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In Which I Ramble
Dec. 7th, 2005 02:59 pmEllie had her 6 month check-up today. I've posted all the numbers elsewhere, but it all boils down to this - she is healthy again and growing as she should. That's not a surprise, but still nice to hear.
I should be picking up my house. It has been a mess for the last week and a half since we got back from the Outer Banks. I've been trying to clean one room at a time, but the clean rooms keep getting messed up. I'm not really cleaning - I just want everything put away. It was so easy when it was just me here. Ellie and Joe really make a lot of mess. ;) The good thing is that the mess doesn't bother Joe. Also, even though he creates a lot of the mess, I don't mind cleaning up after him these days. It used to drive me crazy. I can't figure out if I'm just resigned or if the fact that I'm not working has left me feeling less uptight. Maybe both.
I finally made it to the gym again this morning. I only got to work out for 25 minutes (because I left the house a bit late) before I had to leave for Ellie's appointment. Her appointment, a well-baby check-up plus shots, took almost 2 hours!!!! Thankfully she was good during that time. That delay is long for them, but I'm never out of there in less than an hour. That, plus the fact that it's over an hour away, means that her appointments eat up a huge chunk of our day. I could find somewhere closer, but I like this place and we will be moving soon. Plus, at the closer place, she would be seen by a general PA. I like the resident pediatricians - they are happy to be seeing patients and spend lots of time with us. (Hmm....maybe that's why it always takes so long.)
Joe has been telling me that I should stop feeling so frustrated by self-imposed deadlines (I'm back to cleaning again). I suspect some of this is because I'm not working and I'm looking for structure in my life. I'm constantly surprised how taking care of Ellie complicates my day so much. Complicates isn't really the right word. I guess what I mean is that caring for a baby 24/7 takes up time in ways I don't suspect. For example, she's sleeping right now. This is realistically my only chance until she goes to bed tonight to accomplish any of the stuff around the house I want to get done. But since we spent the day driving all over North Carolina, this is also my only chance to just breathe for a few minutes. So, I choose sitting and breathing over picking stuff up. It's a good choice, but it means that the dining room table will have clean clothes piled on it until nap time tomorrow. I can live with that, but I don't like it.
I should be picking up my house. It has been a mess for the last week and a half since we got back from the Outer Banks. I've been trying to clean one room at a time, but the clean rooms keep getting messed up. I'm not really cleaning - I just want everything put away. It was so easy when it was just me here. Ellie and Joe really make a lot of mess. ;) The good thing is that the mess doesn't bother Joe. Also, even though he creates a lot of the mess, I don't mind cleaning up after him these days. It used to drive me crazy. I can't figure out if I'm just resigned or if the fact that I'm not working has left me feeling less uptight. Maybe both.
I finally made it to the gym again this morning. I only got to work out for 25 minutes (because I left the house a bit late) before I had to leave for Ellie's appointment. Her appointment, a well-baby check-up plus shots, took almost 2 hours!!!! Thankfully she was good during that time. That delay is long for them, but I'm never out of there in less than an hour. That, plus the fact that it's over an hour away, means that her appointments eat up a huge chunk of our day. I could find somewhere closer, but I like this place and we will be moving soon. Plus, at the closer place, she would be seen by a general PA. I like the resident pediatricians - they are happy to be seeing patients and spend lots of time with us. (Hmm....maybe that's why it always takes so long.)
Joe has been telling me that I should stop feeling so frustrated by self-imposed deadlines (I'm back to cleaning again). I suspect some of this is because I'm not working and I'm looking for structure in my life. I'm constantly surprised how taking care of Ellie complicates my day so much. Complicates isn't really the right word. I guess what I mean is that caring for a baby 24/7 takes up time in ways I don't suspect. For example, she's sleeping right now. This is realistically my only chance until she goes to bed tonight to accomplish any of the stuff around the house I want to get done. But since we spent the day driving all over North Carolina, this is also my only chance to just breathe for a few minutes. So, I choose sitting and breathing over picking stuff up. It's a good choice, but it means that the dining room table will have clean clothes piled on it until nap time tomorrow. I can live with that, but I don't like it.