9 hours…That’s the stretch of time that Emerson slept last night. I was so confused when I woke up around 4am. I fell asleep watching “The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” and was super panicked when I heard the morning news on t.v. as I opened my eyes. I glanced at the clock and saw 4:03am. After the panic faded, I realized I had 7.5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I laid in bed watching the news until about 5am. It was nice. Emerson was snoozing all the while. I’ve been waking up so late and sleeping through my alarm, so I am usually in a rush every morning. It was so nice today. I took my time. Heck, I even straightened my hair! After I woke the baby, I found that we had SPARE time to burn before loading into the car at 5:55am. That has not happened in months. I pray that we are into a new phase that lasts a while. I feel so refreshed today and it was beyond nice to not run around like a nut this morning.
I picked Emerson up from daycare around 5pm yesterday. He slept on the way home up until about 6:30pm. I had already pumped, cleaned and sterilized bottles, eaten, cleaned the house, clipped coupons, and took care of the dog, so I laid on the couch until he woke up. It was nice to just relax. When he woke, he had an explosive diaper that leaked right through his clothes. I changed him and immediately plopped him into the tub for an early bath. Afterwards, we ate a light dinner together (Gerber mac and cheese for him and regular mac and cheese for mom) and then played until about 8pm. He started showing signs of being tired, so up to bed we went. He fought me awhile, but finally dozed off around 8:30pm. I conked out about ten minutes later.
Tonight, we’re going to fall fest at my nephew’s school. It doesn’t start until 6:45pm, so I’m hoping he naps after daycare and is ready to hang out afterwards. I hope he wakes early enough for me to nurse him before we go. The last thing I want to do is have to give a pumped bottle to him. It’s already been hard enough for me to cover the next day’s supply. I don’t want to take from tomorrow to cover fall fest tonight. He wasted his last bottle at daycare yesterday. 5oz down the drain. Let’s take a moment of silence for that liquid gold……….I think 5oz is far too much for him between solids at daycare. I’m thinking of reducing the bottles back down to 4oz, but only sending three bottles. We will get this right and alleviate him from wasting any more milk. It makes me so sad because I know what I had to go through just to get that milk. I do think he’s in the middle of a growth spurt though. He’s been eating seconds of solids at daycare too. Once we are out of this and he stabilizes again, I’ll be able to tell exactly what he needs to avoid waste.
Babys R Us is having a Halloween parade for baby’s first Halloween at 10am on Saturday. I think we’ll head to that for a bit. Emerson will get to dress up and we have a chance to win some prizes. I’m not sure what to do as far as a costume though. He has an adorable plaid shirt that I was thinking of pairing with jeans and dressing him as a lumberjack. I’d need to get some face make up to create a funny beard, but at least it would be original and we’d have a fighting chance at winning the costume contest. He’s being a giraffe for Halloween, but it would be fun to dress him up as something else this weekend. I just don’t know how well he’d take face make-up. It might end up being a smudged mess by the time we even get there. I’d just want to dabble on a fake beard, but I don’t even think he’d allow me to do that, so maybe just being the giraffe in the meantime is sufficient. He does have ninja turtle pjs that look like a costume too. I could put that on him. It would be a lot more comfortable for him. Afterwards, I would like to buy myself a winter coat. I don’t have one and I’d like to get one before it turns really cold. Waiting outside for the bus is no joke in the winter. I don’t want to be stuck without a coat. Last year, I was really pregnant, so I was wearing my mom’s coat. Emerson has a warm coat now, so I just have to get myself ready. I don’t want to torture him in an annoying costume with extra errands afterward, so maybe the ninja turtle is the way to go.
We’re also going to visit my friend, Erin. I can’t wait to meet her new baby. I’m not sure what time we’ll do that. I’m thinking after baby’s r us and running errands, we’ll stop at home for a bit before heading out again. She lives on the opposite end of town, so it’ll take us about 30-35 minutes to get there. Emerson will probably need a break from the car before running out there. He hasn’t been too fond of the car seat, so I try to minimize how much I’m putting him in and out of the car.
Tomorrow is a work from home day for me, which means laundry and grocery shopping. It’ll be nice to not have to really get ready in the morning . I love those days. Alright, I hope you all enjoy your Thursday
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