I have always been a mediocre blogger. Or maybe inconsistent. I mean, how hard can it be? Work full-time, raise two kids, house-keep, errand-run (and let’s not forget bathing) all at the same time? Blogging always falls by the wayside.
Not that I’m the only person out there who faces the same (and more) pulls and tugs at their free time. Kudos to all the single parents out there, because I cannot begin to understand how any of you still have hair.
But I do enjoy sharing stories and photos of our crazy family life to those who want to hear, and this is the place I choose to do it. So let’s catch up on the Shatto family, shall we?
Speaking of the little one, he went through a colic phase that coincided with my hair-pulling phase. (Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but it was interesting.) I heard over and over during my pregnancy that I would be in for a shocker with kiddo #2 since Cameron was such an easy baby, and they were right. Or maybe I jinxed myself by calling him Firecracker while in utero. Either way, we had a fussy baby on our hands. Things could have been a lot worse though. At least Caiden would settle down and sleep during the night. The trick was getting him down to sleep at all. He would refuse naps all day, causing him to be over-tired at night and he fought all my efforts to settle him down. But once I won the nightly battle, he would stay down (for at least three hours).
My biggest discovery of the differences between child #1 and child #2? It’s so much easier to take care of child #2, since you (seem to) know what you’re doing. However, it is so much harder to take care of yourself. Time doesn’t necessarily allow for rest and recovery. It took a lot longer for me to feel “normal” again after this c-section and I am not known for my patience (with myself).
Just when I felt I was juggling our new life successfully, it was time for me to return to work. I enjoyed my 13 weeks off with Caiden and was not ready to see it end. I might have spent a total of four hours apart from the little guy and imagining 8 hours a day without him was heartbreaking. But on September 26 I reentered the work force to a very welcoming group of coworkers. I will admit that it was easier this time than it was the first time, but it still sucked. Luckily Caiden joined Cam across the street from me at the Nestlé Purina Child Development Center. Since he’s so close, I am able nurse him instead of pumping all day. A little baby snuggles during the day goes a long way. Plus, I could not be happier with the care both Caid and Cam receive at the center. The teachers are wonderful with the kids and great at communicating with parents.
Our family continues to laugh and thrive, so much so that it’s hard to find the time to catch everyone else up with our lives. But I will continue to do my best on sharing the good and the bad here. In fact, a second post will be done within a day. “How does she do it?”
My biggest discovery of the differences between child #1 and child #2? It’s so much easier to take care of child #2, since you (seem to) know what you’re doing. However, it is so much harder to take care of yourself. Time doesn’t necessarily allow for rest and recovery. It took a lot longer for me to feel “normal” again after this c-section and I am not known for my patience (with myself).
Just when I felt I was juggling our new life successfully, it was time for me to return to work. I enjoyed my 13 weeks off with Caiden and was not ready to see it end. I might have spent a total of four hours apart from the little guy and imagining 8 hours a day without him was heartbreaking. But on September 26 I reentered the work force to a very welcoming group of coworkers. I will admit that it was easier this time than it was the first time, but it still sucked. Luckily Caiden joined Cam across the street from me at the Nestlé Purina Child Development Center. Since he’s so close, I am able nurse him instead of pumping all day. A little baby snuggles during the day goes a long way. Plus, I could not be happier with the care both Caid and Cam receive at the center. The teachers are wonderful with the kids and great at communicating with parents.
Our family continues to laugh and thrive, so much so that it’s hard to find the time to catch everyone else up with our lives. But I will continue to do my best on sharing the good and the bad here. In fact, a second post will be done within a day. “How does she do it?”
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