I am counting down to Georgia's nap. She is finishing an episode of Signing Time. I am a little upset at how much I am relying on TV to distract Georgia while I nurse and/or tend to the baby, but it is such a help...I dunno. I just need to use it right now. I have made a concerted effort to do things one-on-one with her this morning so that when I DO have to tend to Sir Rainer she might be (and has been) willing to entertain herself. I also took out a special toy (essentially an annoying jing jang jingle one that I put away a long time ago lest I go insane listening to it) for her to play with one time. That worked well. Now I feel like I need to have a good slew of 5 or 6 special toys that I can alternate so she doesn't catch onto me!
She really has been rather good today and while I miss my free evenings after Georgia goes to bed (since this is now Rainer's wakeful time) I am thankful that for the time being, while I am getting used to this, that he is spending a good portion of the day asleep. I know this is all going to change soon enough...but I am taking it all one day at a time. Including the whole BF-ing thing and the waking up several times a night thing. Really, if things go well, what's several months of this in the grand scheme of things, right? Soon enough we'll have a completely different set up needs as Rainer grows. So...that is part of my coping plan. Just go with what's happening now.
I am eager to get out and do stuff, but scared to take them both out alone. I should have gone for a walk today, but I wanted a morning together where we didn't do much...but I think I will go nuts if I don't take the kids on a walk most days. I should take advantage of the not-winter weather after all.But going out-out? Like to a store or a doctor's appointment? Yikes. That's still a scary proposition. Luckily our next couple doctor appointments will happen when my SIL is here! Then, of course, I have a couple right after she leaves I'll have to go to. Man...who knew it could be so scary? I wish my mom were well so I could ask her if she was downright scared when it came to dealing with 3 of us. I never got the sense that she was, but I really am. Actual fear. Isn't that funny?
I have my seat all stocked up like a darned throne! It's the seat where I tend to BF Rainer. It has the ottoman and it's not right in front of the windows (good for privacy and it's not as cold). I am getting better about positioning him and me and even getting up with him latched on if I have to, so those are all good things, but my "throne" is stocked with the tv and dvd player remote, a bottle of water, the telephone, my Lansinoh ointment, burp cloths, blankets, baby slippers, MY slippers, boppy, extra pillows, diaper changing supplies, and the book I am reading. ( Lady Oracle, Margaret Atwood) It's a good thing this chair is oversized, eh? And it's a good thing the book is one of those small paperbacks. I am thinking I'm going to check out a bunch of small paperbacks from the library so I have a bunch of books to read while BF-ing. It'd be helpful if they were relatively easy to get into (and out of) for mere minutes at a time, say, in the middle of the night, too. So any suggestions are welcomed. Unfortunately, a lot of the books I recently got at the free book store are big hardcover tomes. I should have thought ahead.
OK. Naptime for G. I hope. She's really being such a trooper. She even ate a half a grilled cheese for lunch today!
I am counting down to Georgia's nap. She is finishing an episode of Signing Time. I am a little upset at how much I am relying on TV to distract Georgia while I nurse and/or tend to the baby, but it is such a help...I dunno. I just need to use it right now. I have made a concerted effort to do things one-on-one with her this morning so that when I DO have to tend to Sir Rainer she might be (and has been) willing to entertain herself. I also took out a special toy (essentially an annoying jing jang jingle one that I put away a long time ago lest I go insane listening to it) for her to play with one time. That worked well. Now I feel like I need to have a good slew of 5 or 6 special toys that I can alternate so she doesn't catch onto me!
She really has been rather good today and while I miss my free evenings after Georgia goes to bed (since this is now Rainer's wakeful time) I am thankful that for the time being, while I am getting used to this, that he is spending a good portion of the day asleep. I know this is all going to change soon enough...but I am taking it all one day at a time. Including the whole BF-ing thing and the waking up several times a night thing. Really, if things go well, what's several months of this in the grand scheme of things, right? Soon enough we'll have a completely different set up needs as Rainer grows. So...that is part of my coping plan. Just go with what's happening now.
I am eager to get out and do stuff, but scared to take them both out alone. I should have gone for a walk today, but I wanted a morning together where we didn't do much...but I think I will go nuts if I don't take the kids on a walk most days. I should take advantage of the not-winter weather after all.But going out-out? Like to a store or a doctor's appointment? Yikes. That's still a scary proposition. Luckily our next couple doctor appointments will happen when my SIL is here! Then, of course, I have a couple right after she leaves I'll have to go to. Man...who knew it could be so scary? I wish my mom were well so I could ask her if she was downright scared when it came to dealing with 3 of us. I never got the sense that she was, but I really am. Actual fear. Isn't that funny?
I have my seat all stocked up like a darned throne! It's the seat where I tend to BF Rainer. It has the ottoman and it's not right in front of the windows (good for privacy and it's not as cold). I am getting better about positioning him and me and even getting up with him latched on if I have to, so those are all good things, but my "throne" is stocked with the tv and dvd player remote, a bottle of water, the telephone, my Lansinoh ointment, burp cloths, blankets, baby slippers, MY slippers, boppy, extra pillows, diaper changing supplies, and the book I am reading. ( Lady Oracle, Margaret Atwood) It's a good thing this chair is oversized, eh? And it's a good thing the book is one of those small paperbacks. I am thinking I'm going to check out a bunch of small paperbacks from the library so I have a bunch of books to read while BF-ing. It'd be helpful if they were relatively easy to get into (and out of) for mere minutes at a time, say, in the middle of the night, too. So any suggestions are welcomed. Unfortunately, a lot of the books I recently got at the free book store are big hardcover tomes. I should have thought ahead.
OK. Naptime for G. I hope. She's really being such a trooper. She even ate a half a grilled cheese for lunch today!