Queen of Rambles

I guess I’m going to have to switch from pre-bed time posting to mid-nap posting. Perhaps Erik likes staying up till 11 because he sleeps in till 10? Makes sense. I got him up at 8:30 this morning in hopes of improving things tonight. Our schedule went Ka-Boom* when daylight savings switched on and we [...]

No post last night. Erik was so hard to put down that I almost fell asleep in bed waiting for him to go to sleep. I managed to stumble up, brush my teeth and rip my clothes off. Then back to dreamland for me. It was so nice when he was Ferberized. So very, very [...]

I feel like I can’t spend time posting tonight because it’s 10:30 and Erik is still screaming. Mike is exhausted. I am exhausted. Boyo should be exhausted. He doesn’t seem to know it. One spectacular tip: If you need a job, just buy a ticket to visit me. You’ll be offered a job within 48 [...]

I’ve become a royal entity. Instead of referring to myself as me or I, I refer to myself as mommy. “Mommy has to poo-poo! Mommy has to cook dinner! Mommy doesn’t want her hair pulled! Mommy loves you!” So happy birthday Mommy! I really appreciate all the birthday well wishes. I feel loved and tingly [...]

Remember when I mentioned our apartment seemed to be having electricity issues? They’ve gotten worse. We now have an outlet that won’t work and our whole apartment complex is in midst of a blackout. A laptop makes a handy, yet awkward flashlight. I hope this means the problem is complex wide and not just us. [...]

The Good: I took a three hour nap this afternoon. The Bad: I went to sleep around midnight, Erik woke up around 1:45. He stayed up till 5, then woke back up at 8. Let’s just say I wasn’t a bright, sunshiney little fairy this morning. In fact, if Mike hadn’t been home I’m not [...]

The Good: My mommy is coming to visit! My mommy is coming to visit! The Bad: She’s just been laid off at work. It almost makes me sick to contemplate, but she will be getting unemployment and they do want her back when they pick up. I just know how much she needs money and [...]

Yesterday I promised I would write a post waxing lyrical on the boy’s many positive attributes. It’s now 11 pm and I’m not sure I can do justice to such a thing, but maybe I ought to try. I want him to read these posts when he’s a little old man and know how much [...]

What does a person with a funky tummy not want to do? Eat nachos. Why oh why would I crave Tostito cheese dip when I’m having bottom system troubles? Why would I give in to those cravings? I know not, but I know it was a very bad idea. Thankfully Mike was able to take [...]

What a day. I’ve just about decided that I need to go out and find a job that pays enough to afford daycare. Who cares if there is any left over, as long as I don’t have to be here all day every day? Then I think “my baby! My sweet, sweet baby!” I really [...]