| Slogging through |
[Jul. 17th, 2008|11:35 pm] |
Things are getting tough without Spouse around. Just caring for little J day and night without a break is kind of lonely and very tiring. Of course I thought her sleep was under control, but I think she may be trying to learn to scootch forward (yet again seeming to have given up on learning how to roll from her belly to her back). So her sleep has been shite. Today napping was clearly my dream and not hers so I was left with a cranky little baby on my hands. When she has napped, however, she is such a joy. Now I can just put her down on a blanket with a toy and that keeps her occupied for a while. What a change from the first few months when we couldn't put her down even while sleeping!
This morning, I hosted my third Admit Two movie morning for parents with babies.Very low attendance today. Which I was kind of expecting, since the last one had like 15 folks there (maybe 12 babies?). That is a lot of babies! Today it was more like 3 moms, their kids and me and J. Lets just say I didn't make back the screening room rental fee today. Poop. But in for a penny in for a pound, so I've decided to shell out more cash and rent the space out for 2 August screenings too. Now I just need to haul ass, pick August movies and update/print the new posters and pray more folks come in two weeks. Any suggestions for PG-13 or below movies that are relatively new releases onto DVD? I hate deciding this stuff.
Finished the body of the sweater. Now I just need to work on the sleeves. I need to swatch again, since I'm not sure I can find the original swatch for the yarn I'm using.
Tomorrow: I need to buy a fan for the beach house. Also on the schedule: an Ikea run where I will try to beg the forgiveness of my ex-coworker for being such a flake for the last month. I hate feeling like a shitty friend. Especially when it's true. |
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| back from the dead |
[Jul. 16th, 2008|11:23 am] |
That's me. The little babe is a crazy, wild, lovely, angry ball of life, but she is now sleeping large chunks at one stretch. So I am hoping to reclaim some of my former life and smoosh it into this new life I'm creating. Her naps can be lengthy and she NEEDS to be in her crib to sleep well, so I'm back to knitting to fill the time when I am trapped at home. I'm still working on the Cashmere Lace Blouse by Teva Durham and it seems to be going well. I'm almost finished with the body, and will only have the sleeves left to complete. I'm not trying to put too much pressure on myself, but I would love to have it finished before the fall. Little J has long grown out of the two sweaters I made for her while preggo and I would really like to have finished another sweater or two to keep her warm this year.
I'm meeting a ton of other new mamas in the 'hood and just trying to keep my mind moving (not always an easy thing with a pre-mobile infant around).
Spouse has just skipped town for the next five days to attend TypeCon2008 in Buffalo, NY. So not only have I lost my co-parent for the rest of the week, but, and I hesitate to admit this, I'm jealous. I want to geek out with the Typography Super Fans too! There is no way that little J would sit through lectures and workshops with grace, let alone dealing with the whole nap issue, so home I stay.
Next week: the Beach! Oh vacation I can almost see you off in the distance!
Later,
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