4:45 AM - Mason wakes up – diaper change and nurse
5:00 AM - I put Mason in bed with daddy, they snuggle until daddy has to get up for the day. Mommy gets ready for work
6:15 AM - Leave for work
7:00 AM - Arrive at office. Check emails, Run UCC termination reports, Start matching and non-matching dispositions
7:30 AM - Pump 8 ounces
8:00 AM - Back at desk, continue dispositions, start paid in full processes
11:00 AM - Lunch
11:30 AM - Pump 4 ounces
12:00 PM – Back at desk, work CRM boxes for write-offs and paid in full requests
2:30 PM – Pump 4 ounces
3:00 PM – Back at desk, finish up any outstanding items
4:00 PM – Leave for the day
4:45 PM – Pick up Mason from Grandmamas or school
5:15 PM – Arrive at home. Wash bottles for next day, start dinner while Mason jumps and
plays in his Jumperoo
6:00 PM – Dinner for Mason and us.
6:30 PM – Bath time for Mason
7:00 PM – Get Mason ready for bed, Playtime on the floor
7:30 PM – Nurse
8:00 PM – Bed time for Mason, I then get bottles ready for the following day, put clean bottles in pack in the freezer for tomorrow for pumping. Get cereal and food out in containers for the following day.
9:30 PM – Bed time for Mommy
Writing it, I must admit is tiring. By the time 9:00 hits, I’m exhausted and ready for bed. The past 3 months have been a whirlwind. Mason is growing by leaps and bounds. He is still a little bit, but he is really growing developmentally. He started rolling over at 3 months, at 4 months he started the army crawl, at 6 months he stared sitting up by himself and now at almost 7 months, he is on all fours and really moving. I joke he is advanced, but I really think it’s related to the fact that he is so tiny. Let’s face it, when there is a baby the same age as Mason that has an extra 5 lbs, that’s a big deal. Rolling over an extra 5 lbs is tough, not to mention sitting up and crawling.
Work life has been very busy. We are finally starting to slow down some now that the mergers are in place, rolls are clearly defined, and the team is settling into all the new job responsibilities. The first month and a half back was very stressful and the workload was almost unbearable. I’m the type of person that has to be done with everything by the end of the business day. It killed me leaving stuff in my inbox for the next day. I finally learned that with the new changes at work, that is just going to be the norm. Once I accepted the workload for what it was, I stopped stressing about it.
I’ve said this all along, but Mason is really an amazing baby. He is very easy to please, eats well, naps well, sleeps through the night (most nights), plays well, entertained easily, and is always smiling. A few weeks ago, Carter and I took a long weekend and went to Asheville, NC to go see the Biltmore and go to their annual Oktoberfest. I was a little nervous about the trip since I wasn’t sure how Mason would do. He didn’t make a peep during both 6-hour car rides. He went with the flow as we carted him all over the Biltmore and at Oktoberfest. He is just a happy and content baby.
Don’t get me wrong, Mason has his “off” days where he naps all day, or hardly any, eats a ton, or not a lot. Some days he is just fussy and not happy. I attribute those days to growth spurts and gas.
Babies like Mason are usually trouble for Mommies and Daddies. I have been told by my pediatrician that when parents have babies like Mason, they usually go for number 2 quickly and get burned because their next baby is not so happy and content and not such an amazing sleeper. I will admit, I have talked about having another, but I think we are going to wait until Mason turns 1.
The next few months I foresee being very busy. Halloween is next week and then Thanksgiving and Christmas quickly follow. Before I know it, Mason will be walking and I will be throwing his first birthday party.
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