Long walks, nighthawks & talks

Thursday and Friday I went for hour-long walks with Quinn in the snuggly to give Rebecca a break. He has not been sleeping very much through the days recently and seems overtired at supper time and early evening. He always sleeps in the snuggly; I think the sleep and fresh air did him good. The walk was good for me and the break was warmly welcomed by Bec too. Warmer weather and later light makes a big difference in terms of being able to go out with him. Tonight he was in better spirits and he's actually slept a lot today and this evening. Hopefully that doesn't preclude also making it through the night.

I managed a high level of effectiveness at work this week but I'm exhausted now. To get any time to myself means staying up late but it catches up with me more quickly now. My nighthawk nature and my propensity get immersed in things don't mix well with life with an infant. The evening walks are good though - I hope to do more of that. It's a more sustainable way for nighthawk-me to give Bec a break than getting up at 7am.

This week Bec asked for me to hang out with her in the evenings more. I was glad she asked - otherwise it just builds resentment. She makes a concerted effort to get out and do stuff during the day but she still spends an awful lot of time with it just being her and Quinn. It's been fun the last couple evenings and has worked out really well. And the little OLPC laptop actually helps the situation - I can surf the net while she watches drama shows on TV that I can't stand :) To some degree we're in our own electronic worlds but at least we're together, and there's always chatter during pauses.