Chris has started his rotations at Flushing Hospital (first up is Pediatrics), so Paul and I are trying to get into a routine of our own. Here's how it goes:
Chris leaves the house around 6am (ugh!). Paul and I continue to sleep. Eventually, Paul starts to make mewling noises between 7am-8am. Often at this point I go fill up a bottle with milk, give it to him in his crib, and crawl back into bed. Either Paul falls back asleep for an hour, or 20 min. later I start to hear "Hi! Hi! Hi!" coming from the bedroom.
I'll go and get Paul, his pillow, his blankie, his monkey, and his bottle and bring them out into my bed (we're still sleeping in the family room - long story). I'll fill his bottle with water, and we'll cuddle in bed for a little while longer, before Paul starts asking for either "Ocean" (his baby einstein video) or "music". If I'm feeling like a responsible parent, I'll put on music, if I'm feeling lazy I'll put on the video and use it as a babysitter while I shower.
After breakfast, we'll hit the public park. Me with my coffee, Paul with his truck, ball, blowing bubbles, and snacks. We'll spend a couple of hours at the park, trying to make friends and meet new people. It's slow going, but I have had some decent conversations here and there. Today, I didn't really have much. All I could come up with was commenting on some other mom's baby carrier and how it was one I also had and really liked. Lame, I know. But it opened up the convo, and we found out we're both social workers (well, me kind of).
Time to come home and have a nap. Usually this is both of us, because if I don't nap, I look around my house and the many things that need doing and feel depressed. So, I ignore it and nap, play on the computer or read.
Usually, Paul naps for about 2 hrs. Yesterday, it was three hours, and by the end of the third hour, I went and woke him up because I was bored. Ha! Talk about crap parenting!
Time to shop! The other day we went into the City and met with a friend for window shopping. Yesterday, P & I walked over to Old Navy and some other discount stores and poked around.
Once Paul has had enough of that, I'll often go to Dunkin' Donuts and get one of the worst-for-you-drinks-ever - a coffee slushy. In my defense, I'll only get a small, no topping, and it's smokin' hot out here - so don't be a judger! Back to the park, but this time I'll go to Sunnyside Gardens park. Again, slow going meeting people at this one. There's a meet & greet coming up sometime soon, so hopefully that will open a few doors.
Back to the apartment for dinner and bed (which is like 9:30pm around here these days cause of Chris' early mornings. I don't like it at all!). It was super lovely the other day when Chris walked over to the park and brought us pizza for dinner. We ate at a picnic table, and Paul ran around in his diaper splashing in the sprinklers. Hopefully, we have more evenings like that one.
Night times these days is sweltering hot, with no a/c in our apartment yet (another long story). We all sleep sprawled out with no blankets, trying not to die of dehydration. We often leave our apartment door open a crack (with the chain on) to get a cross draft, but then our apartment fills up with flies which is just nasty.
And that's it! Repeat, repeat, repeat. Kind of uninspiring right now, but I suppose I'll have to get into more of a groove. What did I do in Grenada everyday when I was at home? Why am I bored? Maybe I'm having an existential crisis. But I was back at work these past four months, and although it was rewarding, I missed being at home! Always want what you can't have I suppose.
I live in NYC for heaven's sake! There must be a ton of things to do! I just need to work up the energy to get out there. We'll see how that goes. Signing off from Queens, NY!
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