Daddy Day
Yep, daddy had a day with Jacob all by himself. Unfortunately, this wasn’t necessarily a normal day, even for Amy… The day started at 2:00 am with a mid night feeding. Fortunately, Jacob ate and went to back to sleep rather quickly which isn’t the norm because he thinks his daddy is going to play with him. This was great! Jacob went back to sleep and now I can too!! Well, much to my chagrin, I was not able to get back to sleep for another few hours…
Time for Amy to get up at 6 am, which is later because she didn’t need to drop Jacob off, and head for class. This woke me up and right after she left, I decided it was time for me to prepare for the day and get things together. Why you ask? It was also the day Frankie was going to the vet to be put under for a dental cleaning. Jacob decided he was going to lay in his crib and talk, so I got cleaned totally expecting he would be screaming for me shortly, but didn’t. Things that make you go hmm… After getting him up, etc. he still wasn’t acting hungry and it was getting time to go. So, I made a bottle and fed him something to hold him over. We eventually dropped Frankie off at 8:30 and then started to run errands. Jacob was now definitely hungry so we hung out at BK for a drink together. Boy!! It is now definitely time to keep things on the table away from him… Jacob was able to sleep while running errands so that he could play when we got home, and play we did!!
Along came 2:30 and unannounced to me, this is the time that Jacob usually gets a little fussy. I was not prepared for what was about to ensue and didn’t think there was an issue because Jacob had just awoke from a nap. Jacob began uncontrollably screaming and crying. Let’s just say a pacifier, gas drops, feeding, bouncing, swaying, playing, and probably some other stuff, etc. just didn’t seem to work In the meantime, I am watching the time tick away because I needed to pick up Frankie soon. I was able to eventually get him settled down and got him fed. Off we go back to the vet to pick up Frankie. Of course, Jacob, now very tired, slept during this adventure again.
Back at home, I now have a dog that isn’t herself. Frankie was wandering around aimlessly and uneasy. Jacob ended up having another fit, not as severe as the one earlier in the day, but much more prolonged. There was a definitely a balancing act. Bounce Jacob to settle him down and then find Frankie and take care of her for a few seconds before Jacob cried again. This went on for a few hours. Eventually, it was time that Jacob was able to sleep, but I knew he wouldn’t be down for the count. I took advantage of the open time to console Frankie and get some bottles cleaned. It wasn’t long and Jacob was up again. Another feeding and fortunately, he went back to sleep. I took advantage of knowing he was now down for the count and went out and cleaned the driveway around 10:15 so that Amy could get in without any trouble.
Where in the world is Amy? I got a call around 9:15 to let me know that she wouldn’t make it home in time so I could play hockey, but had to go because there were sirens coming. I didn’t know if they were for her, or just what. Was she getting stopped by the police, was she in a crash, was she a witness…??? I gave it a little time and then I couldn’t reach her, which I now know was because her phone died. She eventually got home at 10:45. Fortunately, her professor let her out of class an hour early and she didn’t need to pick up Jacob, otherwise, she might still be on the road…
So, I think Amy was surprised that Jacob and I are still alive and the house wasn’t a mess when she came home. It was quiet and dark and everyone but me was in bed, almost like it was when she left…
Time for Amy to get up at 6 am, which is later because she didn’t need to drop Jacob off, and head for class. This woke me up and right after she left, I decided it was time for me to prepare for the day and get things together. Why you ask? It was also the day Frankie was going to the vet to be put under for a dental cleaning. Jacob decided he was going to lay in his crib and talk, so I got cleaned totally expecting he would be screaming for me shortly, but didn’t. Things that make you go hmm… After getting him up, etc. he still wasn’t acting hungry and it was getting time to go. So, I made a bottle and fed him something to hold him over. We eventually dropped Frankie off at 8:30 and then started to run errands. Jacob was now definitely hungry so we hung out at BK for a drink together. Boy!! It is now definitely time to keep things on the table away from him… Jacob was able to sleep while running errands so that he could play when we got home, and play we did!!
Along came 2:30 and unannounced to me, this is the time that Jacob usually gets a little fussy. I was not prepared for what was about to ensue and didn’t think there was an issue because Jacob had just awoke from a nap. Jacob began uncontrollably screaming and crying. Let’s just say a pacifier, gas drops, feeding, bouncing, swaying, playing, and probably some other stuff, etc. just didn’t seem to work In the meantime, I am watching the time tick away because I needed to pick up Frankie soon. I was able to eventually get him settled down and got him fed. Off we go back to the vet to pick up Frankie. Of course, Jacob, now very tired, slept during this adventure again.
Back at home, I now have a dog that isn’t herself. Frankie was wandering around aimlessly and uneasy. Jacob ended up having another fit, not as severe as the one earlier in the day, but much more prolonged. There was a definitely a balancing act. Bounce Jacob to settle him down and then find Frankie and take care of her for a few seconds before Jacob cried again. This went on for a few hours. Eventually, it was time that Jacob was able to sleep, but I knew he wouldn’t be down for the count. I took advantage of the open time to console Frankie and get some bottles cleaned. It wasn’t long and Jacob was up again. Another feeding and fortunately, he went back to sleep. I took advantage of knowing he was now down for the count and went out and cleaned the driveway around 10:15 so that Amy could get in without any trouble.
Where in the world is Amy? I got a call around 9:15 to let me know that she wouldn’t make it home in time so I could play hockey, but had to go because there were sirens coming. I didn’t know if they were for her, or just what. Was she getting stopped by the police, was she in a crash, was she a witness…??? I gave it a little time and then I couldn’t reach her, which I now know was because her phone died. She eventually got home at 10:45. Fortunately, her professor let her out of class an hour early and she didn’t need to pick up Jacob, otherwise, she might still be on the road…
So, I think Amy was surprised that Jacob and I are still alive and the house wasn’t a mess when she came home. It was quiet and dark and everyone but me was in bed, almost like it was when she left…
1 comment:
good job on dressing the boy i like the all blue one myself. helen
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