On Being a SAHM

10:45 – begin the processing of getting the baby to sleep, because she is rubbing at her eyes and whining. eat and eat and eat and eat, as if falling asleep.
11:14 – eyes drift closed.
11:15 – phone rings. Eyes pop back open.
11:30 – fight with baby over nap. sleepy but resistant.
12:05 – give up, go have lunch
12:50 – begin feeding the sleepy baby for naptime project
1:00 – wailing
1:01 – singing
1:04 – crying again, but eyes closing, so give her milk again
1:15 – eyes drift closed, continues to eat.
1:35 – phone rings. It's M, but we hang up promptly to keep the baby from waking up.
1:47 – pain from the continued sleep eating so I pull away.
1:48 – baby screams indignantly
1:49 – baby back asleep but not ready to be put down
1:55 – put baby to bed. Eyes pop open immediately. Cries.
1:56 – sitting with sleeping baby on chest.
2:02 – phone rings. Dad. I promise to call him back in a minute.
2:03 – put baby to bed. Eyes pop open immediately. Cries.
2:04 – sitting with baby on chest.
2:05 – umm, baby not sleeping
2:06 – baby REALLY not sleeping.
2:07 – milk?
2:08 – no?
2:09 – damn.
2:10 – forced snuggling?
2:11 – crying baby.
2:12 – singing.
2:13 – talking baby. Da da? Ba! Dadada.
2:14 – give up.
2:15 – call Dad back. He doesn’t want anything.
2:19 – cry.
2:21 – spend four minutes saying NO repeatedly while yanking baby hand away from electrical outlet.
2:25 – Move baby.
2:26 – deposit baby in crib and turn on Swedish CD
2:27 – PEE. FINALLY.
2:28 – maybe cry a little more.
2:30 – email husband
2:41 – ?????