For the past week, Caitlyn has
been waking up at 6 every morning instead of her usual 8:30. There are two
possible reasons for this. Either being sick or the arrival of my parents has
caused her schedule to be off. It’s hard to tell which is the cause because
both happened at the same time. If this early morning wake-up call becomes a
habit, well, I shudder to think of the ramifications. All I know for certain is
that the wife has not been happy about this at all.
Not only has Caitlyn been waking
up early, she’s also been unwilling to be put to sleep during nap time. It’s
obvious she’s tired, but she will just whine and cry until we take her out of
the crib and will continue this until she’s too worn out to fight it. Once
again, is this because she’s been sick or because of my parents, or both?
And for the better part of the
day, Caitlyn will still cling to the wife like crazy glue and will cry every
time she’s pulled away. My father came in with a determined plan to help put
this bad habit to rest, but even he’s been put in place and has admitted
defeat. We keep telling them that she's usually not this bad, but I don't know if they're buying it.
My solution has been for the wife
to ignore the baby, but there’s only so much screaming and crying that she and
my parents can stand. My other solution is for the wife to leave the apartment
so Caitlyn won’t see her and let my parents and I go a few rounds.
To
me, this is the best option because everyone gets a little break, but then the
wife has been complaining about not knowing what to do with her time. Uh, how about
getting a massage or a pedicure, going shopping, drinking some coffee at the
coffee shop, browsing through the bookstore…I can think of a hundred things I
could do if I wasn’t burdened down by the baby.
Even though things haven't been too smooth this past week, hopefully we can still change things around. As my dad said, "That's one week down, we still have six more to go. What's the plan now?" I'm sure four capable adults can figure out how to deal with a mere baby who can't even walk yet, right?
I think it's very sweet that you want to give your wife a break. My husband does this for me occationally but I find that I would rather he take the kids out of the house so I can relax at home. Sounds odd but it is far more relaxing than being out of the house. Your wife might feel the same way.
ReplyDeleteGreat point! I think she would rather stay at home too. Plus, there's no temptation to spend money if you're at home!
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