Half day again today. I'll tell you a guy could get used to this! I find myself very tired lately. Not just tired, exhausted. To the point where I want to drop by the end of the week. I chalk a large portion of that up to being the father of two young ones. Fair enough, but I just don't feel like I'm getting any rest. I think my wife might be right. She thinks I have a sleep disorder. I'm incredibly jealous of her ability to fall asleep 5 seconds after her head hits the pillow. I usually take ages to doze off. My erratic schedule isn't helping. I have to have more self-discipline and more routine. Hard to believe I'm actually looking for [b]more[/b] routine in my life but it's true.
Quarantine 2008 has ended
Fair warning: possibly graphic post and not for the squeamish. So it all started Friday night. Wife and I had a long day (as usual) and had finally finished with dishes, laundry and the rest of the normal daily grind. The baby had been fussy most of the day and had spit up here and there. Mostly we thought it had been switching from formula to milk which can sometimes cause this type of thing. By the time kid #4 rolls around you tend to let these things slide. If this were #1 we'd have called in a medivac at the first sign of vomiting in a 1 year old. He finally calmed down and we got him off to sleep. We watched a bit of The Wire and retired (very) late. About 10 minutes later #2 wakes up crying complaining of a stomach ache. I ask if he has to go to the bathroom and he says no, it's not that. His stomach really hurts. OK, into my bed and I'll get the heating pad for a bit. We get him settled and he calms down. Knowing that he tends towards the dramatic, I s...
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