One is the already listed: take a shower when the opportunity arises.
The other is to always, always, have the diaper bag packed and ready to go! And I always do.
Yesterday was a pretty good day. I got my hair cut and coloured. Simon, Adam and I did some shopping. I had a nice nap in the afternoon.
Today? Not such a good day.
Started with a Night from Hell (TM). Adam went down about 2230. And woke up at 0030. And up again at 0230. At 0500. At 0700. At that point I woke Simon up and handed him over and headed back to bed.
Then the rest of today he just would.not.sleep. Not for more than 20 minutes at a time, at least. Not in his pram when Simon took him out to the shops so I could have a break and soak in the tub. Not in my arms while swaddled in his favourite blanket (can an almost 8 week old baby have favourite blanket? Not sure, but the one Grandma and Pops with the Pool sent is definitely the best for swaddling). Not even in the Bjorn which got him to sleep for about 3.5 hours on Thursday during our Great Adventure. He finally fell asleep about an hour ago at 2030. And I hear sounds of stirring. Which could be good, as my dream night goes like this, starting at about 2200: –
Nappy Change
Into Grobag/PJs
Bottle
Sound asleep for 5+ hours.
Hey, a Mummy can dream. 🙂