4:30a and I am up thinking about the best way to crawl out of bed without waking the baby so I can pack his bag for tomorrow (yes, we co-sleep; another post on that later but judge if you must).
"Lincoln needs a bath," I announced to my husband at bedtime. I've actually been announcing this for the past couple of nights hoping to summon the superhero strength needed to balance our squirmy baby in his tub and once more wage the age-old battle against neck cheese.
"Too late now," he replies. Which is true.
"I'll do it in the morning," I sigh knowing this is the last day I can put it off. I held a friend's newborn today who smelled glorious while my 3 mo. old smells like wet dog (sweats in his hair, has lots of hair, you do the math).
"Did you pack the baby bag for tomorrow?" hubby asks.
"No."
"And he's getting a bath in the morning?"
"Yes." Decidedly.
He chuckles. "And you're leaving at what time?"
Hesitance. "9:00 a.m."
Second chuckle. "You're not leaving at 9:00 a.m."
Hmph. To self: "We'll just see about that."
Which is how I got here, at 4:30a trying to sneak out of bed to pack the baby bag.
For those without kids, the truth is that is is quite possible for me to leave the house at promptly 9a with a CLEAN baby and a packed bag if and ONLY IF:
1. I don't sleep a moment past hubby's work alarm. But oh how I love snooze, especially if the baby stays sleep long enough for me to catch a few extra zzzs.
I'm too laissez-faire (read: lazy) to be a schedule mom.
2. There are absolutely NO surprises included but not limited to diaper blowouts, projectile vomit or unanticipated urination, all of which have the potential to cause outfit changes (baby AND me).
3. I am having a particularly mindful morning, meaning I can remember where I put essentials like car keys, sunglasses, Lincoln's pacifier and his new favorite bear (which I swear up and moves around the house on its own just to keep me on the edge of insanity).
All three of these being true in the same morning? Yeah, not likely. So hubby is right, but I am determined (read: hard-headed) all the same.
Aaannd to make matters worse, his alarm just went off. Should be an interesting morning.
