The Peanut Gallerie

This is the second time he has been gone for more than a few hours. At first, I was doing great. At least better than last time. (Sarrah said that I didn't come out of my room for a while the last time James left.) 

We are starting to settle into a routine for work. It hasn't been easy. In fact, I realized the other day that I'm working two jobs! Simultaneously! What's up with that? I don't see it lasting too much longer. At some point it will be unfair for him and Entango... and me. He'll need more attention during the day and I won't be able to give it.

The greatest help, so far, has been my mom. She watches over him so I can get work done. Plus, my sister and dad come home at night and hold him so I can get chores done (like laundry or putting away the big box of diapers I got from UPS that day). 

Tip for all the baby mamas: diapers.com has some of the cheapest diapers around. Free shipping, no tax, buy in bulk, ships within 2 days. Awesome.

Let's see, the rest of the weekend was spent catching up on things, as always. I feel like I'm always "on". Like my engine never turns off. Look, here I am at 12 in the morning and I'm blogging. I should be sleeping. That's good advice. Goodnight!

Let's see.. update. 

I started working again. We don't have a routine down as of yet, but getting close. Everyday I learn something new. At least James stopped speaking into the phone. On my first day back, James started making his baby noises. It didn't help he was in the baby carrier on my tummy. The lady on the phone found it adorable. I was a little mortified at how unprofessional I sounded, but at least she was very sweet about it. The one thing we have yet to handle is James' sleeping noises. He's a heavy breather and when I'm on the phone, I can only laugh to wonder what the donor on the other line is thinking.

Tiggerbear has been very interested in the little creature that clings to me. It has been a slow introduction but so far, so good. We even go for morning walks with the stroller. Everyone's happy.

I have been limited in what I can and cannot eat... which at first was annoying, but am now finding a major blessing. I am already past my pre-pregnancy weight. Who knew babies were diet regulators? (Although I still miss coffee... chocolate, not so much.)

Diaper changing is done in a blink of an eye. I've changed so many diapers that I have become very efficient. Let's put that on the resume.

Speaking of... I have been forwarding out my resume to various jobs. I think I'm going to hang out until I find the one that suits me best. Obviously there's no such thing as the perfect job, but I can at least take the time to find one that's close :o)

What else? Oh, my favorite thing in the whole wide world. The thing I have been waiting for since I could imagine James' little face.

He's smiling.

For now, they are mostly scattered throughout his other little facial expressions. Every once in a while I can get him to smile big when I'm playing with him. It's the most rewarding thing and truly lights up my day. 

I love the joy he brings me.