Day 93...Good Friday

Apr 22

It's Good Friday today. Totally bright and sun-shiney and Martyn slept for 8 hours last night! That was awesome. He did wake up once, just briefly and wend right back to sleep, so that was ok. That sure did make getting up this morning a lot easier, and he was really happy and calm to boot.

I made some extra effort to really communicate clearly with people at work this morning....for the wrong reasons though. My feelings were hurt about my reprimand yesterday, pride was still stinging a bit. How do I get into the habit of doing that, just because it's the right (and best) thing to do. Funny thing is, my boss totally came back to my office later in the morning to get something, and stopped and said "good communication this morning Beth, I really appreciate that."

I was totally not even expecting that, and it made my morning...kind of gave me a bit of a kick, and got me out of my hurt-feelings-sulk. Then it was a great day.

A good friend sent me "The Vaccine Book" by Dr. Sears, and I was reading it today at lunch. (Thanks Kate!) Very interesting. I'm going through it before we get Martyn Vaccinated, and Eli hopefully will read it too. I love learning about these things!

When I got home, Eli and Martyn and I took Sheba for a nice walk. It was SO nice outside! Just a touch windy in our neighborhood though, which I think both Martyn and I got slightly wind chapped/burned cheeks. Still though, it was just wonderful to be outside....a lot of people in our neighborhood were our enjoying the sunshine too.

Eli had taken Martyn on his first trip to Ottos to get sausage for game night. We went to game night, and Eli cooked up some tasty sausages for everyone. By the time we ate though, and started games, it was pretty much time for bed for Martyn. He had fallen asleep in the car seat on the way there, and I left him asleep in it. He woke up right after we ate and needed a diaper change and to be nursed, but he was so very tired and cranky! I changed and nursed him, while everyone else was getting settled into games with out me...which really, was fine with me, I didn't really feel like playing games anyway.

Then he was ready to back to sleep so I laid him down on the couch with the pacifier and he was out.

I made the command decision right then, that Martyn and I are pretty much not going to Friday night game night any more, for a while. At least until he's a little older and has a more solid sleep schedule....he didn't get a really good, lengthy nap today. I was tired too.

When everyone finished the first round of games, around 9:40 or so, I got Martyn into the car seat and told Eli if he wanted to stay that was fine, but he had to get himself a ride home because Martyn and I needed to go home and go to bed. Not at all in a snarky way. I had told Eli that on the way there in the first place. He got his friend Eric, who lives near to us, to take him home so Martyn and I left.

When we got home, he was so so tired. I got him ready for bed, and put him in bed, so I could get ready for bed. He was not happy that I didn't get in bed with him right away. It was actually pretty cute.

Over all, it was a good first week back to work. I got paid for my vacation cash out, and that made it really feel like I was back to work. More like, it made me remember in part, why I am back to work.

Looks like we're gonna make it after all.