This past weekend was my first weekend back to work. Overall it went really well. Luckily both nights were pretty slow with no deliveries. I didn't have to be in charge and I just took care of three easy babies. It was a nice transition.
Both kids woke up at 6am on Friday morning and didn't nap all day. Well, Caleb napped in the afternoon but Ethan didn't so neither did I. I went into work at 6:45pm and was wide awake until about 3am. From 3-4am it was pretty rough and I had to get up and walk around to keep the blood flowing and my brain awake. I made it to 7am with two Diet DP's and a cup of coffee (throughout the shift). I felt intoxicated on my drive home. I was dizzy, nauseated, headache, eyes heavy. I crashed in the bed around 7:50am and slept until 2pm. I made myself get up so I could see the kids and told Mondo to go work out so he could get a little alone time before I went back to work.
Then it was back to work at 6:45pm. Ethan cried and Caleb could have cared less. Saturday night was about the same as Friday night. Two Diet DP's and a cup of coffee. Fatigue at 3am. I really got a second wind at 6am because one of my babies started getting sick. I couldn't put my finger on it but he didn't seem right and started breathing fast and dropping his oxygen so I called the NNP and ran some tests. This was a baby who was born at 32 weeks and was now nippling all of his feeds and about to go home. I've been wondering about him this week. Anywho, I got home a little late (8am) since I was dealing with him. I decided to just stay awake and go to church since it was my mom's birthday. So I showered and had some coffee. I was ok at church, just felt weird. Then I went to my mom's for birthday lunch. By the end of lunch I really needed some sleep. I went home and slept from 2pm-6pm. Then it was time to get up and shower to go see Michael Buble in concert! I know, bad weekend to go to a concert but this was planned way in advance. He put on a great show! He blew Josh Groban and Kenny G out of the water. (Wow, did I just say that?!) Even if you're not a fan of his music you would enjoy his concert. He is a great entertainer and really gets involved with the audience. Anyway, you probably don't want to hear about all of that. I got to bed around 12:30am after getting home and getting Ethan to bed (yes, he was still up and had some fries and coke from Whataburger with us). What can I say, we are lenient parents! He's actually never done that before. But it all worked out because he slept in until 10am on Monday! We probably could've slept longer but you know that little Caleb just had to eat. ;-) J/K.
I'm sure everyone is wondering how poor little Mondo faired in all of this. It was his first time alone with both kids for a long period of time. He got off easy. Both kids were in bed by 9pm both nights. Caleb woke up at his usual times, ate, then went back to sleep. He did a good job of keeping the kids quiet while I slept too. Either that or I was just too tired to hear them! I think it is really good for Mondo and the kids to get some quality alone time together.
So, I think this weekend thing is going to work out. I realize it's only been one weekend but I really enjoy the people I work with and they will be the same people every weekend. The atmosphere is so different at night. There isn't all the extra people walking the halls, the phone hardly rings, parents hardly visit. It's just very laid back and gives you a sense of independence. I'm actually looking forward to going back this weekend. It is my little get-a-way!
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