All In A Day's Work

Today was a good day! Up at 4:45am, check. Car started and moving by 6:30am, check. Drop C.J. and Shatema off at the babysitter, check. Get to work on time, check. Have a productive day at the office, check. Pick up C.J. and Shatema by 4:30, check. So as you can see, the first day back for Shatema and our new routine went well. If I had to grade our performance I'd give a B+ for the attempt. When we get in stride we will be fluid and the A+'s will come.

So this evening I had the chance to chill with C.J. due to a minor mishap with a certain person's ring finger who shall remain nameless. She had to go away for a couple of hours so that left C.J. and I to fend for ourselves and we did well. We came home, she slept as I caught up on some work that needed to be completed. She woke up. I prepared a bottle, fed her and then started to prepare her bath (yes with one hand because she was in the other). I am still working on this not spoiling her stuff, I give myself a F-. So during the bath C.J. wanted to be difficult. This being only my second time bathing her she is still a little hard to manage with her being so tiny and my hands being so large. And when I'm trying to be extra careful she wants to twist and turn, of course. If it weren't for her being in water I'd pop her little butt and tell her to be still...a little pop won't hurt her. We got through it, though, and I got her dressed, and then it was back to sitting down C.J. and Daddy! Now when Mommy got home to evaluate the situation I realized there were a few things I forgot to do. I have to get a little better and study what Mommy does more intently.

I am learning that you have to get a lot done in a day as a parent. I am becoming part of the Octopus Club. I used to joke around about mothers being able to do many things at once but now I am in the same company. It is a great club to be in though and for C.J. I will be an octopus. We are here now watching this Vikings vs. Packers game. We even have Mommy peeking too. We may win her over one day. Until that day folks remember to pray because prayer changes things.

P.S. C.J., you had a great day at the sitter. The entire family calls you by your name C.J. They like you a lot and you seem to be pleased with them after day one. Continue to be well behaved whenever you are away from Daddy and Mommy. Good behavior will take you a long way. Oh yeah, Mommy read the weather report to you today as well! When you read this you will know why I stated that and the weather some other times as well. Love you baby!