Yee-ha!
I'm getting off work for a while. My beautiful, kind, hot, smart, lovely, generous wife has granted me a share of the Parental Leave offered here.
In about 3.5 weeks, I'll be off for about 9. Ahhhh...
Now, don't get me wrong. I know that staying home with a baby (I'm never sure what magic age means they're not infants anymore) isn't easy as pie. I know that they require a lot of attention, love, affection, interaction....etc, etc.
You've got to understand though...I work shift work. I do three "different" shifts rotating every three weeks. So...three weeks of "nights." Followed by three weeks of "days." Then finally, three weeks of "splits."
Under that schedule, you're just getting used to one shift, when you're launched into the next. It wreaks you're body. (We all know the research that links shifts in general to poorer health and earlier death.)
So for me, 9weeks of diapers and sing-alongs will be heavenly. I'll get some nice bonding time with both girls. I'll get to walk the oldest to and from school. I'll get to take the youngest for little day outings....I'm going to ROCK this time off.
It might even mean that I get back to posting on a more regular basis again. That, of course will depend on nap times.
I can hardly contain myself at the chance to get two-plus months of better rest and sunlight exposure. (Who cares if it's technically winter? I'm not locked in a dark room!)
My wife won't be a single parent for three weeks at a time! How can we go wrong?
Well, that's enough gloating for today. (Sorry. I'm just really looking forward to spending time with the girls again.)
I'll be back again to share more insights and deep talk.
J
PS- Before I forget, here's a link about eating habits that maybe you changed, but don't need to! Let's discuss it when I get back.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
A party yesterday
Slow again on the updates, I see. I've got to get better at that. In my defence though, I work shifts and am on nights right now.
Anyways...
Took the kids to my niece's birthday party yesterday. They had it at one of those playground/arcade places. When I mentioned it to a co-worker he said he had thought about an opportunity to invest in one.
Well...
Having been there, let me tell you. If you EVER think that you'd like to have one, make sure you never have to be IN it! Or make sure you've got a wholesale account with Advil or Tylenol!
My God. I do not exagerate when I tell you that there were 400 kids in this place. Plus parents. PLUS the actual arcade noises. I couldn't hear a grown-up talking to me at face level, never mind my 4yr old talking from 3 feet below me.
Good grief. I was not expecting that at all. We've got a similar place in my town, but it's on a much smaller scale and only has a handful of arcade games in it. When I've been to ours, it's usually during the week so it's extra quiet. Even the few times we've gone on a week-end hadn't prepared me for the level of noise yesterday.
Well, at least the older one had fun. And the baby got held by grandmas and other mothers. We earned enough tickets in the games to get a nice little prize before we left too.
I'll say this too...The security is awesome. When you enter, they give your family a stamp that shows up under ultra-violet light. Turns out they're number stamps, not daily ones like a theme park. When you leave, you have to show your stamps. If you're number doesn't match the number on the kids' hands, YOU CAN'T LEAVE WITH THOSE KIDS. Pretty good idea! This is the kind of place, with it's size and sheer number of people, where kids could get scooped pretty easy. The staff, though are right on top of it though. I thought that was a pretty awesome idea. You might lose your kids IN the place for a few minutes, but at least they wouldn't be able to leave without you.
Well, I thought I'd share that.
See you all next time.
Anyways...
Took the kids to my niece's birthday party yesterday. They had it at one of those playground/arcade places. When I mentioned it to a co-worker he said he had thought about an opportunity to invest in one.
Well...
Having been there, let me tell you. If you EVER think that you'd like to have one, make sure you never have to be IN it! Or make sure you've got a wholesale account with Advil or Tylenol!
My God. I do not exagerate when I tell you that there were 400 kids in this place. Plus parents. PLUS the actual arcade noises. I couldn't hear a grown-up talking to me at face level, never mind my 4yr old talking from 3 feet below me.
Good grief. I was not expecting that at all. We've got a similar place in my town, but it's on a much smaller scale and only has a handful of arcade games in it. When I've been to ours, it's usually during the week so it's extra quiet. Even the few times we've gone on a week-end hadn't prepared me for the level of noise yesterday.
Well, at least the older one had fun. And the baby got held by grandmas and other mothers. We earned enough tickets in the games to get a nice little prize before we left too.
I'll say this too...The security is awesome. When you enter, they give your family a stamp that shows up under ultra-violet light. Turns out they're number stamps, not daily ones like a theme park. When you leave, you have to show your stamps. If you're number doesn't match the number on the kids' hands, YOU CAN'T LEAVE WITH THOSE KIDS. Pretty good idea! This is the kind of place, with it's size and sheer number of people, where kids could get scooped pretty easy. The staff, though are right on top of it though. I thought that was a pretty awesome idea. You might lose your kids IN the place for a few minutes, but at least they wouldn't be able to leave without you.
Well, I thought I'd share that.
See you all next time.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
A new year
Well, the new year is underway. I hope everyone is doing well. I've been on the topic of pregnancy and kids a few times so far in this blog. I'd like to add to that...
A nice little site for pregnant couples (or singles) to check out seems to be www.thelaborbag.com
They've got a neat product and they look like they're going to offer lots of info too.
That's my two cents. ($1.50 with inflation.)
Well, looks like maybe I picked an off time to start typing. There's the door and....yes! I'm now looking at my eldest daughter's new "TINK" backpack. Time to go "Oooh and Ahhh!" for her. Then tuck her into bed.
Good night.
PS- I did get the Blackberry.
A nice little site for pregnant couples (or singles) to check out seems to be www.thelaborbag.com
They've got a neat product and they look like they're going to offer lots of info too.
That's my two cents. ($1.50 with inflation.)
Well, looks like maybe I picked an off time to start typing. There's the door and....yes! I'm now looking at my eldest daughter's new "TINK" backpack. Time to go "Oooh and Ahhh!" for her. Then tuck her into bed.
Good night.
PS- I did get the Blackberry.
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