Family

[ste_noni]

I wanted to post something meaningful about my new stay-at-home-mom status, but nothing is really coming to me. Mostly I like it - taking care of Ellie is meaningful and fulfilling - until about 4:30pm every day. After that point, she is fussy until she goes to sleep around 8:30. She needs to nap in the morning, so she's not wanting to nap from 5-7, but I haven't had any luck yet at adjusting her nap time. The hard part is, this is the time when Joe sees her. He doesn't want to hold her/play with her because she's so fussy. I try to convince him she's not always like that, but it makes me feel like he's failing at being a dad. We had a family melt down today because I just wanted 30 minutes of not holding her, she was fussy, and he was crabby. They both fell asleep at 7:00. I'm still awake and feeling frustrated.

Now that I have my little family back together, when do we all reach that point of harmony with each other? Does that just happen in books?

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[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Moments of family joy come unexpectedly; you can't depend on them. IMHO, the baby years are the hardest. I got through them by my fingernails.

But joy does pop up every now and again.

[minim_calibre]

2:59am, when everyone is asleep right before the 3am screams for food?

Lillian's finally getting to the point where I can have my 30 minutes. Finally. In our case, it's not that Paul wasn't willing, it's just that she wasn't having any of it, and wouldn't stop crying until I came to her.

It'll get better. Slowly, so you might not notice it, but it will.

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

It's hard. I'm sorry. That 5-7 pm evil time doesn't go away fast, either!

Can Joe flex his schedule so he gets morning time instead of afternoon? Or is he tied to 9-5? (Of course, having him away from 5-7 would make life harder for you. I think 5-7 pm was why they invented Teletubbies, myself. For the parents to watch, not the kids.)