Last Wednesday was Josh's first night on the job...he came home Thursday morning at 6:30am...I was just getting out of the shower when I heard him coming up the stairs...I could hear Ella "talking" away in her room...I opened the bathroom door to step out and Josh was getting up Ella up. I reached my hands out to take her as I was going to change her and give her a bottle...and she looked at me and turned her shoulder the other way towards Josh!!!! Of course who was loving that...?? :) So as I got ready for work...Josh got ready for bed....that was weird! He was in bed by 7ish (AM!) and told me that he was able to sleep until 11:30 and that was it. He got up for a few hours and then took another nap in the afternoon...it's just going to take some time for his body to adjust to sleeping during the day and being awake at night! So Thursday came and went...I dropped Ella off in the morning and picked her up in the afternoon. I get off at 5...by the time I get her and get home...it's 5:45...we come in and I put her in her high-chair while I get her yummy dinner ready! I always set a few toys on the tray which she loves to hold and bang them against the tray :) After dinner she goes into her Jumperoo and jumps away while I make myself dinner! And then usually around 6:30 she gets to take a bath and get her PJ's on...then when she is all warm and cozy she gets her bedtime bottle...and then we do story time and read a book or two, have bedtime prayer, and go to bed! It's quite the routine we have!
On Friday's I don't work...so Josh was home at 6:20ish AM...and it was just about the time Ella gets up...so sure enough...she wakes up...and Josh gets her...and then he isn't up for very long...by 6:45am he is headed to bed...which means I have Ella and have to try to keep her semi-quiet while Josh tries to sleep...easier said then done! He stayed in bed until about 2pm...sleeping pretty well he said.
Friday/Saturday/Sunday nights he was off...but tried to keep close to the same schedule...so he was going to bed around 2-3 and sleeping in until 11-11:30.
Saturday....Ella was up at 5am...yes...5am....she clearly doesn't know that her mom is NOT a morning person! :) I dragged myself out of bed and went upstairs and made her a bottle...she got her bottle and then she got to go right back into her crib...I put some toys in there so she could play if she wanted. There is a bed in her room...so I crawled into that bed...and the next loud noise that came from her was around 7:30am...she was up...! So we got up and played for a while...made plans to meet Grandma and Grandpa at Sweet Frog after lunch in Forest. We did some organizing as well in Ella's room...well she laid on the bed and played with her toys while I organized :)
These are Ella's Sweet Frog socks...
Sweet Frog's colors are Lime Green and Hot Pink....her socks match perfectly :) They aren't really from there...they just happen to match so she of course had to wear them there!
Saturday night was low-key...I was in bed early...reading...while Josh was up late :)
Sunday we went to a different church as our friends were in town and they were having their little baby girl dedicated...so we went there. After church our plans were to go straight home as Ella missed out completely on a morning nap...oh yeah (she was up at 5am again Sunday morning!)....but as we were driving home she fell asleep...and Josh said we should just let her nap...why don't we drive to Charlottesville and go to lunch...I said...well sure why not! So that is what we did...we went to lunch...and just as we pulled in Ella woke up...which was perfect...so she was in a great mood during lunch...and then we went shopping at Babies R Us/Toys R Us...got a GREAT deal on the baby food that she eats...$10 off of a case of it...I was happy...that was the best price I have seen! I still plan on making a little bit of it...but I have found that I love all the different kinds of baby food (all Earth's Best Organic)...as they use different kinds of food....a few of Ella's favorites (Pears & Raspberries, Apples & Apricots, Apples & Plums, Apples & Blueberries, Banana & Mango, Sweet Potato & Carrots) just all kind of great combinations! So we got a bargain on that...and then we headed home...where again Ella had another afternoon nap...and we got home just in time to get her ready for dinner, a bath, pj's, a bottle and bedtime! Josh and I stayed up and watched a movie...Contagion...which was pretty good....and then I went to bed and Josh stayed up til 2 again!
So that has been our weekend...sad to say....it's 8:30 and I am ready for bed...Ella was up at 5:45am this morning...and tomorrow morning my alarm is set for 5:30am...ugh...have I mentioned that I am NOT a morning person :) I unfortunately am one of those people that need 9 hours of sleep to function really well and not feel tired.
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