Barely holding it together.....

I'm well into my last week with my babies! It just really hit me around noon today when we returned home from our last Tuesday morning playgroup. I SO don't want to go back to work!! I wish there was a way I could stay at home with them, but there just isn't....

At least Jean-Paul will be staying home with them and I don't have the added anxiety of leaving them in a daycare. Alex would be fine, but I'm not sure about Zach. So we're very lucky that way.

The "Please don't leave me, Mom!" certainly doesn't help. Alex has been used to having me around now for over a year. I've been with her full-time for half her life! And ALL of Zach's.... I'm not sure who this is harder on!!

Not as good as night one, but not bad...

So, the second "crib night" wasn't quite as easy. Zach wasn't as dead tired when he was put to bed, so it took longer to get him down (probably about 45 minutes - not constant - but still...). He was asleep until about 5:10 and it took about 40 minutes to get him down again. (According to Jean-Paul because Alex and I are still camping in the playroom). Then we had to wake Zach up around 8:15 because we needed to be ready in time to head out for playgroup today.

I feel itchy already!

I have an interview with Abell Pest Control on Thursday for their new sales trainer position. (Comes with a company car - including gas card and maintenance card. Not bad!)

Wish me luck! (I think)

So far, so good...

As mentioned in the previous post (OK. Almost two months later! TONIGHT is the night.) last night was get-Zach-into-his-crib-if-it-kills-us night. It went WAY better than we anticipated! Jean-Paul put him down around 8:30 or so (later than we would normally do it) and it only took about 10-15 minutes to get him to sleep! AND he slept until 4:30 when a coughing fit woke him up. Jean-Paul only had to pick-up/put-down about 4 times!! That was it until 7:20 this morning.

We'll see how "night 2" goes.....

OK. Almost two months later! TONIGHT is the night.

Here we go with the crib again. As mentioned in these posts:
Tonight's the night - March 4
Wasn't last night. Won't be tonight - March 5
The crib plans are completely derailed - March 6
I can't believe it's been that long since the last planned attempt!!

We're going to try to get Zach sleeping (continuously!) in his crib tonight (and tomorrow night and probably the next night). Jean-Paul is doing all the hard work. It's suggested the non-main caregiver (i.e. Mommy) be the one to do the pick-up/put-down method. It's also wise only one person does the deed. If you change the person part way through it's apparently like starting over.

I did this with Zach when he was 1 1/2 months old and it took an hour and a half. He was fine from that point on. Now that he's one - and way more aware of things - it's NOT going to be that easy. I really feel for Jean-Paul.

Unfortunately we don't have the benefit of having Alexandria elsewhere this time. Alexandria and I are setting up camp in the playroom. At least we'll be farther from the crying.... I'll still be able to hear it - and will probably have silent tears streaming down my face....

Our Little Radio Star

Alexandria was on KoolFM yesterday for donating to their Poster Boy campaign (a fundraiser for the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre). She brought a toonie to donate. When we walked into the trailer they have set up in front of the hospital, Alexandria's eyes went wide and she said "wow.....". She thought it was pretty cool. If you ask her, "It had couches and a bathroom and a kitchen and a bedroom. And it was on wheels! It was a house you could drive!!"

Anyway, they thought she was too cute for words and put her on the air. Here is the clip. Alexandria on KoolFM. Alex's part is about 55 seconds in (or about half-way through).

Enjoy!

Alexandria's first "Jell-o shot"

Looks like she'll be pretty good at this by the time she gets old enough for the real ones!