Almost time to go back to work

We’re gearing up to get back to the ‘real world’. At least, a little bit. I head back to work on monday. It’s been a great two weeks, hanging out with Tyler and watching him grow up bit by bit. We’ve been putting him on his stomach every once in a while to let him get some neck-cersise. He doesn’t like it that much, though: he gets frustrated that everything is so heavy in that position. I reward him with pinkies to chew on when he gets frustrated.

Other random baby highlights:

Putting Tyler to bed and taking my pinkie out of his mouth. I watched him continue sucking on his own tongue for another minute in his sleep before he realized the finger was gone.

Going on walks with Jessie and Tyler. We put Tyler in the stroller and see how far along we can get before Jess tires out. We managed to do a good hour-and-a-half of walking yesterday, because Jess wanted to make sure she got to the end of the trail. Low energy at the end, but she definitely made it back home. Tyler seems to like being in the stroller, even on rough terrain, but we usually time it so that he’s asleep while we’re walking. Last time, though, we were out for so long that we fed and burped him while on the trail.

Jess let me get a new laptop. It should arrive sometime next month. She’s the best wife in the world. She’s *also* taken over nightime baby duties, and I’m in charge of the morning. I feel bad that I can’t help, but it’s literally my least favorite thing (so far) about parenting: when Tyler gets all fussy and there’s no reason for it, or when you spend all the time trying to get him to sleep and by the time he goes down, he’s only down for an hour before he gets hungry again. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to take care of him a little bit in the morning before I go to work if the timing works out, just to help Jess out, but we’ll have to see if that works. In exchange, I’m pretty much indentured to Jess for whatever she wants me to do, be it dishes, handyman work, or playing with Tyler during the day while she naps. More than fair, if you ask me.

Still no Judo or derby yet, but give it time.

-N