Working for the Man

Sorry for the lapse in posts. Work and Cooper have been taking up a lot of time. Then when I did have time, Blogger put a block on my blog because they thought it was a spam blog. Things are resolved now so here's the scoop.

We survived my first week back to work. I think it was harder on Chris than it was on me. Cooper has decided he doesn't want to nap during the day unless he is being held. He used to sleep at least two hours between feedings but now it's twenty minute power naps. If he falls asleep in your arms and you put him in his crib he wakes up immediately. As soon as you pick him up he falls back asleep. It's been very hard for Chris to get anything done during the day because Cooper is demanding constant attention. It's more of the same once I get home and take over. He has a fussy period now during his 6pm feeding. He will cry for the bottle but as soon as you give it to him he spits it out and cries more. I've been trying to get him into a bedtime routine so after we struggle through the feeding I give him a sponge bath (unless it's Friday, then it's a real bath) and change his clothes. Then we play with his activity gym for a while. Although right now it's more lay than play. He usually just stares at the stuff. Then we read some books and if I'm lucky he falls asleep. Otherwise he stays up until his 9pm feeding.

Going back to work wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Knowing that Chris is taking care of Cooper gives me more piece of mind than if we were putting him in daycare. Since I get up at 6am to feed Cooper I get to the office at 7:45. This is a big change for me since pre-Cooper I didn't even get out of bed until 8am. It's odd to be the first car in the parking lot and lucky for me they didn't change the alarm code while I was out. I am swamped at work with a long list of issues that piled up while I was out. The good thing with being busy is it makes the day go fast. We are also working with some new technology for the next version of our product which is exciting.

Cooper is really starting to be aware of his surroundings. It seems like just this weekend he has started to notice things a lot more. When we put him in his swing he follows the fishes as they spin around above his head. Today I was holding him on my lap and making raspberry sounds. Each time I did it his eyes would widen and he would furrow his brow as if he was trying to figure out what that strange sound was. He is also starting to coo more often and can hold his head up for several seconds. It's very exciting to see these new developments.