My hubby has gone out to dinner tonight with an old co-worker. When I woke up this morning I was tired but I think that the thought of going through the entire day and evening by myself with Jr. made me even more so. But, she slept like a champ after breakfast and then we went to our Child Development class. She was better than usual but very clingy. She needed to sit in my lap almost the entire time. I was oddly envious of all the other babies who are around the same age and already crawling all over the place. They were interacting with each other and if they wanted a toy, they somehow made their way over to it. I wonder if Jr. will always be so reticent. Afterward I decided to go grocery shopping. Normally one "activity" per day is enough. So if I go to Walmart, that's my activity for the day. I find it very tiring, mentally and physically, to do more than one thing outside of the house per day. I don't know what I was thinking exactly. Anyhow, we went to Loblaws and Jr. was good. By the time we got home, we were both exhausted. I put her down for a nap and I put away the groceries and did some work for my dad. She woke up, I gave her dinner and a bath and then put her down again. I did it! I had successfully made it through the entire day with Jr. without hubby.
I had decided at Loblaws that I would get myself something special to eat for dinner since I was by myself. I also picked up some chips and chocolate... So now I'm watching It's Complicated for the 1,000th time and enjoying the silence (i.e. no baby sounds: no crying, no complaining, no shrieking) and the knowledge that Jr. won't wake up until at least 11pm.
Sometimes I forget how nice it is to have an evening to myself. I miss hubby but I'm relishing eating food that I like, watching a movie that I like... Taking care of ME!
Nice! Enjoy those precious moments alone and take care of yourself :)
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