Evil Even Month

I have noticed a strange pattern with Peanut. Every even month, she has a hard time sleeping. The problem usually resolves itself by the start of the odd month. Peanut has been waking up at least once sometimes 4 times a night. It is a strain to say the least. Tough love isn't working. She can put herself to sleep, but I think she just wants her mama. Even daddy's cuddles sometimes aren't enough. It is sweet in a way because she falls asleep in my arms, sometimes, without even nursing, but it is difficult because I AM TIRED.

I feel like I have packed all I can into my life right now. I do have some time for a run or to do a couple of errands after work before I feed peanut, but after dinner, I am hitting the homework hard. Luckily, my class is pretty interesting and professor is one of the smartest professors I have ever had. He knows the history of everything. When you are teaching a reinforced concrete course and you know the history of everything, then you know some pretty obscure facts.

Peanut is growing at a fast clip. She has been fussy lately because she is cutting her eye teeth. Until now, she hasn't been too fussy with teething, but the eye teeth seem to be a whole new ballgame. I gave her some cereal tonight then I let her eat little bits of broccoli and squash with her fingers. Until now, I have been pureeing them, but I think I am only going to give her cereal off a spoon and let her eat the rest of the meal with her hands. I think she might eat more when she does it with her hands anyway. It frees me up a bit and she enjoys it more. It is a win-win situation.

Luckily, peanut wasn't too awful at the sitters yesterday. It was the first time she had been back in two weeks. I thought she might demand attention the whole time, but she seemed happy to play on the floor and torture the other baby.

I almost cried leaving her. I missed hanging out with my girl. My job is difficult to be at right now.

We found out that her teacher is pregnant. That assures that she is going to close at the end of the year. She has moved her closing date up to December, so we will only be with her for two more months.

I found a spot for peanut at the Pulaski Heights Baptist Church. I am a little worried about sending her to a religious institution. I don't mind the bible stories or the songs, but I get a little worried about what "morals" they might teach my child. It is a Southern Baptist Church, but I think they are pretty liberal. They have a woman preaching so they aren't taking part in the movement to ban women from preaching. Anyway, if this place doesn’t work out, I can always try for some other place.