Random Thoughts

Even though I'm quickly approaching four months of motherhood, it's painfully clear sometimes that I still have no idea what I'm doing. At least that's how most of this week has felt. My "parental confidence" was so low on Tuesday that I just about skipped my weekly hypno-mamas group, because I was almost embarrassed to admit how much trouble I was having. Thank goodness I sucked it up & went because I found out that every single one of them is also going through the same thing. Lou did an internet search & found it's a documented thing - "four month regression" - when babies sort of revert back to the chaos that was the first couple of weeks of their lives. Call it what you will; it's been quite a challenge - up every couple of hours again at night, refusing to nap during the day, general fussiness, etc. It's just been one heck of week. Add to this the fact that I am desperately trying to get Josie into a routine so that I can start back to work after the holidays, and I'll admit I was ready to trade Josie for four kittens and a plasma tv to Grandma Schneider afterall - what an offer - :) ! In all the madness, I've just tried to remain calm and grateful and remember how lucky we are to have Josie (even wide-awake at 3am Josie) in our lives. Here are some photos from this wacko week.

Venus has decided that the crib is so comfortable that the Boppy must be, too. Here she is completely stretched out in one Josie's favorite spots. (I should also mention that my Boppy cover got recalled due to lead paint on the massive zipper that goes across the whole back of the thing. Unbelievable!)
Here's a photo of our little Penguin. Lou got bored when I was talking to my mom on the phone the other night & decided to play dress-up with Josie by revisiting the Halloween outfit. She was much happier in it this time. Isn't she cute?
And here is what happens when it's going on 4pm & you haven't taken a nap because you just want to party like a rockstar all day. Eventually you can't take it anymore & pass out head first into your toys. Too funny!
Speaking of sleep, Josie just woke up from a much-needed (but short) nap. We went this morning to tour the day care center that is around the corner from our house (one of only two in the city) & that threw off Josie's schedule a little bit. More on the day care thing later. Gotta go rescue the little one from her Pack & Play.