Today was my first day

Today was my first day on my new shift of working 11 am-8 pm. All I have to say is THIS SUCKS! I got up around 6 because I just had too much on my mind today, then Caleb woke up shortly afterward. Dean headed out to work around 7:30 while I fed and bathed Caleb. Caleb played while I cleaned up and put in a load of laundry. Then we read together and played together a bit. Then more laundry. Then we watched his Baby Mozart movie and cuddled til he fell asleep around 9:15. Then I had to get ready for work and get his diaper bag ready and my lunch together. By the time I did that and put a load of laundry away it was time to leave. I woke up my precious baby boy from his restful nap to wisk him off to daycare and then headed to work.

I didnt get a chance to eat breakfast or lunch. My “lunch” break is from 4-5 pm which is really my dinner, so by then I was starving! After work I had to run to the grocery store, since our fridge was bare since we’d been gone for a day or five. By the time I got home it was 9 and Caleb had already been in bed for an hour! Then I had more chores to do, including more laundry, and now it’s finally time for bed. I figured it out that I do get more time w/ Caleb this way, since I am with him til 10 or 10:30 and w/ the old shift I’d only had from 6 pm-8pm or whenever he went to bed, so I think I get more time w/ him, at least more time when I’m not so tired. I’m such a morning person and this shift is definitely not for morning people! Too bad I dont have a say in the matter. All I can do is pray that God makes a way out of this mess soon.

Time to cuddle w/ Dean for a bit, if I dont fall asleep first…..did I mention Caleb’s been sick and has a rash of unknown origin that started on his tummy and back? Yeah like I said, I woke up w/ a lot on my mind. A long weekend ending in the beginning of a long week….