This shiz is bananas

Okay, yeah, almost another month gone! I seriously cannot believe how quickly the days, weeks, and months pass now that I've got Evan in my life. He definitely keeps us busy but we're loving every minute.

Adjusting to my new life as a working mom has been exhausting. Evan is still getting up twice at night. He goes to bed around 7 and is up usually between 1-3am. He gets a diaper and a bottle and usually goes right back to sleep. Then I have to pump and wash up the pump parts, get a bottle set up for the 2nd wake-up of the night and then head back to bed. The whole routine usually takes about an hour. Then Evan gets up again sometime between 4-5am. That one is Joe's. My alarm goes off at 5am so I can feed the dogs, pump again, get in the shower and get ready for work. I leave the house by 6:45 to get to work so Joe is on his own getting Evan cleaned up, dressed, and dropped off at daycare. I work, pump, work, pump, work, pump all day then get to pick my sweet boy up from daycare. Seeing him at the end of the day is like Christmas morning. He is just the best.

When we get home it is a struggle to get in the door with the car seat, all my shit from work, all Evan's stuff from daycare... of course while in 4 inch heels. The dogs need to go out and get fed, Evan's ready to get out of his car seat, I'm ready to get out of my work clothes (and those heels), I'm hungry and thirsty and have to pee but all that has to wait. I usually get the dogs out and fed and then get Evan changed and get him a bottle. After that he'll usually hang out on our bed while I go to the bathroom and get changed. He also loves playing on his activity mat so he'll hang on that while I get a drink and get some dinner together. Around 6:30 he starts to fuss so it's bath, pj's, bottle, and off to bed. Joe and I have the routine down and I think Evan is really getting used to it. We do the bath together, I dry him off and lotion him up and get him in his pj's, Joe gives him his bottle and puts him in bed.

By that point we're both exhausted but the work is far from done. I pump, wash bottles, get the bottles ready for the next day, make my lunch for the next day, get my coffee pot set up, and pick out my work clothes. Depending on how tired I am I'll either check my email and facebook, watch a DVR show or just head straight to bed. I honestly don't know what I did with all my free time before Evan. I must've been really lazy and bored.

I know most of you who read this are moms so I'm sure none of this is news to you. You're probably all, been there done that. But, it's all new to us and we're getting adjusted to it. Evan really is a great baby though. As much as I want him to grow, I sometimes want to keep him this age forever. He's just so sweet right now. He's smiley and happy and interacting with us. His chubby little cheeks and legs are just so kissable. He is just so sweet and I love him so, so much.