Blessed Silence
posted by Jen | 4:09 PM
Well, the guest onslaught is over. Both Gavin and I are missing our niece today, but it is rather nice to have a quiet house again. Three-year-olds have tons of energy and no volume control. I'm not sure whether I miss being followed around constantly being asked "Whatchou doing?". A typical conversation would go something like this...
Caroline: "Whatchou doing?"
Me: "Feeding Carina."
Caroline: "What's Carina doing?"
Me: "Eating milk."
Caroline: "She drinking the milk?"
Me: "Yes."
Caroline: "Whatchou doing now?"
Despite some concern that she was fussing more than usual yesterday (and her rude inauguration of Cari as babysitter) Carina slept well again in her own room last night. I got 5 full hours of uninterrupted sleep last night between a 12:30 AM feeding and a 5:45 AM feeding. And she's been down since 2:00 PM this afternoon for a good nap.
We saw the new Harry Potter movie last night, and I was pleased. Since I've read the books several times, I was concious of the moving being a little thin relative to the book. It's unavoidable as the books get longer and more involved. I think they did a pretty good job with the movie as far as removing the details that weren't essential to keep the run time reasonable.
I've got a hint of a sore throat today, which scares this new mother. First of all, I don't want the baby to get sick. Secondly, I don't want to be sick and have to take care of the baby. I have enough trouble getting things done as it is. Must get a maid...
Caroline: "Whatchou doing?"
Me: "Feeding Carina."
Caroline: "What's Carina doing?"
Me: "Eating milk."
Caroline: "She drinking the milk?"
Me: "Yes."
Caroline: "Whatchou doing now?"
Despite some concern that she was fussing more than usual yesterday (and her rude inauguration of Cari as babysitter) Carina slept well again in her own room last night. I got 5 full hours of uninterrupted sleep last night between a 12:30 AM feeding and a 5:45 AM feeding. And she's been down since 2:00 PM this afternoon for a good nap.
We saw the new Harry Potter movie last night, and I was pleased. Since I've read the books several times, I was concious of the moving being a little thin relative to the book. It's unavoidable as the books get longer and more involved. I think they did a pretty good job with the movie as far as removing the details that weren't essential to keep the run time reasonable.
I've got a hint of a sore throat today, which scares this new mother. First of all, I don't want the baby to get sick. Secondly, I don't want to be sick and have to take care of the baby. I have enough trouble getting things done as it is. Must get a maid...
Labels: baby, entertainment, family
2 Comments:
I don't know that it was a rude inauguration; rude is such a strong word. I was prepared for the fussing. It was how paranoid I became when she *wasn't* fussing that surprised me. That's never happened to me before when babysitting.
Tell Cari that when she becomes pregnant I'll send her a mirror so she can check the breathing without having to wake her children up.
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