Boring, Just How It Should Be.

Well, it's been about 2 1/2 weeks since Madison has been home.  I can't believe it!  It's been such a whirlwind of emotions, doctor appointments, and feedings.  We have gotten into a nice little routine.  I must say that is a definite perk of time spent in the NICU.  She is so used to being on a schedule, that she didn't really blink an eye when we got home, and kept up the same (or close to) schedule.  It's an ever four hours dealio.

Our day starts between 6:00-7:00 am.  I get up for the first feeding of the day.  I have to say it's the best one of the day.  I usually have to wake HER up.  When I pick her up and bring her to my shoulder she snuggles right in.  Just like I remember doing when my mom would pick me up when I was sleeping.  After eating we usually snuggle on the couch, just to make sure she goes back to sleep, then Mommy and Madison go back to bed for a few hours.  Around 9:30 I we get up and we both get some breakfast, and start the day.  Madison usually hangs out in her bassinet or bouncy thing, while mom cleans the house.  And every 4 hours she eats, and I pump.  Then the most exciting part of both our days, Daddy comes home around 5:30.  Tyler then takes over taking care of her for most of the night.  We get in one last feeding around 1030 or 11:00, and off to bed this little family goes.  Madison USUALLY only gets up once a night around 2:00 or 2:30.  Of course it can take a couple hours to get her back to sleep, but all in all not a bad set up we have.

Now I know that you aren't reading to learn about our daily routine, but I have to say I'm pretty please with it.  And if you have to be in the NICU for 5 weeks, at least you get the perk of having a baby with a schedule when you get to go home.

I have fallen into a stay at home Mom routine.  I love being with my little girl.  But I gotta tell ya, right now it gets a little boring, and a little lonely.  I know it won't always be this way.  I won't always be tied to the house because her immune system is so weak, and she's on oxygen.  I will be sitting here thinking about things I want or need to, and I think about going out, but then I realize I can't.  And it makes me a little depressed.  It sucks to stay cooped up in the house all day.  When the sun is shining it's not so bad, I can go sit outside, and play in the dirt.  But today, today was rainy.  So I cleaned my whole house.  I have a schedule for cleaning, a different room everyday.  So now what do I do?  My whole house is clean already.  I don't quite know what to do with all my time yet.  When she gets bigger I'm sure my time will be spent keeping her out of things, and entertained.

OH but I forgot!  I WILL have something to do soon!  I signed up to take a self-paced class, to prepare me to take the state licensing exam to become a hearing aid specialist.  Its something I've been thinking about doing for a while now, but I just never had the time.  Tyler and I talked about it the other day, and since I'm not going back to work until May 20th and even then it will be part time, this is the best time to do it.  Right now I'm just waiting for my books to get here.

Sorry for this post, it was kind of boring, but that's me now!  And I love it.  No more hospitals, no more NICU, no more doctors, or nurses.  Just me, Tyler and Madison.  The way it should be!