Naptime

This is my first week alone with Dragon. For her first two weeks, grandparents were here. Her father was here.

Now they're all gone.

It is a pretty bit adjustment. To make things more manageable, I decided to set a new goal every day, something attainable to focus on and feel good about accomplishing no matter the degree.

Here are my goals so far.

Monday: Have the baby alive at the end of the day.

Tuesday: Get some exercise.

Wednesday: Squeeze in a nap.

Thursday: Drink 8 oz. water with every pumping.

By far the most ambitious goal has been naptime. Everyone tells new moms, "Sleep when the baby sleeps." That was the plan when I told my husband to let me take care of nighttime feedings and diapers so he could function at work. 

That plan flew right out the window with breast pumping. The doctor said I'd need to pump every two hours to recover any substantial supply. I have since learned that means pumping (or washing pump pieces or assembling pump pieces) pretty much any time the baby does not require active care. Dragon has a couple of extended naps every day, and they aren't likely to coincide with the end of a pumping session. 

But a goal is a goal, and the point was to feel good about it no matter the degree to which it was attained.

So at 4:35 p.m., I moved sleeping Dragon to her bassinet and lay down in my bed.

For 3 minutes. Then she woke up and started crying.

Done and done. Gimme a gold star.