I have been rushing

Only a few days ago, I realized why I have been so tense. I have been rushing around everywhere trying to do too many things.

I started work 3 weeks ago part time and I thought "great I live so close, I can come home and feed the baby at lunch time." What a brilliant idea! Well, not so. I tried and tried and ended up rushing home to feed her and thinking about work as well and then rushing back for meetings and then getting home at 6 or 6:30pm.

What was supposed to be a pretty easy schedule feels like a 12 hour work day 4 days a week. I guess that's what I get for being a perfectionist. I have since learned. Now I go to work from 8:30 to 3:30, eating lunch at my desk, so I can go home and then devote my complete attention to the baby or working out or relaxing.

Finally an doable schedule... I also was able to settle into a regular workout routine - Sundays and Thursdays yoga and Wii Fit twice a week. I haven't figured out how to fit salsa nights in there yet, although I probably should have gone tonight since I am still up now and feeling anxious.

I have been trying to go to sleep by 10pm since I get up early now to feed the baby before I go to work. Well, the idea is nice but I am not always sleepy early, like tonight. I tried for an hour to sleep and finally gave up to blog.

I am still learning how not to rush. I think it has to do with learning how to not control everything and letting it flow. It's a work in progress. I think I was doing fairly well before the baby. As a new mom, I easily reverted to my old ways of survival - by trying to be a perfectionist. Now that I am starting to get the hang of things, perhaps I will let up. Time to sleep...

- Lei

Head, Shoulder, Knees, and Toes

We learned a lot from baby yoga. Although the class is over, we are still doing it with Isabel. Here is a clip on how Agnes help Isabel become aware of her own body parts. It's sooooo cute. Enjoy!


-Lei

Baby Yoga

Isabel is attending 4 baby yoga classes for the last few Thursdays. It's a great way for her to start hanging out with other babies and do a little exercise. It is really interesting to see how she starts staring around at the other babies in class, soaking it all in. Here are a few videos from the classes.

Video 1 - "I love reading on my tummy"


Video 2 - "Look mommy, I can stand?"


Video 3 - "What is Yaya doing to me (says Isabel)?"


- Lei