Run, Lucy, Run

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

January 10th, 2007

We’re only a couple of weeks into the new year and already my life seems completely different. Why? One word: work.

But before I delve into all that, I must finally get to my New Year’s recap. For the last seven years, Brian and I have met up with the same group of very good friends for New Year’s in a variety of locations. It is now a full-fledged tradition and this year’s festivities were held at Dave and Courtney’s new house in San Antonio. They have a swinging pad, complete with a very well stocked wetbar so a good time was had by all. Ashok took his first plane trip and despite all my crazy fears and nightmare scenarios, he did great.

It was fun to get to introduce Ashok to our friends, and let him witness the antics that often ensue druing these reunions. Now, we’re back to reality.

I went back to work this week and it has been a real mixed bag so far. I am back playing with my orchestra which has been a nice way to re-enter the workplace. We are doing a great program this week of Debussy and Brahms and I am getting to play in our brand spankin’ new hall for the very first time. It’s also been really good to see everyone, catch up and show off baby pictures. This weekend, during rehearsals, Brian watched Ashok and life seemed good. Then, the night rehearsals started. Last night, I got home at 11:30, crawled into bed just before midnight and had just managed to fall asleep when Ashok woke up at 12:40. Nice. Luckily, after one more feeding at 4 am, he slept until 7:00 so I feel somewhat human. I have four more nights of this coming up and I think I am going to be a train wreck by the end of the week. Brian’s not much better off-apparently there was quite an epic struggle to get Ashok to bed last night.

The other big flip-flop in my reality that occured this week was that Ashok started going to daycare half days, a couple times a week. Yes, his daycare is a lovely, small family run place with only a small number of kids and yes, they are wonderful people who adore him, but……wah. waaaah. It feels crappy. I set this whole thing up mostly so I can have some time to practice-something I absolutely have to do and can’t manage to get done when he is here. It makes perfect sense, actually. I don’t get any work done when he’s home due to all the cuteness, and he’s going to have to go to daycare once I start to get daytime work anyway, so he shoudl just go a littl enow and get used to it so… yeah…sure…..right. It all makes sense…. wait, why did I do this again?

Dear God, the cuteness! Look away, people!

So, it’s weird. Right now, I ‘m sitting at home with the dog and cat and it could almost be a snapshot of our pre-baby life were it not for all the Fisher-Price Baby Einstein plastic-ness strewn about the house. I’m waiting for the daycare lady to call and tell me Ashok’s woken up from his nap and I can come and get him. I guess I should consider myself lucky that he will very rarely, if ever, spend a full 5 days a week there because my work schedule is practically never 9 to 5. But it still sucks. Spending the last three months at home with our baby boy has been wonderful. I guess the non-stop partying had to end sometime.

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Entry Filed under: Baby Madness, Music