The new normal

After spending the first 3 days of the week from the office, I worked from home today to help Sophia out with Colin. While it is nice being around Colin and it’s been good giving Sophia a bit of a breather, it hasn’t been easy. I’m writing this at 4:25pm right now and I’m at step #1 of my checklist.

Of course, part of that is just simply craziness and calls at work that took me away from my to-do list. But Colin does what he does, and that’s making things more difficult.

My 7am and 7:30am calls were done with a noisy baby in the background feeding as he decided he wanted to sneak an extra meal in.

I wasn’t able to eat any breakfast until later in the morning as he didn’t want to get back to sleep.

The laundry, dishes, and prepping for his meals also took more hours out of my day and away from work.

I was hoping to be through my work and ready for the Niners on Thursday Night Football in 30 minutes. But alas, I’m probably playing catch-up for the next few hours during Colin’s naps.

This is the new normal with a kid. I had prepped on being more stressed and tired. That is going okay. But the drop in productivity aspect is stressful. That’s the sacrifice that parents have to make unfortunately and one that I need to get used to.

Things will get a bit easier with time and childcare help, but there will be more things that come up. For now, when I’m working from home, I’m going to have to squeeze in work where I can. That’s during naps in the early morning and late evening. I’ll also need to maximize the days I get to go to the office much more.