Monthly Archives: November 2010

It’s Sunday night, and Wil just went back to work. Unlike many of the population whose work week begins on Monday at 9am, Wil works at night, which means his work week begins on Sunday evening at 8:30pm.

The nice thing about his current schedule is that he has the weekends off. But when Sunday night rolls around I get pretty depressed. After spending two uninterrupted days together, he has to return to the grind, and on a Sunday no less. Ari and I try to keep ourselves entertained when he leaves.

But I find myself enviously thinking about the people out there who get to have their husbands/boyfriends/partners with them on this Sunday evening. Meanwhile, Ari and I (and the mystery baby) are missing Wil a lot. It’s especially hard when Ari’s going to sleep and he asks:
“Where’s daddy?”
“Daddy’s at work.” I tell him.
In true two year-old fashion, he replies
“No, daddy’s not at work.”
“Oh, where is he then?” I ask, curious to know what he’ll come up with.
“He’s uh…downstairs!” He says confidently.
Usually this situation is resolved when we call Wil at work to say goodnight. Ari concedes that daddy must be at work. Or I guess he could be calling from “downstairs.”

It’s lonely here on Sunday nights, and I find it really hard to get back into the weekly routine. Then again, I suppose no matter when your husband/boyfriend/partner is gone, it’s bound to be hard. I think about people who have significant others in military and don’t see their loved ones for months or years. Then I feel like a whiny exaggerator.

But this schedule is hard. Wil is either sleeping or at work and there’s no in between. I suppose the best thing to do is to savor the two days off we have together.

How do you cope when your husband/boyfriend/partner is away?

It’s been unseasonably warm here in New York City, up until now. It’s like instant winter and all I wanna do is lie on the couch in a silent rebellion.

In the spring and summer times, there are tons of things to do with kids. You can hit up the playgrounds, the botanical garden, go to free concerts, but in the winter it’s so cold, all I wanna do is this:

I’ve been to the library a zillion times, and I certainly don’t feel like walking around in the cold. I need to find some indoor activities Ari and I can do that are free and allow us to be social.

I’m also getting increasingly nervous about having a newborn in the winter. I need a full-proof plan so that I don’t go crazy being indoors with a non-stop 2 1/2 year old and a needy newborn.

So I’m asking you:
1. What are some fun indoor winter activities you do?
2. Who’s had a baby in the winter? What did you do to avoid going insane?
3. Do you also like your couch a lot right now?

According to Ari, everything I say is a blatant lie. Or at least that’s how it feels to me. I could be sitting on the couch, and say to him:

“I’m sitting on the couch.”
He would reply:
“No, you not sitting on the couch!”

He loves to disagree with me. Here’s another example:

I mean, clearly we’re at the grocery store and I am objectively right. Unfortunately, that doesn’t matter to him. I just don’t know how to respond without getting into a full on semantics argument.

If I say “No, we’re at the grocery store” he’ll just argue that we’re not. But I don’t feel right about acquiescing and saying “You’re right, we’re not at the grocery store.” Because we are!

What is an effective way to deal with this dissenting behavior?

Today I solicited the help of niece, Francesca, to randomly select the winner of the Little One Books $25 Gift Certificate Giveaway.

Here is the incredibly scientific process we used to select the winner:

1. Francesca read me the names of all the people who entered:

2. Next she cut the names into individual tags:

3. She mixed all the names up:

4. She put them in an empty camera case and closed her eyes:

5. Then she selected a winner!

Congratulations Elaine! You won the Little One Books $25 Gift Certificate Giveaway. You can browse the site for quality kid’s books, music and DVDs! Audra from Little One Books will be contacting you soon to send you your gift certificate!

6. After Francesca randomly selected the winner, Wil left for work:

7. And finally, with Francesca’s help, I wrote this post:

I’ve always wanted a superpower. Today I found out that I actually have one. It all started when I realized I was thirsty. I went into a local bakery and spotted an Honest Ade Cranberry Lemonade. Immediately, I started salivating. I knew I needed it. I hadn’t even handed the money to the cashier. I couldn’t wait. I cracked open the beverage and before I knew it it was gone in three sips. I have this to say about you, Honest Ade:

Apparently I can destroy beverages. I’m a pregnant superhero. Now I wanna know, what superpower do you have?

Despite my previously failed attempt to vote, I finally made it to the voting booth! Wil watched Ari, while my mom and I headed to the polls.

After I voted, one of the women volunteering at the polls looked at my outfit (which consisted of black tank top, blue and white pajama pants and a black winter coat) and my large pregnant belly and said:
“That baby is cold!”
“Actually, I’m always hot.” I replied.
She laughed.

I’m so glad I got to vote! Thank you to everyone who harassed…I mean encouraged me to vote today!

Did you vote?