another year...

here i am, waiting to retrieve our laundry from the dryer without enough time to begin working on anything. so, i'm adding to the blog. these are just random thoughts, of course. today is our (jeff and my) 11th year anniversary. obviously, we have not be married that long; the counting begins the day we started "officially" dating. and, it's also the first day of the lunar new year. a very special day indeed.

i've decided that being a full-time parent and student/professional, or should i just say careerist(?) is probably the most difficult thing i've experienced thus far. it takes me FOREVER to leave the house on tuesdays and thursdays because i just want to spend the mornings with siri. she is happiest right when she wakes up, filling our room (and the whole apartment) with her shrilly laughter. i love it! i text/call jeff numerous times a day to check in and see how she's doing. i lock myself in my office with my door shut so i can get work done. seriously, i've always been pretty productive, but i'm definitely a lot more efficient with my time now. a short six-seven hours of work time, two days a week really pushes one to make the most of it. plus, i have to taken breaks here and there to pump. being a mom does not end when one steps out the door and leaves ones baby to go to work. i miss siri so much on those days and it takes a ton of willpower to keep from tearing up or just flat out crying.

we're starting to get her on a semi-sleeping schedule. after her feeding around 7:00/8:00, we wind down with baby massage, story time and then quiet time (where she lays swaddled between jeff and me as we both pretend we're asleep). quiet time can last anywhere from 15 minutes to over one hour, depending on her mood. she kept talking to herself and shrieking with laughter the other night that it made it difficult for us to pretend we were asleep. we both had to cover our mouths with our hands so she didn't see us laughing. it's a joy being a parent.

we try to work within those short one to two hours before we turn in for the evening. this "work" could entail actual school work, or housework. work is work, and we have so little time to do it at home these days.

the clock is telling me i should go get my laundry and get ready for bed. until next time when i blog random thoughts...