Taking a break from the blog

This is a hard entry to write, but I've got to do it. I'm taking a break from the blog for a while. We're down to almost no childcare now, and being Mommy is such a full time job that I can't seem to squeeze anything else in: no trips to the gym, no writing, no anything but dancing and singing and doing puzzles and artwork and going on hikes and changing diapers and cooking and cleaning. In short, all those domestic, family things that make me feel like I've been shuttled unawares back in time to the 1950s.

It's not bad. Especially the playing part. The cleaning part I could do without, but every job has its dirty work. So until later, I'm signing off. If we manage to find a part-time nanny, then perhaps I'll pick it up again. So wish me luck.

To sleep, perchance to dream . . .

After a brutal first 5 days trying to teach Atticus to settle himself to sleep, I can report a little light at the end of the tunnel. He has a wonderful, long bedtime routine and now usually drops off to sleep without crying. We still have night-feeds to contend with, and I'm trying to work out where I stand on that one, but in general he is sleeping solidly from 7pm-1am. The witching hour comes around 4am when he really wants to get up and at the world. In the early days I would just tuck him in bed next to me and nurse him until I was ready to get up. Now, if I try that, he nurses and then gets up to play- thinking he's just had breakfast. So, we need to find a common ground there but, for now at least, there is a little sleep happening in our house.