Thursday, August 27, 2009

Do you find this odd?

So, I have Google Reader and I have blogs that I like to read. Is it weird that Blogger recommends my own blog to read to me? Because I think it is.

Anyway...

The transition to the crib was fine in the end. No big deal. We're working on naps.

Little boy still wakes up at night. Some nights, it's ok. Other nights, I'd like nothing better than to strangle him and go back to sleep...but, instead I throw things and swear and feel a bit better. And then I pick him up and feed him until he falls back to sleep.

I'm just not sure why...he always seems SO hungry when I pick him up. We think he's in a growth spurt right now too -- eating a lot and sleeping a lot.

So, Mom hurt her back, mostly because she just wasn't taking good care of it while watching him. It's better now, but she's not sure that she can watch him three days a week anymore. I'm not real sure what to do here. I knew that it wouldn't last forever, but I thought that she would at least make it a year. I'm thinking of asking my aunt if she would watch him one day a week and offer to pay her what it would cost at a daycare, which the one daycare that I've sent in something to is about $50 a day. I just don't know if she would be able to do it. I doubt it. She always seems VERY busy with David and Michael (my cousins).

My other thought was that she and Jake could switch off watching him for three days and two days...one could take three one week and the other could take three the next.

And my final thought is that I could just quit my job and stay home with Ryan all the time. Which wouldn't be that bad. Too bad I need my job. Maybe when we have the next one, we will be debt free enough that maybe I can stay home longer. I wish I could find something that paid well that I could stay home and do.

I hate my job. Actually, I hate that it's so inflexible and it's becoming even more inflexible. I would never want to work from home and watch kids at the same time. I did that one day this week as a test and NEVER AGAIN!! I was totally destroyed by 4pm. Next time, I will just take the day off. If it's unpaid, it's unpaid. it is what it is.

Maybe I could be an exotic dancer three nights a week. That would pay good, right? LOL! :)

The Couch to 5k program has hit a snag. In that, I never have the time/energy to do it. Which frustrates me. What I need to do is clean up the back room this weekend and then I would stay more on track. maybe I should be picking up back there right now...hmm...

Oh well. I still have weeks before the Discovery Run. I'm def going to do it. I'm actually looking forward to it.

Okay, I'm going to clean up some shoes in the back room and then take my lappy upstairs and lay in bed. hip-hip-hooray!

2 comments:

Julia Goolia said...

girl, i would LOVE to find a way to work from home doing something i love that is totally flexible...and we don't even have a kid yet:) hope you figure out the child care situation. no fun at all. i know our babe will be a product of daycare and that's just the way it is for us....but i know there are many options out there. hopefully one works out for you okay! and keep up with the running. i swear it will be worth it...the days you do NOT feel like running are the ones that will make or break you. just food for thought:)

Kristine said...

Okay, so I tried to post something but my stupid internet sucks so...lets try again. If you need to find care, I would be happy to help. i.e. websites, advice,etc. Finding care sucks but I do think you could probably find good care for cheaper than the one you checked out - more around the $35-40/day range - especially if you look at in-home daycare rather than group. Call/Email for questions or more info from my search.