1. I finally ordered Gray's Birth Certificate online today. Once I get it, I can go back to the passport office and order his passport. Passports for me and the kids have been on my to-do list for an embarrassingly long time. I went and got mine and Carter's done, but couldn't complete Gray's because I (unknowingly - like a fool) didn't have the long form Birth Certificate. So close now. This is a relief. I'm getting there. I'm gettin' shit done.
2. I did a huge tea order today on Well.ca. I got the good stuff, so if you're a tea lover, make a plan to come to my house for a cup :-) (By the way, "good stuff" = Raspberry Earl Black Tea, Gypsy Rose Black Tea, and Peppermint Mocha Tea)
3. Our awesome cleaners came again today, so we went to hang out at my parents' for a few hours while they did their thing. There is nothing better than coming home to a dusted, clean, and fantastic smelling house.
4. Jeff's past co-worker, Lynette, showed up at our house today, unexpectedly, and dropped off a gift for me. Seriously... how the hell do I have these women in my life? Clearly, I am walking down the exact right path.
5. Last week, we took Gray's soother away. I think I mentioned this in another blog. Getting him to bed this past week (as I've also mentioned) has been an absolute effing nightmare. I'm talking like two hours of working to calm him down/keep him calm. He doesn't ask for the soother, but I did wonder if that was the reason why the nights have been so terrible. Naps, too, haven't been working out for us at all -- in that they are not happening.) Last night, once we hit hour number two, Jeff gave him the soother (my mom is going to be so pissed off - and I can react to that and defend that decision in another blog post). Tonight, he got the soother during his bedtime books (which was our previous, soother-inclusive routine) and this time, when he asked me to stay, I told him "Mommy can't stay. I have to put Carter to bed. I'll see you in the morning. Okay?" And he said, "Okay." And that was it. He laid down and went right to sleep. We did also preemptively give him Tylenol this time, so it could be that the drugs helped, but I don't think for a second that only the drugs were responsible for the easy bedtime.
I 100% don't regret re-introducing the soother. It will go, but it will go when he's ready for it to go. And maybe while he's cutting two teeth and fighting a cold isn't the best time.
6. Tonight was my dad's company Christmas party. We go every year, but this year, I suspected that Jeff wouldn't want to go because tonight would be his first full day and night at home after a week away. I figured he would be exhausted from the travelling, on top of the fact that I didn't anticipate he would be willing to leave his boys for the evening, even though his mom is here and could babysit and get them to bed.
For me, I was reluctant to go because of how badly Gray has been going down to bed and I didn't really want to leave that all on Jeff (and definitely not on his mom) alone. Also, it was so damned cold out and - to be completely honest - the thought of leaving my family at home and heading out into those frigid temps, having to wear acceptable clothing, have a shower, put make-up on, and do my hair, was about the least appealing way to spend my late afternoon and evening. So I didn't go. Best decision ever.
Normally when I have plans, even if I don't want to go, I force myself to because I know that I am almost always grateful that I went. But tonight I felt grateful for the cozy night in with the family.
And with that, a book and a bed await me. And maybe a bowl of Captain Crunch. (This is a win; what I really wanted to eat all evening was a bowl of popcorn with a lot of butter on it. #S
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G'Night, All.
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