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Looking for ducks at Falls park last weekend |
SO I'm happy to report we are, as the title suggest, I think settling into our new normal. John and Ellie are flourishing together at night. they continue the same bedtime routine we have normally minus my presence. I won't lie, I feel like it has been hard. simply put. Not working at night (but kinda) rather just becoming a nurse and leaving my family more often. To go from basically being a stay at home mom (which I admitted before isn't for me) to working full time in a new career was an adjustment for us all-John, Ellie, me and his parents who watch ellie so often now.
Once I started nights, I would get emotional when I left. I mean what the heck is wrong with me-I'm a grown adult-I wont be gone for ages-get control of yourself sadness just took over. When I worked 3 nights in a row I couldn't think about my family too much or I'd start tearing up again. i just missed them. Gosh. Pardon me but emotions can be such a B but that's a conversation for another day.
Also ellie was getting upset at night- at bedtime or when I'd leave or both. An adjustment for her too for sure. John was trying to get used to doing things on his own at night. Now the better news...
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Used books bought from Joe' Place in Greenville that day. John's previous boss owns the place with her husband! |
Now i have some control over my schedule and i ask to work 2 nights in a row , one day off and another night on. After that I have 3 days off which is the weekend at this moment. Some nurses at the hospital are all about working weekend nights because of the $$$ but that's my family time. This makes things soooo much more tolerable when i know and we all know that we will see each other in between shifts. Having two different schedules keeps us apart for that whole time I'm working bc of my sleep times and john's work. ellie is at her grandparents a lot where she has a great time.
john and ellie are doing great! they are so close and it's a good thing now that they have this time together. They have special time, ellie and i do too and then we are all together on weekends and one week night. No more tears for her at night ;)
Cooking and meal planning is getting smoother. i cook dinner right before i leave and pack mine and ellie's food the night (me) and day (her). dinners have always been planned out but now i pick a set of foods (meal, snack, etc.) for ellie and i and just do that same thing for the week. John prepares his own work lunches.
I'm sleeping fine. YAY for sleep. the dogs are doing well while I'm sleeping. YAY for dogs not barking AS much.
Overall things at this moment are smoother at work too. I'm finding my own groove and taking each patient and moment at a time when it is necessary to do so. I'm off orientation and have been for a month and I'm happy for that. i work with pretty great people and so i can't complain there. Definitely a good thing.
We will see where this career goes in the future (schedule/job location) so that things are working best for all of us. But for now it's pretty good. i still haven't figured out how to work in working out but its not a priority. i walk a plenty at work and John is able to go to the gym 3x a week which is good for him since he sits all day and ellie is just as happy as a clam coming into this toddler age a little bit at a time! (Oh i see the struggles of what she wants vs. what she's actually getting/doing and it's funny to see frustration at such a young age). lol she is a part of John and i so we must be patient! But honestly she is a great baby and so so smart! and she is walking totally independently! Naturally we are proud parents!
So i think that's enough for now. Time for bed. More posts on the way!
Good nite.
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