Saturday, January 19, 2013

Why We're So Tired - Our Child Care Arrangments

Joe and I keep telling each other how tired we are.  Well, let's talk child care.  Joe works nights part time.  When I was pregnant he offered to stay home with R2D2 during the day. For the most part, this has worked out very well.  We don't have to pack a bag for her every morning, she has yet to have a real cold, etc.  However, this leaves her parents very exhausted.  This week Joe worked 28 hours and I worked 72 hours with two overnight calls.  We are beyond, and I mean beyond, fortunate our families can help so much.  Joe's mom is retired and comes up about twice a week.  Joe runs some errands or catches up on sleep during those days.  We are also spoiled that when our moms come to visit they generally do our laundry as well.  I have also learned to not be shy and I have asked friends to watch her sometimes so we can give our parents a break.

We are exhausted, but this is working for us.  R2D2 and Joe have a great bond and she gets to see her grandparents at least weekly.  I really do not think I would have been able to complete my third year of residency (almost there) and have a newborn with out all of the help of our family and friends!

1 comments:

Amy said...

That sounds exhausting. Hang in there! It sounds like you don't have too much further to go with residency. It's great that you have family close, though!

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