For Sunday, November 2nd
1. Normally I handle Grayson on my own at night and let Jeff sleep because during the day he needs to get up with and look after Carter. Also, if Jeff is well-rested, then when I need to lay down to take a nap or just rest, I feel less guilty asking him to hang out with a sleeping baby and a busy toddler (yes, I feel guilty, even though he'll tell me to go nap). I also figure, what's the use in two of us being exhausted. For me, that serves no purpose, especially when I'm the only one that can feed the baby anyway.
Long digression. The point all that background brings me to is that since Carter stayed at my parents' last night, and they were keeping him all day, right until supper, Jeff didn't have the responsibility of caring for him the next morning or day, so he helped me out in the night by doing all the diaper changes, the burping after feeds, and getting Grayson settled back into bed. It was the most sleep I've had since he was born. Grayson gave me two, 2.5 hour stretches and then in the late morning, Jeff took him to the living room to give me another two hours. I felt like a million damn dollars. Okay, maybe more like a hundred dollars, but it's going up! The help was nice and the sleep was even nicer.
2. I did my hair and put on makeup today. I think this is the first time I've worn makeup since Grayson was born. It felt nice to feel semi-attractive.
3. My family came over and we ordered Chinese for supper. It was nice to have them here. My grandparents were here too. My grandma had come up to see Grayson at the hospital, but grandpa hadn't seen him yet, so he got to meet his newest great-grandson for the first time. He said to me, "thank you for the new baby." My grandma always comments on how cute he is. I loved getting pictures and video of them with him. I'll cherish them forever.
Just having my family here in general puts me in my happy place. They would have to be here an awful lot - like an excessive amount - before I would feel like I needed some space.
Life is grand :)
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