{"id":1535,"date":"2011-08-29T23:49:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T23:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2067.temp.domains\/~atinytri\/drowning\/"},"modified":"2020-12-26T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T15:27:17","slug":"drowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atinytrip.com\/drowning\/","title":{"rendered":"Drowning (Adjusting to Parenthood)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since Baby Boy was born<\/a>, M and I have been extremely sleep deprived. Since he was 2 weeks old, our house has been a mess, and we haven’t found someone reliable to clean it. Since he was 3 weeks old, M has been extremely busy with school. And me? I’ve been basically non-functioning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The little bit of free time I have between feedings I spend a) showering, b) trying to nap, c) checking email, in that order. And that’s about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So no wonder that with a lack of schedule, a struggle to get meals together and no outside help, by week 7 M and I felt as if we were drowning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All that was missing was some sickness (me) and exams (M), bugs in the pantry, spiders on the wall next to the play area, and a cockroach running around to put us over the edge. I won’t sugar coat the tension, because we were struggling, until the explosion came (read: yelling in the street).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making a Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So it was time for a plan. We are going to try to extend Baby Boy’s night sleep stretch from 3\/4 hours to 5, try to get him to like his crib so that I can put him down in the middle of the day, and pull out the pacifier from time to time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m going to re-take charge of cooking, at least once a week, and re-fill the freezer with meals ready to go, and we’re going to try a prepared meals place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re going to try out 2 more cleaning ladies, with the goal of finding one (or two) that can come twice a week, so that M doesn’t have to worry about that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we’re going to try to get together a weekly schedule, so that our tasks get done somehow and we’re not struggling to stay afloat. Luckily, one of the Grandmas is coming to stay for a week, and we’re going to take advantage to try to get re-organized.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since Baby Boy was born, M and I have been extremely sleep deprived. Since he was 2 weeks old, our house has been a mess, and we haven’t found someone reliable to clean it. Since he was 3 weeks old, M has been extremely busy with school. And me? I’ve been basically non-functioning. The little …<\/p>\n

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