This weekend was really nice. On Friday, we had nothing
planned. I worked from home and ran some errands after work before I picked
Emerson up. We just hung out at home. We had to be up early for Easter photos! I
woke up around 6am on Saturday morning to get myself ready. We had to leave the
house by 830am. I knew if I didn’t get up and get ready early, I’d lose my
window of opportunity. I was not getting into any picture if I wasn’t ready!
Anyway, Emerson slept until around 6:45am. I got him up, fed him breakfast,
then got him dressed for pictures. He looked so adorable in his little bow tie!
I was shocked that I was able to keep him clean before we left the house. It
was raining pretty hard, but we managed to stay dry.
The pictures turned out amazing. Emerson was such a good
sport. He did start to cry towards the end, but I think he was just over the
flash going off in his face. I got way too many prints. Mental note for next
time. I really only needed one pose printed out. I let this woman talk me into
far too many pictures. I’ll stand my ground now that I know their game! I have
all of the picture divided out. I just need to get some stamps, so that I can
mail them to family and friends. I’m really excited about the pictures. We
finally have some nice ones together! I couldn’t be more thrilled. While we
waited for the pictures to print, I took Emerson to the mall. He played in the
play place for a long time. He had a blast with the other kids too. It was cute
watching him run around. After grabbing the pictures, we headed home for lunch.
Emerson was starving and so was I!
What happened next was kind of crazy. Em was really sleepy,
so I followed our typical routine. I took him upstairs and prepared to nurse
him to sleep. He didn’t sleep. He wasn’t fighting me though. Just lying there
nursing, but very tired. I decided to try to lay him down in the playpen just
for the hell of it. I laid him on his belly, rubbed his back for a minute, and
he instantly fell asleep. What?!!!!!!!!!! I was beyond baffled! I know he naps
this way at daycare, but he’s never done it for me. I’ve always been confined
to nursing to get him down, which means I end up having to lay down with him
for naps. I tip toed out of the room and headed back downstairs. I cleaned up
and hung out while he napped for an hour. It was really, really nice. Most of
the time, I can sneak away, but he’s always laying on my bed, which freaks me
out. He is a big roller. Though I have the monitor on and I can hear
everything, it still freaks me out to not be up there with him. I never truly
relax. I run up and down the stairs with every little noise. It was nice to not
have to do that! After he woke, I fed him lunch and we played for a few hours.
He started to get tired again. I decided to just go for it and try the playpen
again. I didn’t think he’d go for it, so imagine my surprise when it worked
again! Another nap in the playpen! He napped for a little over an hour this
time. I started a casserole for dinner, cleaned up again, and worked out. It
was nice to have my own time without worrying about him rolling out of bed.
That night, we followed our usual bedtime routine. I didn’t rock the boat by
trying to put him down in the playpen.
Sunday was insane. We woke up, had breakfast, and played for
a few hours. Emerson started to get really tired around 10am. Dare I try again?
Why not! I took him up stairs, and laid him down in the playpen. I rubbed his
back for a few minutes and he slowly drifted off to sleep. Heavenly! I went back downstairs, took a
shower, and got ready for the day. After cleaning up, I decided to fill out all
of the pictures to distribute to friends and family. It was so nice having that
time to myself. I love Emerson to pieces, but I never really get a break. If I’m
not at work, then we are home together, or I’m running errands. I’m always
doing something. It’s very rare that I sit down at home. Even when I am at
home, I’m usually running around cleaning, or making something. Anyway, after
Emerson woke from his nap, we had a snack and played some more. Nap #2 approached
and I decided to try the playpen again. I wanted to make sure this wasn’t a
fluke. I laid him down, rubbed his back, and he fell into a deep slumber. He
slept for nearly 3 hours. We were due at my parent’s house for dinner, and I
ended up having to wake him up. Who knows how long he would have slept. Anyway,
that three hours was pure bliss. I worked out and laid on the couch watching television
with the dog. That’s something I NEVER do! Is this how it’s really supposed to
be? If so, then sign me up because it is amazing! Just getting a small break
like that during the day makes such a difference. I felt like I had more energy
too. On top of that, I got to get In an extra workout yesterday!
After I woke Em up, we headed to my parent’s house. I
brought our dirty laundry with us. We had so much! I have no idea how. I just
did laundry a week ago. Anyway, Emerson played HARD. He ran himself into the
ground. By the time we got home, it was bath, then bed. I did try to put him in
the playpen for bed. He’s very sick though. The poor thing has a cold, sore
throat, and runny nose. He sounds like a frog when he tries to talk. His nose
was bothering him so bad and the cough kept startling him, then waking him up.
After about 15 minutes, I decided to just nurse him down and to let him sleep
with me. We slept like absolute shit though. He kept waking and crying. I know
he doesn’t feel well. I just hope it passes quickly. I’m so excited over him
sleeping by himself that I want to give it my full effort, lower the crib, and
to try to put him in there. I especially like that there isn’t a fight to
accompany this transition. Well, at least not yet. I just wanted to take his
cues and to go at his pace. I’m trying to go full steam with this and to seize
the opportunity before it passes. I plan on trying the playpen again tonight
for bedtime. I just hope he feels
better. We both sleep so much better when we are separated. He moves around too
much and keeps me up!
Alright, I have to get some more work done before I call it
a day. I hope everyone had a great weekend!
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