After my last entry Miles was a screaming mess for the rest of the day. Tons of fun for me lol. Don't see any new teeth though. Tuesday morning I looked at the weather forecast and was a tad bit annoyed to find out it was calling for rain for the next 6 days. I know April showers bring May flowers but yuck! Going for walks with the kids in the stroller is one of the only ways I can get exercise these days. So clearly none of that is happening any time soon. Bleh. I did take them to the mall Tuesday though, just for something to do. We ate a late breakfast there and watched people skating and I bought a few small treats for Cody. I got him a small magnadoodle thing cuz it was on clearance and a coloring book that you draw on with white markers where the colors only show up on the page. Those are so cool and he loved them. Mommy loved how he could draw without getting marker all over his hands lol. Great invention. I saw a small Lite Brite too which I was tempted to buy since I had one when I was a kid but then I pictured Miles getting his hands on the small pieces and thought no way.
I have been feeling so tired lately and annoyed that I barely get any "me" time these days. All I get is an hour or so in the afternoon which I usually spend eating lunch and cleaning up and then an hour or so in the evening where I also clean up, watch some TV with my husband and sometimes manage to fit something else in like reading. We don't have much extra money but I am considering looking for a babysitter where I could drop off one or both kids if I am feeling overwhelmed. I feel like a little break would refresh me so much. I am going to ask my husband to take the kids somewhere for 2-3 hours as my mother's day present. We'll see how that goes lol. He's only ever watched them both alone for about 20 minutes before as I was out running an errand and they woke up from their nap. I am frustrated that he won't let me have a few hours a week to myself while he watches them. Miles is difficult though and he admits he's not good with babies but still. Something is going to need to change. And no we don't really have family nearby that could take them. My MIL lives 30 minutes away but I can't leave Miles with her for long since he nurses and refuses to take a bottle. Plus she doesn't have a crib if Cody were to go to her for the day. Also, she doesn't drive. At least Miles is almost 9 months now. I am going to continue nursing him as long as he wants but I am giving him whole milk when he is one and then I will be able to leave him somewhere for longer.
Mike isn't going to be home tonight until I am in bed so it's just me and the kids all day. He has work and then is going to watch hockey. I don't know if I mentioned it before but he and his mom have season tickets for hockey and their team is doing really well in the playoffs right now. I am taking the kids to a play center in a bit because I promised Cody and it's fun to get out and see other kids and moms. Miles can be a nightmare at home but when we are out like at this play center he is always soooo good. I think he thrives on chaos lol.
Oh and I forgot to mention my most exciting news! Don't laugh but I have still been swaddling Miles in a woombie even though he is almost 9 months. A woombie goes around him like a straight jacket and zips up the middle up to his neck so his hands and everything are in there. Anyway, he has been crying when I go to put him in it for naps and bed time lately so 2 days ago, on a whim, I decided to quit the swaddle cold turkey. And to my shock my difficult child has been fine with it. The first couple naps he cried for a short bit and then stopped a few times but overall he's been napping like usual. The middle of the night sucks though since he isn't used to it. Tuesday night he accidentally rolled from back to tummy and couldn't figure out how to flip back 3 times and last night he did it 4 times. Ugh lol. He hates being on his tummy (clearly he's nowhere near crawling) so he screams when he does that. I hope this will stop soon. Overall I am just thrilled that I broke him of the swaddle with not much hassle. Yay! The next step is night weaning him since I go back to working nights in 3 months. He wakes 2 times a night to be fed right now. I need to research how to do this as I have no idea.
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