I can't believe I'm actually blogging now.

See, this week has been nuts.  Mamie was sick, which meant she was glued to me.  GLUED.  I couldn't leave the room to go to the bathroom without her yelling "Mom-meeeeee."   She wanted me in her pocket.  Normally I would love that, but after 5 days of having to nap with her -- on the bed, in the spoon position, unable to shift because that would wake her and then she'd start coughing and crying and then I'd want to cry and then, well, then we'd have to resort to Jack's Big Music Show to re-set -- she is finally sleeping in her crib at nap time.   Thanks to ye olde nap gods!  Halleluyee.

I didn't realize how much I got done during nap time.   Besides the regular stuff, like eating and cleaning up the dishes I didn't get to wash during breakfast, this is the time I'd do my Babblin'.  And my emails and phone calls.  And cooking for dinner and laundry.  And editing the book I've been trying to write for months now.  And oh yeah, perhaps relaxing.  Man, I missed this time.  I still cannot believe I am here.  Now.  Talking to YOU (my one reader, Hello!)

See, I know how lucky I am to have a child who naps for almost 3 hours daily.  I also know that is gonna stop soon too.  It's already starting.  We're down to about 2.5  hours.  And last week she did a 1.5 hour slumber.  So yeah, it's only a matter of time before there is no daytime sleep and less night time sleep  That's why I'm logging off now.  I have a lot to do!
 

TEN MINUTES LATER:  You don't want to know about the crying, right?  How Mamie woke and cried for me and the bed and the not wanting to be in the crib?  Right?  Well, do you want to know that she is asleep right next to me in the bed, right now?   What could I do, she's sick.  Somebody tell me this will pass.  Somebody?  Are you there?