G has thankfully rebounded from his upper resp. infection (i heart you, antibiotics) and is sleeping well again ... cue the angels singing. Did I mention I love my sleep? If it's one thing this mama can do, it's sleep. I am an excellent sleeper.
Once G started sleeping through the night, I was so so happy. I try to block out those several months in the beginning of miserable sleep b/c how else am I supposed to want to do it all over again when I have another baby? Anyway, apparently I have passed on the gift of sleeping to my child because the boy? He can sleep. Since starting "school," he has dropped down to one long nap and now goes to bed earlier. Sometimes as early as 5:30 if he is Super Grouch, but normally we put him down around 6:30. He wakes up in the mornings anytime between 7:00 and 9:00 - and sometimes as late as 9:30! I love my good sleeper. I also love that R will let me sleep in if G does happen to wake up at 7:00. Our dada is the best.
While G is in "school" part-time on Monday's, Wednesday's, and Friday's, I do my tutoring gig and then leave to pick him up by 2:00. I have really enjoyed it so far. At first I felt the intense mom guilt for having him in school since I am a SAHM, but I do like working. And, in my opinion, it's the best of both worlds. He gets to spend time with his own age peers and gets a break from me (haha), and I get to work minimal hours and spend time with other adults. His teachers at his school love him and he always seems happy to be there, so my guilt has since subsided. I don't (and won't) talk about my job much on here at all, if any, because I feel that the internet is just too big these days and I don't want anything I say to be used against me. Not that I would ever say anything bad, but I feel you can never be too safe when it comes to those things.
My personal training program is quickly coming to a close and I am very happy with my progress. I'll give you the final numbers once it's all said and done. I have decided not to go through with the final photo shoot because I don't want my pictures published since (a) I'm working in the school setting and (b) you have to go through a crazy diet leading up to the photo shoot, get a spray tan, etc. etc. because they want you looking pristine for your pics ... that they intend to use for their own marketing purposes. And I get it - they were the ones that helped me get here, but I feel like I did all the hard work and I don't need pictures to prove that to anyone. We are trying to decide what our next step is going to be... whether it's finding another trainer that's not part of a "program" and just working out to maintain our fitness level or what. I am definitely looking forward to cheating on some calorie loaded meals over Thanksgiving though! And not feeling guilty about it (okay, maybe only slightly guilty).
That's pretty much the skinny with us these days. On my days "off" with G, we spend our time going to Gymboree, playing with our play group friends, going for walks, reading lots of books, playing with his new kitchen (another craigslist score!), or running errands. He is at such a fun age - into everything and very nosy! But I love it - his little inquisitive self and all the new things he is picking up on. The other day I gave him some of the clean washcloths and he started wiping the floor with them! Haha! Ummmm... I wonder how he picked up on that? Maybe because I'm always cleaning the floor with them after he eats? It's just funny to me the things they know that you never thought they were noticing. He also puts his fake telephone up to his ear and "talks" as he walks around the house. Love it. He is such a little ham and I am so lucky to have this time with him at home.
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