Morning Commute

FINALLY, we have had some consistently pretty days. Yesterday was the first day I finally had it together enough to ride my bike to work, something I did regularly before I got knocked up. Today, I was finally able to get it together enough to take Peanut to school on my bike. We made it there with very little bike trouble. Unfortunately, I am pulling her trailer on my road bike, when I really want to be using my beater bike. The beater has been in the attic with no pedals on it for about 2 years, so it will need a little work, but maybe this weekend. The people at Peanut's day school let me leave the trailer there. After I drop her off, I pedal on down the hill to work. The whole ordeal takes me about 30 minutes from my door to sitting at my desk. I don't know that taking the car is much faster.

When I take peanut to school in the morning when Mr. T. has left early to either go work out or ride his bike to work. When he takes her, I get her completely ready and pack her bag. All he has to do is change her diaper and go. With him gone, I get her together (dressed, fed, and changed) and myself out the door on my own.

I explained all that to say, the mornings that I take her are pretty hectic. This morning as I was shuttling bags and bikes out the door, I left peanut in her relatively safe and baby proofed room. I was outside for maybe 1 minute before returning to her room to get her. In that short amount of time, she had pulled the bottom cushion off her glider, climbed on top of the glider, and was rocking back and forth trying to reach her pacifiers which are kept on top of the book case. I pulled her down off the chair, put the cushion back on, and placed a basket full of clothes on the chair. Not to be dissuaded, peanut threw the clothing basket FULL OF CLOTHES on the floor, the cushion on the floor and was in the process of climbing back up onto the chair when I came back into her room. This time, I must have been gone... oh.... 15 seconds.

Taking the chair out of her room isn't much of an option. I use it nightly because she is still waking up 2 or 3 times a night. Last night we started a new round of tough love. No nursing at night. She cried and screamed because she wanted to nurse and fall asleep in my arms. It made my night wakings about 5 times as long as they usually were, but hopefully, it will all pay off in the end. I am going to give it about 3 nights. If it doesn't work, then I am heading back to the doctor to see if her ears are cleared up.