back to the grind

So I went back to work LAST wednesday, and it went alright.. I worked til 1 and then came home and put Cooper to bed for his nap..

Friday Cooper got the flu, puked at every meal, wasn’t feeling so hot..

Well.. Sunday came and Brandon had to look after him for the afternoon while I was at work, which also meant put him to bed. No dice, Cooper would NOT go down, he screamed bloody murder for more than an hour, B was frustrated, and at wits end.. He gave up… Cooper stayed up ALL day and went to bed early..

Monday, I woke up @ 5am with the flu, the gut-wrenching flu. I haven’t had the flu for YEARS. It sucked.. I woke Cooper up with me @ 5am, because I wasn’t quiet.. Ugh.

Anyways, Cooper went to the sitters today, and he would not nap again. She tried everything, rocking him, giving him a bottle, swaddling, the super nanny "lay him back down over and over" technique, nothing.

If I put him to bed super early again today will he be up super early? I am not cool with getting up @ 5am on a work day with him….

And he WILL nap eventually right? This is just his first real day, he will.. RIGHT? I mean he isn’t crabby, but he is tired..

And me? I was a wreck all freakin’ day.. As long as the prescriptions were comin’ and I was busy, I was okay… but any lull in traffic or break I was distraught.. I just knew he wouldn’t nap.. If he would nap I would be okay.. I am just worried.. Oh and he wouldn’t drink ANYTHING either.. Like two sips of milk and a bit of water.. Separation anxiety?

This sucks.

(on the plus side [if there is one] my customers are SO happy to have me back, one dirty old guy even made me hug him, and kissed me on the cheek but it’s the thought I suppose that counts..)

I am trying to be organized with household stuff.. Prepping meals the night before, sticking them into the crockpot in the morning before work.. Getting Cooper’s bag all ready the night before.. The morning consists of breakfast, last minute bag stuff and putting supper together.. I figure Thursdays will be crockpot night for sure since it’s my "late" night  (til 5) and the other two nights I can HOPEFULLY figure out meals, and Cooper hopefully isn’t too cranky and allows me to cook…

I am going to go read.. Turn off my brain for a bit.. Here’s hoping Coop sleeps tomorrow..

I have barely read anything since the weekend, I will catch up though. xoxo