switch-a-roo

 I have created a terrible sleeper.  It is my fault, and I take full responsibility.


Currently I am typing staring down at this...

 She has nursed herself to sleep.  She always nurses herself to sleep.  Instead of being a responsible parent, putting my baby in her crib while awake, forcing her to self-soothe and fall asleep, I nurse her.  Then when she does fall asleep, instead of carrying her up the stairs and putting her in her crib for a nap, I continue to type, and soak up this moment. 

Being a working mom makes me hold her close when I am home, not that I didn't when I was home all the time, but it just makes every single moment so valuable now.

and so she is a terrible sleeper if she isn't snuggled up next to me.

This is one of the reasons why Paul was SO worried about me starting night shift.  See he can't easily just nurse her back to sleep in the middle of the night, instead he'd be doing breastmilk bottle preparation. 

And so when I texted him yesterday of my "best day ever" news, he was ecstatic.

I was hired, a month ago, to work full time night shift.


We weren't thrilled but we were thankful for the job, the amazing benefits for our family, and that I was able to get this so quickly after we moved.

I was suppose to start night shift on September 27th. 

My manager told me yesterday that she is going to put me on day shift, and soon!

This makes my heart happy, and life a little more simple for my family.

So thankful!