Revived

Bo has discovered the cats. In this picture, Maddie decided to have some playtime with Bo. Thus far, they are great with Bo and Bo loves to feel their soft fur!

In the morning, I bring Bo to bed with me for his breakfast. Usually the cats curl up with us. The last several days we’ve spent a few extra minutes in bed learning how to pet the cats. They haven’t been complaining. This morning, Lincoln was purring and Maddie was flicking her tail. Bo was intrigued by both of them. I hope he loves his fur siblings!! (And yes, they were intentionally named after presidents… my MA is in Poli Sci and I was originally a history teacher. As Mandy said in the comments where this question was asked — I’m a nerd!)

This weekend was our first weekend at home in several weeks. While life didn’t change, and we still managed to keep busy, just the simple act of being home has an amazing power over my mental outlook. Ahh….

Sure, I still have a to-do list a mile long and all of the normal every day chores didn’t go away… But the fact that on Saturday I was able to stay in my pajamas all day (I can’t even remember the last time I did that…) and I haven’t actually cooked anything (except babyfood) since Prom night… Well, it revives me. (Yes, a family can survive two days without turning on the stove. I actually like Mike’s famous PBJ with potato chips! Not to mention we had a ton of leftovers from Prom!!)

Knock-on-wood, Bo has been sleeping through the night the last several nights. Last night, I went in about 3 and put his paci back in but we’ve had several days with 12 hour nights (7:30-7 or 7:30). This also revives me!! I think he has radar and senses when I just can’t handle lack of sleep anymore and then he decides to give me a reprieve… at least for a little while!

It’s going to be a busy week, but for the first time in awhile — I feel ready!