Things have been hectic and exhausting. My precious girl wakes up screaming every 1-2 hours at night and prefers to be out and about during the day. It’s amazing (and maddening) that she will sleep soundly sitting upright in the car or while being banged around Target – but somehow finds her quiet room and soft bed unsettling. I function half-asleep most of the time, forgetting essential tasks in my delirium.
My free moments are spent working with one hand on my laptop (as I am now) while Avery sleeps on my chest. And before I hear any comments about “you should get her to sleep on her own so you can work” understand that my I have tried again and again to do just that. But in the end my choices are to make her nap on her own, which usually means crying herself to sleep for a 40 minute nap. Or letting her sleep on me, happy and content, for 3 hours at a time, twice a day.
Because I need the time to rest and work, I choose the latter.
Most days when I’m trying to work with Avery I capture the scene via Photobooth on my MacBook. Below is a sample of my photo project titled: Work. 2013.
And for some levity:
I love this photo series! We’ll take her for a long walk tomorrow to tire her out : )
Once in awhile someone else’s idea will provide an “aha” but otherwise listen to yourself about what works best because each child is unique and you know your own better than anyone else ever will.