so here i am, back at my desk at work. it feels very strange. strange indeed. it was emotional for me this morning to look at my peanut and say good-bye, see ya later! at least KP is home for the month of august to take care of her. then we need to figure out what we’ll do.
again with the hat!
she must have known that i was going back to work today and needed the sleep because for the first time in over a month, she slept well. we put her down for bed at 7:30PM with one arm out of the swaddle and her new blankie and we didn’t hear from her until 3AM. i actually woke up at 2:30AM and thought, “is she alive?” i had to go look at her on the video monitor to make sure she was still breathing! for the past month she had been waking up at 11PM, 12AM, 3AM, 4AM, 5AM, and then around 6:30AM. it was grueling doing that every night. i wanted to cry every morning when i realized that i got a total of 4 hours of sleep and not even in a row. maybe she’s turned a corner? i hope it’s not a fluke.
tummy time
we’ve been trying to give her as much activity time as she can handle every day and tummy time is my favorite. why are they so darn cute during tummy time? she’s rolled over once on her own and i think that it surprised her because i started cheering so loudly. she hasn’t done it since.
mommy and peanut
she’s my girl and i already miss her! (before anyone comments on how i look, please know that i photoshopped myself heavily. today is the first time i’ve worn makeup in a long time. what you see in the photo is .. let’s say it’s a digital fib.)
more photos in this flickr set. and of course, it wouldn’t be a peanut-related post without a little video.
more darn cute videos on vimeo.
ok, on to the knitting! i now have 10 miters complete. i know, big deal, right? 10 miters. but the good news is that i already wove in the ends on them. yep. i’m industrious.
miters on the couch
i keep them in a pile on the couch and just add to them as i go along. i start miter #11 tonight and when i’m done with #12 i’m going to decide how big to make this thing all together. i’m thinking 3 large miter blocks across and 4 large miter blocks in length for a total of 48 miters. i need to look at my colors and decide if that’s the best approach.
and i’m making progress on my charade socks. i knit on them on the ride into work this morning. wow, i forgot how much knitting i can get done on the train! notice how they are sitting on my 25th anniversary VK? the “collector’s edition” that the post office decided to mangle? yeah. i hate our post office. bunch of lazy bastards. the same lazy bastards that delivered my harry potter book at 5PM on the day of its release. man was i in a bad mood that day!
there are other pictures i need to post of the spiders’ bbq but that’ll have to wait. gotta get back in the swing of things here. ugh. so many changes in the five months i was gone!
kaitlyn
I meant to send you a text this morning! Sorry, but we were having a dance party and it slipped my mind
I hope work goes well today and that thing at home go smoothly. Babies are amazing at adaptation…
Aug 07, 2007 @ 10:45 AM
Danielle
What a cutie-pie. I love the sweet little noises in the video. She’s a drooler, huh? Does she have teeth coming in yet?
Aug 07, 2007 @ 10:46 AM
Cara
I hope the day goes SUPER SUPER QUICK! I also hope this is a new beginning sleep wise!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 10:53 AM
stacey
she is getting big! hopefully she has learned that sleep is a good thing and will let you get some too!!!!!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 10:54 AM
sarah b.
Wow, you have been enduring some grueling nights!!! I wake up when Cam sleeps later than he usually does, too, to make sure he’s okay.
Funny how the mom’s instinct continues even in your sleep. Hope your day is as good as it could be!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 10:57 AM
colleen
Welcome back!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 11:05 AM
Carrie
I photoshop myself sometimes too. Hee.
Those pics of your Peanut are so beautiful! I know it’s hard to go back to work – hang in there! And I hope the new sleep pattern is the beginning of a wonderful new trend.
Aug 07, 2007 @ 11:32 AM
alison
I’m making Charades, too!
Think of how fun it will be to go home and see Peanut at the end of your day.
Aug 07, 2007 @ 11:49 AM
Wanda
Good luck with back to work separation issues from the Peanut. Hope this new adjustment goes swimmingly!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 11:50 AM
Veronique
I hope you survive your first day at work! I have problems sometimes, and I don’t even have a valid excuse… (Other than being lazy).
