Sleeping on Auntie Cheska
Babies are A LOT of work. I kind of suspected, but I am not sure you can really be prepared. My kid is particularly high maintenance because she wants to be held 24/7. Mostly it's wonderful to feel so needed and loved, but sometimes you just want to check an email... write a blog... eat. Basic things that you take for granted when you are kid-free. I think I can squeeze anything into a day now, and do it all one handed.
So the latest news is Matilda's 6 weeks old this Saturday. This week she has finally started getting really animated. She laughs and smiles and has a ton of personality. Some of her favorite things include looking in the mirror while making faces and talking to herself as she lays on the changing station in the bathroom; watching any giant flat screen TV she can find (now we are definitely not getting one because we'll have a serious problem on our hands in a couple years!); this week she has learned that she can slam both her legs down in the tub, making a giant splash that gets mama and daddy all wet, and this cracks her up; airplanes from Quinn. She petted Cosmo for the first time this week, and looked at her hands a ton afterward. I guess he felt weird? The other dogs are pretty rude with her. Gentle, but no concept of space. Except for Bud, who keeps his distance since she screamed in his face during their first introduction. Oh yes, and Bunny, who refuses to have anything to do with her.
I am making my last attempt at getting a job next Wednesday. I have an interview at the company my friend Cheska works at. I interviewed there a couple years ago and they were going to offer me the job I had applied for, but then I had to move back to Washington. Well, a position opened up last week and Cheska mentioned to them that I might be looking for work. The HR lady had kept my resume and remembered me, so I have an appointment to meet with the owners next week. If I get the job, I think the salary is such that Jeff could stay home with Matilda. Right now he is working out of town 2-3 weeks a month and that just isn't working out for anybody now that the baby's here. He never gets to see her, and since nobody was here to hold her tonight it took me 2 hours to make a simple dinner. I really hope I get it so things can be somewhat normal. I'll miss being at home with her, but I think we would would have a much better routine as a family if Jeff was here all the time and we had a schedule we could count on.
Other than that, life's been pretty mundane. I have some spring pics I want to add- my little Christmas tree has about 2 inches of new growth and the little purple plant I thought had perished in the snow storm has popped back up. Really, though, Matilda and I are women of leisure. We go browsing at Kohl's when we want out of the house, have lunch with friends (typically homemade, Matilda has not been out to a restaurant yet, though we are trying that tomorrow with Grandma), go play at Grandma's house, shuttle Quinn back and forth to school and band... that's about it. Oh yes, and we sing a lot. Favorites include Baby Beluga (Baby Beluga is THE favorite), Yellow Submarine, Waltzing Matilda, a Harry Belofonte song that goes "Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela," and lots of show tunes from Annie and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Oh, and select Bon Jovi hits. Next weekend I am looking forward to the Highland Games, which is fortunately near our house. Matilda just needs a bonnet to keep her from getting a sunburn, and I am hoping to figure out how to make it with the tons of fabric I have stashed in the garage from my mom. This weekend I need to do some serious interview prep while Jeff is home to give me baby relief.
Signing off for now. Need sleep. On the couch. Yes, we sleep in the living room because it's the only place Matilda will sleep right now- in her swing. Hopefully everyone is catching the pics of Matilda on Facebook. It's an easy place to do a quick upload from the cell phone, since I rarely have time to get my hands on a real computer these days. Things keep getting more sane, though (like I got 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night!) so hopefully blogging will become easier soon!
