Well, I was assuming that my first report of
stay-at-home-mom-ing would be full of all sorts of great experiences now that
my daughter and I can have endless quality time together. Boy was I wrong! My
little one had different ideas...
About a week before I left work she suddenly started napping
wonderfully in her crib for about 4 hours a day. A glorious thing since
previously we had only known a 30-minute cat nap here and there. So with the
knowledge that routines are power for babies, I tried to continue this.
She wasn’t having it, and we know who’s boss. I think Bugga
took about 2 hours of naps ALL WEEK my first week on the job. Which all you in-the-know
parents realize makes for a nice family nightmare of crying and crankiness –
from both of us. Somehow she still slept pretty well at night, so I should
consider myself lucky (which I do everyday, but I digress...).
So lessons learned Week One: We don’t have to wean from the
pacifier just yet, naps in the bouncer are perfectly acceptable, and a
perfectly-timed errand that allows for car seat napping is not (yet) a crutch
for baby sleep.
Oh, and incidentally, Bugga decided to roll over back to
front on Friday evening – perfectly timed for me to still feel successful for
the week, and Daddy was home from work to see it.
