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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Balancing Act

Back in Toronto for a few days. I have so much to do and I am finding that nap times are getting in the way (but I am so thankful for them). Before I continue on I have to say that we have reached a critical milestone in Lily's life. She has finally decided to sleep through the night on her own terms. I did not have to let her cry it out and I am happy about that as it was not something I was looking forward to doing in a semi-detached house.

It all started when we left Auntie ME's house and went back to the cottage last Thursday. At Auntie's house, Lily started to eat and eat and eat. Her sittings at the table would last about 45min. Maybe it is because my nephews are such healthy eaters and she took the liberty to follow suit. By the time we got back to the cottage she continued eating everything in sight. It must have pushed her to the point of sleeping without the need of waking for a bottle.

We have had 5 nights of sleeping through from approx. 7:30pm to 8:00am. I am just so happy to have 8 hours of my own unCheck Spellinginterrupted sleep. Although, I did find myself waking up at the 2:30am feeding time and making sure Lily was still breathing. This whole sleep begets sleep musts be true as no sooner is Lily awake from her night's sleep she wants to go down for her morning nap. We have about an hour of play time after breakfast before she starts rubbing the ears and grizzling to me.

So....back in Toronto as you can see I do not have big windows of opportunity to do a lot of errands. If I take her off her schedule then I pay for it usually the next day. Today, as soon as she wakes up this morning (which is imminent) we are going to run to renew my car sticker, do some grocery shopping and then head back home in time for lunch and then a two hour nap.

She must be on a growing spurt....I summize.

We will then get organized to drive across town to visit a friend who has kindly taken Charlotte off my hands while in Toronto (I am in a house with a few cats). Drop Char off at another house for a night and then head back home in time for bath and bed. Somewhere in between we will need to eat dinner.

In between I am just a regular mom cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, watering plants, and trying to find time to shave my legs : )

1 comment:

  1. Wow, my days are so similar to yours! Its quite a challenge, but there is so much joy in my days too. Thanks for sharing - from one stubbly-legged single mom to another.

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