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May 01, 2006
Please, Slow Down!
I have been in a whirlwind of activity all weekend. I seriously need things to slow down and let me catch my breath. I am physically exhausted and hate that my sweet Steve is just as tired if not moreso but had to leave for work at his usual 4:20am this morning. I also feel a little guilty that I got to sleep until 6:45 but not too guilty because I am the one who wakes up 3 times a night to feed the baby.
It all started Friday morning. Steven had his 2 month well baby check. His weight is up to 15lbs 13oz. His is in the 95th percentile in all areas. Then he got four (4) vaccine injections in his little legs. Why do they give so many at one time?!?
The vaccine event horizon set the tone for the weekend to begin with. Cranky, fussy, fevered baby who naps for less than 30 minutes at a time for the next 3 days but amazingly keeps his sleep routine at night. Thank you, thank you, thank you because I won't complain about 3 hour bursts of sleep. I need more of them in a row or less of them by way of sleeping for longer periods. At 2 1/2 months he gives no indication of even considering sleeping through the night.
On saturday I went with Steve to the place he worked for prior to the month of March. It is a business he helped to build from the ground up. Due to circumstances I cannot discuss the company reached for a new vision, downsized and this weekend closed their corporate office. Steve went to take apart the network structure he originally put together. I packed up boxes and visited with some of the people I acutally liked. We did the same thing Sunday afternoon.
At this moment sitting in my livingroom are three servers. Tuesday number 4 will come home. As soon as I figure out what the heck we are going to do with 4 boxes of office supplies, 6 boxes of misc. geek stuff, software, six twenty two inch monitors, and the contents of 2 gallies then we will begin the process of setting up my own server to host this website ourselves and everytime you come to visit me you will literally be directed to the server sitting in our house and not some commercial site with a room of servers sitting either in the US or possibly China. My house. So then when I say welcome to my home I will mean it literally.
My apologies to MommaK and Lucinda. I haven't had time to read many blogs nor to choose a perfect post. Please go visit them both and the links to this month's Perfect Post Awards.
Many thanks to Irene for the nice mention over at Blogging Baby on my previous post. I have a lot more thoughts on the subject. I have to get them sorted out in my head first. I plan to write more on the subject of 'advanced maternal age' and having babies at 40.
I need a nap already this morning but I won't take one because Steve can't. I'll be dragging my @$$ all day. Somebody send me some good vibes.
Posted by Angie at May 1, 2006 07:57 AM
Comments
I think that if you get some rest now while you can, you'll be better able to support that tired man of yours! I always say that SOMEONE should be sleeping...so you go on and rest that body so you can be the best that you want to be for the evening ahead. Sending you good strong energy!
Posted by: D at May 1, 2006 08:36 AM
I'm coming over the get that baby, right NOW.
You sleep!
Posted by: Susie Sunshine at May 1, 2006 09:35 AM
What they said.
You have a lovely home. I especially like your tasteful use of electronics.
Posted by: liz at May 1, 2006 09:50 AM
With everything you've told us about Steve, I'm betting he'd want you to have that nap!
Posted by: Badger at May 1, 2006 10:38 AM
As you have said before, in a perfect world we would be REAL neighbors, and I would stop by on my way home from work to rock the baby so you could nap. Rest easy, Ms Angie.
Posted by: MizS at May 1, 2006 03:24 PM
Whew! And I thought I was tired! Get some rest.
I wish I had my own server. *sniff, sniff*
Posted by: InterstellarLass at May 1, 2006 04:37 PM
I wish I lived close enough to you to help out. I really would if I could. Take naps whenever you can, Angie. You have to be strong enough to feed that baby (as well as the rest of them...LOL)
Posted by: kenju at May 1, 2006 08:53 PM
Sending you good vibes! Also sending 'sleeeeep' vibes to the baby!
Posted by: myfloat at May 2, 2006 02:23 AM