. It wasn't set to leave until 7pm and it was a 2 1/2 hour cruise. The last thing we wanted was to be "those parents" with the screaming child. We could tell we had already worn him out and didn't want to press our luck... or, at least mommy didn't. Before we headed home, we went to Jungle Jim's. Husband had never been there, and I hadn't been there since the weekend my friend told me I was pregnant and then she and the other friend we were traveling with were trying to get me to take a pregnancy test at JJ's. No... thank you though! :)
Sunday was church service and then Easter lunch at Cracker Barrel. Yeah, that's just how we roll around here sometimes. Sunday and Monday were pretty quiet days and all three of us seemed to be just fine with that.
So, there is Easter weekend wrap-up... a small getaway, and an otherwise calm few days. That's ok by me!
Now... I'm off to find a recipe so I can make my own beer cheese!
Last weekend was Easter. Husband works for a company that gives them not only Good Friday off, but also what the employees lovingly refer to as "Better Monday". We made plans to take a weekend trip, but as plans do, it didn't exactly work out as intended. We were planning to be gone Friday through Sunday, but Husband ended up having to go into work. That's just one "perk" of his newly-aquired management position. So, we got started early Saturday morning instead. As it turns out, it ended up being a day trip. We started out at a place called Newport on the Levee. It was a nice little walk with different sites and shops. It was a pretty nice day too- a much anticipated change in the weather! After walking around a bit, we went to the Hofbrahaus. Husband had been talking about going there for a long time, so he was quite happy to finally get to go. I was excited because they obviously had my newly found favorite food EVER- soft pretzels with beer cheese. We ended our walk with a trip through the aquarium. Toodle loves to watch the fish! We had planned to go on a dinner cruise afterwards, but the timing was off for Toodle. It wasn't set to leave until 7pm and it was a 2 1/2 hour cruise. The last thing we wanted was to be "those parents" with the screaming child. We could tell we had already worn him out and didn't want to press our luck... or, at least mommy didn't. Before we headed home, we went to Jungle Jim's. Husband had never been there, and I hadn't been there since the weekend my friend told me I was pregnant and then she and the other friend we were traveling with were trying to get me to take a pregnancy test at JJ's. No... thank you though! :)
Sunday was church service and then Easter lunch at Cracker Barrel. Yeah, that's just how we roll around here sometimes. Sunday and Monday were pretty quiet days and all three of us seemed to be just fine with that.
So, there is Easter weekend wrap-up... a small getaway, and an otherwise calm few days. That's ok by me!
Now... I'm off to find a recipe so I can make my own beer cheese!
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