Thursday, August 4, 2005

At least for tonight, the angel's back Maybe my kids took pity on me because the H went out for a rare dinner with a friend in from out of town...but they were both perfect at bedtime tonight. Granted, I didn't get them both down until after 8:30, but all is quiet. Dido helped me give the Babe a bath, and then he took one, with no crying or complaining, which, let me tell you, is not the norm. We read two books, all cozied up together in his bed, the Babe trying to turn the pages for us. I often give her a bottle of formula at night (though she's still mostly breastfed) because it fills her up a bit more and doesn't risk giving her an upset stomach the way my milk does--I know, according to the breastfeeding police it shouldn't work that way, but my kids have funky digestive tracts and they are supersensitive, so if I've inadvertently eaten the wrong thing, it sounds like jackhammers coming from their delicate rear ends--and so Dido asked me to feed her in his room, even consented to turn the lights all the way off so she could start to wind down. So I did. I sat in his rocking chair, at the end of his bed, and he and I chatted, and she drank (holding the bottle by herself part of the time--is she supposed to do that at four months?) and it was so peaceful. When she started to really slow down, I took her into her room, rocked her a bit, and then carefully, carefully put her in her crib. She didn't even stir. Ahhh. I love nights like this, alone at home (well, not alone, but in a quiet house.) I ate dinner by myself in the kitchen, while uploading pics to Shutterfly. I sat in my office reviewing our tax returns (oh, joy) but I was able to get it done, with no one, small or large, asking anything of me. Sometimes not having to talk to anyone is just divine. The fabulous Alyssa has a very cool meme on her site today, one that I may just steal and send into the world myself...check it out, and check back tomorrow for my answers.... 10:17:37 PM     comment [] trackback []