First off, let me apologize for going SO long between entries. For those of you out there still checking in on our blog for baby updates, I'm sorry for not being more on top of things. Since returning to work, there just aren't enough hours in the day to get it all done and I feel like I'm treading water, barely keeping my head above the water. Most of the time, I'm happy to just get through each day taking care of the basics - get up at 5am, feed babies, go to work, come home and feed babies, soothe cranky babies while trying to eat dinner, go to bed and 6-7 hours later, start the cycle all over again. And then the weekends are spent catching up on all the stuff that got pushed to the back burner during the week - laundry, groceries, play with babies, read some emails, run a few errands, etc, etc. And unfortunately, updating the blog usually gets pushed to the end of the list every day. Please don't give up on me though! I have every intention of keeping this more current, even if it's just a quick little post every week or so...
Anyway.... as my title suggests - schedules are my latest obsession. Sleep schedules, nap schedules, feeding schedules, my work schedule... I'm constantly trying to find the "right" schedule for our family. I never thought it would be so complicated. Of course, I think I make it harder than it has to be. Paul keeps telling me to relax a little and just enjoy this time with our babies, but I'm so worried that if I don't get it right while they are little, I'm going to mess things up and we'll pay the price as they get older. I guess I'm just desperate for some structure and consistency back in my life (along with a little more sleep!). I'm hopeful that figuring out the best schedule will bring me all three.
So I've been back at work for about a month now and the novelty of doing something different has officially worn off. I forgot just how crazy and stressful it can get. My boss was pretty nice to me for the month of February and didn't pressure me to take more files than I could handle. That meant plenty of time getting used to the closing process again and feeling free to visit the pump room whenever I needed to. I'm pretty certain March will not be the same. I hate hate HATE the thought of having to work overtime at March's month end, but it's probably unavoidable. It's just the way our department works. It's been that way for the past 7 years and I don't see it ever changing. I pray there will come a day when I can leave this position for something a little quieter and less stressful and most importantly, part-time. I would kill to have an extra day or two to take care of the house and babies. Two days on the weekend just doesn't cut it anymore.
I suppose I should quit whining about my current situation and focus on some positive things - like Amelia and Penelope! They are growing and changing so fast! We weighed them a couple days ago and Amelia is now 12 1/2 lbs and Penelope is 14lbs! :D And I think it's safe to say that Penelope is officially a little chunk. Wait until you see the 3 month pictures... We've done lots of new things with them in the past month or so. They've been church a couple times (sleeping through the service and getting lots of compliments on how quiet they are!), they went out to dinner with Mommy and Daddy for Valentine's Day, they made their first trip to WalMart, they visited Daddy at work and next weekend they may go on their first road trip to Indiana. Fun times!! Oh - and they had their first official photo shoot last weekend. Amelia was a little ham and smiled a ton. Penelope, on the other hand, was a bit cranky and just didn't seem too excited about it. Maybe she'll feel differently when it's time for the 6 month pictures. :D
I feel like I have lots more to share but I've run out of time for now. Maybe I'll get a chance over the weekend to post again. If not, they've got the 4 month well-visits coming up and I'll certainly update the blog after that.
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