“…having a husband around actually
creates an extra seven hours of work per week for women. A wife saves her husband about an hour of
housework per week.”
I think our
household might actually be double that!
How did I not realize that having a husband is actually very similar to
having a child? I guess you must first
be a parent to make the connection. It’s
not just me either. I have several
friends who are new to parenthood and the number one complaint is “house-work
load”. I’m not bashing men. It’s a fact.
They apparently do not see messes. Sure they
can take the initiative at work, when driving, in the sack, but they absolutely
cannot, when it comes to what needs to be done around the house. So the big question is, how can a lady get
some help around here? I think this is
where the “nagging wife” comes into play…and I do not want to be that. Do you more experienced “homemakers” have any
suggestions for us rookies?
Anyway, onto
a much more exciting topic…Henry! Mommy
took a much needed weekend trip to NYC to visit one of my best friends. Saturday morning before I left, Henry started
crawling! It was kind of a
pirate/peg-leg crawl…but he was mobile!
When daddy left for work he waved “bye-bye” and Henry waved back! Last week we had realized we hadn’t been
teaching him to wave so I told JCH to start waving to Henry when he left for
work. Sure enough one week later, little
man had mastered the idea. Smart little
cookie! He also started giving kisses, open-mouthed
slobber ones, but might be the best kiss I’ve ever had!!! We’re not done there. He is sitting up from a laying position,
pulling up on furniture, walking around the house while mommy holds onto his
hands, saying mama and dada and even calls his bottle, “bob”. He plays “gotcha” with me, daddy and “brother”
(yes we call Teddy-the dog his brother).
He is loving solid foods and anytime I’m munching on anything I have to
give him a little taste. Such a curious
little booger. He loves pickles. Today he chased me around the house
(crawling), while I vacuumed. He loves
the vacuum! Meanwhile his “brother”
hides perched on the couch. Henry wants
to climb on everything! He pulls up on
the tables, couches, his toys, the dog, the entertainment center. He loves to play in the dirt outside. The other night I gave him a bath and he had
dirt under his finger nails…so gross and such a boy! He is a little adrenaline junky!!! He LOVES
to bounce, be thrown in the air, swooshed upside down, anything that gives him
a rush he revels and finds so much delight in, and he’s been that way from
birth. I specifically remember having to
tell daddy to be gentle with him when he was a newborn, and then watching Henry
love it so much I couldn’t tell him to stop. Oh boy!
Well, I’m
going to take advantage of Henrys nap time by watching my DVR’d episodes of
Grey’s Anatomy and munching on some ice cream.
“Single girl” behavior while daddy is away! YAY!
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