Monday, March 06, 2006

Tiring weekend

Weekends are supposed to be a time to recuperate for the rest of the week, aren't they? On my first weekend at home after returning to work, I found that not to be the case. Somehow, despite not having to go to work Saturday or Sunday, I find myself more exhausted than ever on Monday.

It's not like Nathaniel was difficult over the weekend or anything. He was the same as ever ... sleeping much of the night, mostly relaxed during the day. But I somehow have found myself getting tired and more on edge as time goes on. I'm completely forgiving of what Nathaniel does (he can't help continuing to poop after the diaper is off, after all ... and I survived with no long-term scars), but I'm also more likely to be bothered by small things other people do.

I'm thinking it's all about lack of sleep. And I don't think that's changing anytime soon. One co-worker asked if I was taking vitamins, and it made me realize I really need to better balance my diet. Maybe that will help. I guess I'll find out.

1 Comments:

At 9:28 AM , Blogger sassafrascal said...

Hi mark, I am a fellow co-worker of yours with six month old of my own and I can agree with the weekend thing. I love my boy sooo much but sometimes I find Monday's at work easier then the weekends.

My hubby and I have come up with a system that works. He sleeps in on saturday giving him Friday night to sit up and do as he pleases and I sleep in on Sunday giving me Saturday night to sit up and do as I please.

I don't think I anticipated the lack of relaxation you get on the weekends with a newborn. But it gets easier or should I say you get use to it.

We also found that if we give ourselves designated times for attending to the baby's needs the other gets a momment to relax and catch up on TV. Instead of us both scrambling around to get things done.

Hope that helps a bit.

 

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