The title says it all!! You'd think that with my boss on vacation I'd have a bit of an ebb in my work flow, but between all of the things at work and my home life I think I'm turning into a zombie!!
My boss comes back on the 17th, but I signed up to be a co-captain this year for the American Heart Association's annual Heart Walk. I have a modest personal goal of $250 this year, but we also have team goals and company goals to meet. I've gotten together with the other captains and co-captains and we've arranged 5 fundraisers between now and the end of September to work on, so getting all of the prep work done for those on top of attending meetings (both fundraiser related and not) and keeping up with my daily list of "to-dos" for work has really kept me on my toes!
On top of that, Jaxson is in full-blown teething mode and he's having a worse experience than Jayden did. Or at least from what I can remember. Which, right now, is not very much. Jayden was always a little irritable, but nothing a little Orajel or baby Tylenol couldn't cure. Jaxson, on the other hand, has turned into an inconsolable, fidgety, screaming banshee!! I've tried cool teething rings, damp washcloths, Orajel, baby Tylenol, breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, binky, rocking, bouncing, etc... you name it! He screamed for almost 2 hours last night before finally calming himself enough to drink from his bottle and fall asleep....for all of 5 hours. Then, he was awake every hour for at least 20 minutes at a time from 3:30 until 7:00 this morning. Which meant I was awake... and very sleep deprived. You know you're past exhaustion when you fall asleep sitting up while holding your baby in your arms. Don't get me wrong... I feel horrible for Jax because I can only imagine that teething is uncomfortable as all heck, but I also detest feeling like I'm are running on fumes and there's not a gas station in sight. Makes it hard to even find the energy to look like I have the energy to keep up with my work "to-dos". So for the sanity and peace for both of us, please pray that his tooth (or teeth...who knows since Jayden cut 5 teeth in one month) comes through soon!! Oh, and that we will sleep better too. Ugh, I need a nap.
Anywho, everything else is going good. Not much has happened. Had a lazy weekend for the most part... I went and bought some new clothes which was absolutely depressing since I cannot seem to lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight no matter what I do (whoever said breastfeeding HELPS you lose weight quicker is full of CRAP!) and then I went to the "Festival of the River" with my mom and her friends (and the boys) in Arlington. This weekend we are apartment touring again. I so hope that we can afford to move when our lease is up. I'm ready for a new start in a new place!!!
Well, back to my to-dos. If anyone knows of something non-caffeinated and not loaded with sugar that can put some pep back in my step, puh-leeze let me know... I'M BEGGING YOU!! Oh dear, 6...more...hours...
...and I'm spent.
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