The Charades are looking good! Is that the beige KnitPicks yarn I gave you?!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 11:52 AM
caitlyn
I *love* that tummy time photo — Peanut is too cute!
I hope the transition goes smoothly for you, and that you continue to get more sleep!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 12:47 PM
Jessica
Well, you do look awesome, photoshop or no. And Peanut’s video is so cute! It was so nice to see you two yesterday, even for just a bit–she has gotten so big and so much more person-like! And so smiley too.
Maybe it’s the new blankie helping her sleep? You know how I feel about blankies….
Best of luck today.
Aug 07, 2007 @ 1:14 PM
lisa
I know today is a little rough, but you’ll make it through. The peanut will be so happy to see you when you get home. She gets cuter everytime I look at her!!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 1:16 PM
Gina
Knitting schmitting — give us more baby! I’d never thought I’d say this but I love the little dribble of drool on the chin. Adorable. Sweet. Precious. My heart aches for you today. Only a few more hours until you can return home.
Aug 07, 2007 @ 2:50 PM
Katie
Welcome back to work. I bet you’re going to have some long days without the little one. She’s such a little cutie!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 3:02 PM
craptina
Look, it’s already 3:24, almost time to go back! I hope your first day back was good, I’m sure it was exhausting too.
Aug 07, 2007 @ 3:24 PM
rebecca
Good luck today! It sure must be hard to be away from Peanut for so long – she’s so darn cute!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 3:28 PM
valentina
I don’t even have anything comforting to say about your being back at work.
But, thanks for the new video. Did you see your viewing stats for the last one? That’s all my girl’s doing. Your girl is a doll, and you’re doing great. And looking great. Don’t be silly to photoshop. Look at what you made!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 4:23 PM
Annie
ADORABLE! Cashew loves tummy time too, and is rolling over on her left side, and today seems to be interested in rolling on her right side. Geez, next she’ll be knitting! I have to try that vimeo thingy. Your charade socks look cool! I need to add that to my queue!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 5:12 PM
Schrodinger
Aww I had no idea it was today you were back! How horrible it must’ve been for you to leave the peanut. I’m sure you’ll work something out
Lisa’s right, she really does get cuter every day.
Good going on the miters, and back to socks on the train eh? You missed it really, didn’t ya? Go on, you know you did
Aug 07, 2007 @ 6:37 PM
carrie m
she’s so darling during tummy time, indeed!
hope the first day back went ok …
Aug 07, 2007 @ 7:45 PM
Sandra
awwww. . .thanks for another peanut video. love it!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 7:54 PM
kat
I can only imagine how hard it was to leave the peanut but at least she has her daddy. We’ll be in that exact situation next April… Can’t wait to watch the video!!
Aug 07, 2007 @ 9:36 PM
femiknitter
Hopefully your work day will fly by, and Peanut will greet you with a huge smile–and plenty of sleep again tonight! She’s so smiley in that video!
Aug 08, 2007 @ 6:32 AM
Amy
She is such a cutie. The video was very sweet.
I hope your first day back went well! Your co-workers must be really happy to have you back.
Aug 08, 2007 @ 9:44 AM
Macoco
The peanut is just so precious. I hope for your sake that she’s turned a corner too with the sleeping! Does it feel weird to be back at work?
Aug 08, 2007 @ 2:34 PM
georgia
those videos are so cute. when she looks at you and smiles and her whole face lights up…that must be the most amazing feeling in the world
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good luck with going back to work.
Aug 09, 2007 @ 10:44 AM
Knittypants
Oh my goodness, what a cutie pie! I came over here from Annie Knits, what sweet pictures to find.
Aug 09, 2007 @ 4:11 PM
Karma
Oh dang, I was hoping that you would be able to stay home at the last moment. But for me, having work outside of the home is a really good thing. I hope it will work out well for you, too. Your sweet little peanut is a miracle… I hope she sleeps well again and again!
Aug 10, 2007 @ 12:27 AM