Back to Reality

So our family vacation is now officially over. Jeremy is not only back at work today, he's out of town for a whole week. It's going to be difficult not having him around to help out with the kids. This last week he has been Super Dad, cooking meals, feeding and changing the baby, and even taking Bailey to the doctor. I've gotten a much needed break from daily overload of parental and household responsibilities.

Now back to reality, I'm back to doing a two man job. I've also taken on a few more projects. The baby seems to be settling into somewhat of a routine, so I've started working on getting him to sleep through the night without feedings. He's doing good so far. Thank god for the paci. A space heater in his room works great too. Oh, and I had to put a curtain up on the window to block out more light. He's been such a happy baby. We changed his formula to one that is for gassiness and it has helped a lot. He hardly cries at all now. In fact Bailey fusses and cries twice as much as Foster does. He does love to talk though. His favorite thing in the whole world is to stand up on some one's lap face to face and just laugh and talk with you. Easy to please. Bailey takes a little more work to please, but hopefully she'll find what makes her happy, besides candy. We've been encouraging her to play on her own more. I do try and create something for her to do every now and then. Yesterday she painted her mini pumpkin and I helped her decorate it. It looks like an Easter egg with all the pink and purple. She keeps asking for us to eat it. She's ready for pumpkin pie. I have to admit, so am I.

My other project is to get fit. I started a diet full of protein and vegetables and a lot less sugar. I wish I could work out more but I'll just have to walk and use my Wii Fit when I can because I'm not going to take the kids to the gym until this H1N1 scare has passed. Bailey was able to get vaccinated for H1N1 and seasonal flu but Jeremy and I can only get seasonal flu shots. Foster is too young to get any. So I'm trying to keep us all healthy. I took Bailey to the doctor today about her chronic stye problem. He's referring us to a pediatric optometrist. I have a bad feeling Foster may have the same problems with his eyes as his sister has. Since his cold two weeks ago his right eye is oozing. Probably blocked tear ducts just like Bailey had. Now I'm starting to think it's all allergy related, for both of them.

Lastly, I have a lot of video and photo projects to finish. This is the time of year when I organize and apply all the video and pictures I took over the year and make movies and albums. Can't wait to post the Halloween pictures. Bailey is going to be a monkey and Foster a banana. Should be cute.