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Finding a routine
May. 11th, 2011 04:13 pmWow, has it really been two months since my last real entry? Journaling just isn't as much of a priority as it once was.
My son is now one and a half years old. Whoa. I've been bringing him to a free playgroup coordinated by the local community service office, and that has brought some structure to our weeks. They meet from 10 AM to 12 PM three days a week, and the coordinators supply toys or activities for babies and toddlers. It's a great thing to get us out of the house. However, the timing seems to hit pretty much exactly at my boy's ideal morning nap time. Sometimes he refuses to take a nap by 10 AM, and we go play. Other days we miss playgroup. I've been sending him to day care most afternoons so I can get housework done.
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aristeros used to work nights, and we barely saw each other even though we lived in the same apartment. His current work schedule kind of reminds me of those days. He rises and leaves for work before I wake up, and he usually gets home around 7:30 PM, give or take an hour. Then we have two or three hours to spend together as a family before going to bed. And our son requires our attention for nearly all of that time. Weekends are our respite.
Our poor dog is still pretty neglected, although more days that not, he gets a little walk around the neighborhood. We're transitioning from the too-windy season into the too-hot season.
I'm finding it hard to stay in touch even with my friends who live in the same city, much less friends across the country or around the world. Face to face contact is best, but coordinating schedules can be tricky, especially if we don't want to have the little ones around — they have scant patience for a two hour chat over lunch.
My son is now one and a half years old. Whoa. I've been bringing him to a free playgroup coordinated by the local community service office, and that has brought some structure to our weeks. They meet from 10 AM to 12 PM three days a week, and the coordinators supply toys or activities for babies and toddlers. It's a great thing to get us out of the house. However, the timing seems to hit pretty much exactly at my boy's ideal morning nap time. Sometimes he refuses to take a nap by 10 AM, and we go play. Other days we miss playgroup. I've been sending him to day care most afternoons so I can get housework done.
Years ago,
aristeros used to work nights, and we barely saw each other even though we lived in the same apartment. His current work schedule kind of reminds me of those days. He rises and leaves for work before I wake up, and he usually gets home around 7:30 PM, give or take an hour. Then we have two or three hours to spend together as a family before going to bed. And our son requires our attention for nearly all of that time. Weekends are our respite.Our poor dog is still pretty neglected, although more days that not, he gets a little walk around the neighborhood. We're transitioning from the too-windy season into the too-hot season.
I'm finding it hard to stay in touch even with my friends who live in the same city, much less friends across the country or around the world. Face to face contact is best, but coordinating schedules can be tricky, especially if we don't want to have the little ones around — they have scant patience for a two hour chat over lunch.
