may eleven

this posting every day makes me sad that i work all the time.

i wish i could be at home with my baby all the time, and do fun things and be there for everything, and not have to ask someone else if he pooped or if he ate or did he nap ok?

I know every working mom feels this way, but that still doesn't make it easier.

randee, a friend/ex-kroger coworker babysat Eli today.

He warmed up to her right away even though he has never met her and was calling her by name within an hour.

When I left, he simply said, bye bye mama.

(no tears)

She said (and she may just be telling me this :)) that my little boy ate good, took a 3 hour nap, didn't protest for diaper changes, didn't hide from her for diaper changes, played hide and go seek, and had a really good day.

Which makes me realize 2 things...

one, i have a really adaptable little boy. (Whew!)

and two, every amount of misbehaving he does... he reserves ONLY for me.

I've been on to this for awhile, of course, but having someone new watch him only proves that point even more. Little stinker.

Anyway, posting every day, I am running low on pictures, since I can hardly be following Eli with my iphone while I am at Kroger.

I did manage to snap this pic this morning...

He loves drinking his milk from his cereal SO much, that now he drinks it FIRST, and then eats his cereal.

And usually asks for more milk in his bowl a few times during his breakfast.
(of course, he only does this for me, because he KNOWS I will do ANYthing he asks,
how did I turn into such a sucker!?)

Anyway, at least I know that my little boy is in good hands when I'm at work, even though I want to be home.
And really, I would probably go crazy if I was a stay at home mom...
 I really just wish I could go to work when I feel like it and stay at home when I feel like it.
Like a day to day thing. I could just decide in the morning.
:)
I can tell you I would decide NOT to work this weekend... being mothers day weekend and all.
At least Sam will be with me all day on mother's day.
And next year I am requesting the weekend OFF!

I'm off to bed, with my window OPEN and my fan ON. Perfect night for this overheated pregnant lady. I'm listening to Eli on the monitor talking in his sleep every 10 or 20 minutes. I can't make out what he's saying, but I'm pretty sure he's dreaming about big tractors, or big trucks, or something along those lines.