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A better day
Mar. 7th, 2009 10:11 pmEverything always looks better when the sun comes up. Both this morning and yesterday morning Tai woke up with the biggest smile on his face. He was happy to see me, even though we'd had a rough couple of nights. It was immensely reassuring. I'm glad he still loves me, even though I screw up. And Tom got back from China this morning, which made both Tai and I happy.
Since Tom is pretty wiped out the first few days he's home, we had a mostly laid back day. We did, however, drive out to Oakland for the Oakland Museum's White Elephant sale - it's like the world's biggest garage sale. They've got tons of stuff -books, clothes, kids toys, linen, jewelry, furniture, gardening stuff, sewing stuff, music, electronics. I spent over an hour there and didn't get to see anything close to everything. I didn't even get to see everything I wanted to. We'll see whether I'm motivated enough to head across the Bay Bridge again tomorrow. It's a great opportunity to buy cheap junk (and some stuff that isn't so junky). I didn't go last year since Tai was just a newborn and I missed it.
I spent under $20 and got a few cute outfits for Tai and a handful of books. Tom picked up a shovel and pail for Tai to play in the sandTo'm sure I would have gotten more, if I had more time. I didn't even get to the art, gardening or sewing sections. *sigh* Of course the true shoppers get there right when they open and was nowhere near that early.
Tonight Tom helped by doing Tai's nightly routine. I'd pumped a bit this afternoon, so he did the first bedtime feeding, too. I got a whole two hours before Tai woke up and needed to nurse. What's even more shocking is that I was able to put him back to bed and finish watching Dollhouse. (I still keep imagining that Echo is Faith. It's disorienting. I'm still waiting for real Joss-isms.) Stress levels are subsiding, writing juices are returning. Things are looking up.
Since Tom is pretty wiped out the first few days he's home, we had a mostly laid back day. We did, however, drive out to Oakland for the Oakland Museum's White Elephant sale - it's like the world's biggest garage sale. They've got tons of stuff -books, clothes, kids toys, linen, jewelry, furniture, gardening stuff, sewing stuff, music, electronics. I spent over an hour there and didn't get to see anything close to everything. I didn't even get to see everything I wanted to. We'll see whether I'm motivated enough to head across the Bay Bridge again tomorrow. It's a great opportunity to buy cheap junk (and some stuff that isn't so junky). I didn't go last year since Tai was just a newborn and I missed it.
I spent under $20 and got a few cute outfits for Tai and a handful of books. Tom picked up a shovel and pail for Tai to play in the sandTo'm sure I would have gotten more, if I had more time. I didn't even get to the art, gardening or sewing sections. *sigh* Of course the true shoppers get there right when they open and was nowhere near that early.
Tonight Tom helped by doing Tai's nightly routine. I'd pumped a bit this afternoon, so he did the first bedtime feeding, too. I got a whole two hours before Tai woke up and needed to nurse. What's even more shocking is that I was able to put him back to bed and finish watching Dollhouse. (I still keep imagining that Echo is Faith. It's disorienting. I'm still waiting for real Joss-isms.) Stress levels are subsiding, writing juices are returning. Things are looking up.
