My wife is a stay-at-home and a work-from-home mom; how she balances these in addition to taking care of me and Franklin, I have no clue. All I do know is she is doing an awesome job and I really appreciate everything she does. She deserves more than an ode; she deserves a hug and a kiss from me and Niko. Franklin can meow on her face!
Nobody thinks about how hard it is being home all day with a 17-month old baby; he will be 18-months old on Thursday. It’s definitely more than a fulltime job.
On the weekends, Niko and I get a lot of time together because mom is either working, cooking, or relaxing. I may try to take Niko all day next weekend; mainly to give Nina some alone time and also I need to see how he does being out all day; and that includes napping him at my parents house.
I love my time with Niko and cherish every minute on the weekends; I don’t get much time during with him during the weekday. I get to put him in his crib for nighttime and that is a special bond for us. I sing songs and his little head always rests on my shoulder. I also get to put him in the crib for a nap. Yes, nap as in one daily. We really want him to have a 2 1/2 hour nap around 12ish and we haven’t quite gotten that far yet. Right now, we are at 11am or 11:30am and he sleeps for about 1 1/2 hours. But, he is sleeping great throughout the night and that is a very nice for us. After I put him in the crib for nighttime, I make sure Nina is OK and then I head downstairs to do my stuff; most of the time I eat dinner and write. I also write and eat when he naps, but am rushing because I don’t know when he will wake-up. Napping for me hasn’t happened in several weeks and I think I need to nap at least one day on the weekends; I always feel refreshed afterwards.
Nina often tells me, even though I have to get up early; 6:15am, for work, I don’t have to change dirty diapers, I don’t have to read the same book 500 times, I get scheduled breaks and lunches, I can pee and poo when I need to, and I don’t have to deal with screaming fits while I am at work. She has to plan and think about all those things.
Next month, I am taking a lot of my vacation from work and am very much looking forward to family time. I always seem to take the week after Thanksgiving off and Nina has done the same thing. In 2015 for that week, we went on a cruise. We didn’t do anything last year because of Niko and aren’t planning a cruise this year; it will be day trips around the area. And, I will try to stay away from writing for that week.
