Endopolis

We’re on Week 2 with the new little ones in the house, and it feels like it’s been at least a couple months. It has been three weeks since Olivia and Sophie were born, but with two weeks in the hospital things have been even more abnormal around the house. We’re pretty tired overall but not exhausted. I think we can do this.

The babies eat, poop, and sleep as babies do. I’m off work, or at least am not going into the office through the remainder of this week. Me and Jo are working in shifts — I take the early shift and am on duty until about 2-3am, and Jo is on duty from then til about 7-8am. This allows us each a few hours of uninterrupted sleep, which I’m convinced is saving both of our asses right now. That, and the fact that the girls are on relatively the same feeding/pooping schedule and so are generally pretty easy to take care of.

Standard day for me:

• Wake up at 7:30
• Feed Nathan, get him ready for preschool
• Take him to school
• Relieve Jo, feed/change babies
• Wash bottles, clean, do small chores around the house
• Feed/change babies
• Wash bottles
• Run an errand or get out of the house briefly (I swam today for the first time in two weeks – yay!)
• Relieve Jo
• Feed/change babies/wash bottles
• Get Nathan
• Dinner/clean
• Entertain the boy, get him ready for bed
• Prep night’s bottles
• On duty til 2am

The wildcard in all of this is our toddler, who has been a champ through this whole ordeal. He’s not sure what to say or do with the babies, so he just gives them lots of kisses on the head. That’s mostly fine, and is better than poking them or pulling their toes, or some other torturous big-brother maneuver. However, he’s a handful and there are two of us and three of them, so we’re beginning to learn the art of juggling. Entertaining him on the weekends is our toughest task so far.

He’s at a swim lesson right now… better get his mac n’ cheese ready. Also, babies are stirring. As if I have time to keep this blog going.

Filed under: Family, Life by Steve Enders