Month: May 2009

So much has happened in the last two weeks, I don’t even know where to begin

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So, a quick bullet point recap:

  • we bought a house
  • we painted it top to bottom
  • we re-wired large chunks of it
  • we installed a shower that still doesn’t work
  • we moved
  • In a stunning display of cleverness, I managed to lock the shed keys in the shed, requiring a visit from our friendly neighbourhood locksmith
  • we re-painted the whole upstairs floor of our old house
  • I went to Scotland for a business trip
  • we are all completely exhausted and I think I gave myself a bad case of carpal in the process

Notable events during this time:

  • the mouse, that damned mouse, stowed away and is now living somewhere behind our cupboards. Our cats are useless.
  • said cats are driving us nuts by destroying the house and running rampant all night
  • the boy is on solids and is discovering the joys of carrots and sweet potato
  • I managed to go to Scotland and not eat a single deep-fried, battered food item
  • the Scottish tried to kill me many times with food, but I have to give mad props to a Spanish tapas bar that catered with much success to my multiple allergies.
  • we bought a new bed and a new mattress. This is a source of joy, and debt.
  • we should have internet access at home shortly

More on all these when I can spare the time. In the meantime, know that I am still alive and tired as sin.

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It might be a loooooong few days

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BenBen’s sleeping patterns have been fractious these past few days. He seems to wake up coughing every night. It used to be only once a night, but these past few, it’s been two or three times. The good news is that he’s still able to settle himself back down to sleep, but it has started to take its toll. He’s not sleeping as well, so he’s not getting as much rest and he’s getting grumpy in the day. On a brighter side, he has regained his appetite back so we are happy about that. The bad news though is that his irregular nighttime sleeping patterns has started to affect his daytime naps. He used to go down for hour- or two-hour long naps during the day. These past few, he’s been restless and doesn’t go down as quickly or as deeply. He cries a lot, and we haven’t heard that in a while. It harkens back to the bad old days.

We had to go to the house this afternoon to wait for BT man. The situation was promising. BenBen had just been fed and it was time for his nap. He did not feel the same way. He cried, no make that hollered, the whole time we were there. Considering that we’re going to be there all weekend and most of next week painting, DIYing and cleaning, this fills me with anxious dread. I don’t like hearing him cry. He’s generally such a good baby that when he is being difficult or inconsolable, it seems that much more difficult.

They say that buying a house and having a baby are the two most stressful things you can do in your life. We’re doing both in a very short timespan. Hopefully things will settle down soon and we can start enjoying life and stop worrying about everything. The cynical voice in my head tells me that there’ll always be something to worry about. Still, we just want a little bit of us time. Of family time. Of time where we don’t have to worry about a dozen things at once.

Health-wise, the BenBen is fine. We go to the doctors enough to ensure that :) His chest is clear. His weight is stable. When he’s in a good mood, he’s bright eyed and bushy-tailed. I’m sure that we’re anxious about things that we don’t need to be worried about. It’s just easier said than done to not worry about all the work that needs doing in short order and having a crying baby thrown in for good measure does not help.

We can only hope it goes ok.

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Quote of the day

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I have come to the realization over the last few months that in the reign of enlightened despotism so graciously bestowed upon us by our glorious superiors, information does not trickle down to us peons as we clearly lack the higher cognitive ability to process this super-high-strategic level information. We just do the monkey work. It is a happy place.

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