Movember 3, 2008
Wow. This is taking some getting used to. On one hand, as a second time parent, you're a little less stressed, more familiar with things... a little more experienced than the first time around. On the other hand, it is hard to describe the sheer chaos that errupts going from one to two children in the house. Quick example -- last Thursday is Parker's Halloween Parade at pre-school. The night before, I actually asked Julie if she thought we should set an alarm (clearly sleep deprivation had disrupted intelligent thought). Anyway, the alarm goes off in the morning, everyone is sleeping and Julie jumps in the shower. Within minutes, Riley is awake and ready to eat... NOW... and Parker decides to wake up early too. You would think this was a good thing because now we have a little more time for everyone to get ready. But perhaps you don't appreciate what a procrastinator our eldest son is. (While Julie and I have been nicknamed "Late and Later", at least it took us 16 years together to earn those labels. Parker has mastered this skill in a little over three.)
So there I am, trying to calm an angry, hungry baby and simultaneously motivate a pre-schooler to get dressed and ready for school. I was seriously losing it. This whole scene lasted maybe six minutes before Julie was out of the shower and on the scene to lend a hand, but by that time I was about to lose my mind. Here we are... only two weeks into this... and I am completely overwhelmed. Other than that, it's going well.
More tomorrow.
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