Sleepy Afternoon

Eli and I have to fend for ourselves for around ten hours every weekday. To keep myself from feeling overwhelmed I break up the time in two hour blocks. Get through five blocks and Mommy comes home.

I start out my day running. A quick walk with all the boys while Emily showers. If I try to do other things first Leroy gets pissed. You don't want him to piss him off. He will find something to get into. Then Emily takes Eli off to eat while I make breakfast for the two of us and I pack both of our lunches. Yes, I pack myself a lunch. I never know when I will have time to eat, much less make something. Then we all walk Mommy to the train, and the rest of us get a nice long walk. Thus begins my time blocks.

Block 1: Nap time. Almost always a 90 minute nap followed by confused looking around time.
Block 2: Play time! Reading time! Lets Make a Deal time! Offer a bottle and change the boy. Do errands?
Block 3: Feed Daddy. (Most often with one hand). Fussy playing and crying. Walk dogs. Change the boy. Offer bottle.
Block 4: Long nap. More playing. Lots of eating.  Change the Boy. Do errands?
Block 5: Eli has lost most of his fight by now. Some playing. A lot of just laying around. Some crying. A lot of cuddling and multiple small naps. Walk the dogs. Go meet Mommy at the train!

After all this fun I make dinner and do things that take two hands. I find cooking relaxing so this is a good activity for me while Emily had some Eli time before he passes out for the night. 

Today we spent most of Block 4 on a long walk and playing at the dog park. Much fun was had by all. This also made the afternoon go by fast.


Sleep from Kenton Kodner on Vimeo.

Vices

We all have things that help us get through the day. Some of us like to start out the day with a bottle. Some need to end the day with one. I will let you all sort out the details.

"The time has come...

the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."

Emily is going back to work full time as of this Thursday morning. I am now officially Mr. Mom. We are going to miss her, but I think that she is going to miss us more.

Flip Flop

We are officially on flip watch. We have been having lots of belly time lately and Eli's neck is getting so strong. It is kinda scary. The thought of him moving. I too flip flop. I go from cheering him on to wishing he could just stay so small and sweet forever. He wants to move so bad. His eye get so wide and he gets so frustrated when he can't do it on his own. I will keep you all update when the flip happens. They grow up so fast.

Month 2

Our little boy is growing up so fast.

Introducing The Daily Eli

After Eli was born I started sending out a daily photo to a small group of family and friends. As the word got out more and more people asked to be put on the list. It got to be too big of a chore to send it out, so I made a Google group to help me manage the list. This way people could choose to be on the list or could unsubscribe if they no longer wanted adorable photos of my baby.

I am now making The Daily Eli public. Join if you like. If you are already receiving The Daily Eli you don't have to do anything.

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You will also see I added a subscribe link to the right hand column of the blog.

Good Morning Son

Eli is waking up more and more everyday. Warning: watching this video may melt your heart.


Good Morning Son from Kenton Kodner on Vimeo.