Wednesday, February 06, 2002

 

::sigh:: Xander is still teething. He's fussy right now. Wouldn't you know it, just when you get in the middle of something...

He slept 8 hours last night! Whohoo! He did wake up around 11 and cried briefly for his pacifier. But, he'd been waking up around 3 or 4 and doing the same thing. I was worried about him when I woke at 6 and hadn't heard a peep from him. He's growing so much. I took him to the health dept, where a friend of my works, on Feb. 1. He weighs 12 lbs. 10 oz. already! His doctor predicted that he'd be twelve pounds at 6 months. He's gone from being at about the 20th percentile, to nearly the 50th!

We went to see James' parents last week. They paid for our gas so they could see their one and only grandson. Since then I've been trying to find a balance between writing, reading, Xander-time, hubby-time, housework and pleasure time for myself.

That's right, I've been writing again! 3 days worth this week and 2,200 words. I have to admit, I'm not pleased with it, but I'm trying to keep a good attitude about it. It's a work in progress. I didn't think about this before I started writing, but I realized that the piece is difficult because it's set in a time long ago. It's a "Once upon a time..." piece.

I've discovered the best time to write is in the morning, during Xander's second nap. I'm more alert and so far, Xander does not fuss during these two naps. As the day goes on, he becomes increasingly more fussy. He wants to stay up longer therefore causing him to be tired more therefore causing more fussiness. I've worked out a system where I let him stay up from 6:30. I get him up at 6:30, feed him, let him play, feed him a bit early at 8:30, then bath and massage, devotional and bed around 10. I've managed to find the right balance where he's not too fussy and yet tired enough to sleep.

'Balance' that's my new word for today. I'm constantly trying to find balance. If I spend too much time on housework, I'm too tired to funtion as a wife and mother. If I spend too much time being wife and mother then the housework piles up. If I spend too much time on all that I lose my sanity 'cause I'm not spending enough time relaxing and just hanging out with me. I think I've found the right balance, at least for now.

Dawn posted this at 6:10 PM.

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