I don't.
It may appear on the outside like I do. I work, get to spend limited but good quality time with Jonathan in the evenings, have a couple of hours alone with Jeremy at night, and manage to do it all over the next day without going completely insane.
But it's hard.
I figured out that with getting myself and Jonathan ready in the mornings, working, pumping at work (which limits lunch outings, errands, etc), playing with him in the evenings, washing bottles and pump parts, and preparing the next day's bottles and purees, I have about 1 hour a day to do 100% whatever I want to.
Even less if I attempt to work out, clean or cook. Fortunately I am smart enough not to attempt those things. :)
Usually I am so exhausted from the grind that the 1 hour is spent vegging in front of the TV with Jer.
Man, I sound like a whiner, huh? Every mom reading this is like, "Um, duh. That's been my life for the last X years." I realize that my experience is not unique - I guess I just didn't truly "get it" until I experienced it.
Lucky that kid is cute. Seeing those rosy round cheeks and those shining blue eyes makes it all worth it.
Don't worry Annie...it only gets harder!
ReplyDeleteI am my child's daycare, and I'm kind of jealous of your one hour. Unless you fit your meals and showering and changing clothes into that hour, then that makes sense. I live in hope for the time when Thomas will take regular, long naps without me by his side.
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