Day 1 without Daddy

Naomi at 15 weeks, originally uploaded by mnssams.

We survived. I didn't have to make dinner, since there was a BBQ at my parents house. I had to make a dessert, which turned out to be an easy cake and icing. I also got rid of some extra fruit by making a fruit salad (I'm allergic to apples and we have a ton right now, so without Matt to eat them up I'm sure they'll just go bad).

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I came to the not-so-exciting realisation that Matt isn't coming home at 5pm, so I can't leave Jobs A, B, and C till after he's home to watch the kids. It's easy enough to say, oh I'll do that when he's home. It's always easier to do some household jobs without a baby in tow. But that's just not an option these days. So we got a lot of use out of the Moby wrap yesterday. We hung up laundry together, folded laundry, washed dishes [she got a wet bottom, since I didn't notice I was splashing her], and she took two naps in there. I wasn't trying to wear her through her naps, but you know, if that baby's asleep...

What's that phrase, "Let sleeping [babies] or [dogs] lie." I think either one applies. :) Let 'em sleep! Leave 'em alone! Don't wake them up! We've all done that disastrous move, "If I do this carefully, I can lay the baby down and get some work done." And no sooner do you shift your arms to lay them in their bed but those little eyes fly open the mouth curls in protest and now, not only are you unable to do your work, you have a crying baby to deal with.

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I started to lose it last night at my Mum's house. It was about 9pm, I had lost track of time, Oceana was still awake, and I was stressing out. She made the remark that I was "fried". [Oh, and I was!]. But what really bothered me was my response. "But it's Monday." - there's 6 days left! Ak! It's not so much that Matt is gone, it's just the STUFF I'm supposed to be doing. The work stuff, the house stuff, the sleeping (er, rather, not-sleeping) babies, and the immigration stuff. I don't cope well with stress. There. I said it. I cope by eating ice cream, drinking coffee, and sitting online. Which explains why I ate ice cream in the middle of the afternoon yesterday, drank far too much coffee, and am blogging before 8am...

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Plans for today include sending Oceana to Nana's for a playdate. I need to do some work, so at least I have the potential since I'll be 1/2 full over here. Here's hoping.

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Chicken and lentil soup going in the crockpot for tonight, and later lunching, and depending on quantity, Thursday's dinner too. :)

Catchya later....