My parents are back!!!!!

My parents went away for vacation last week. It was the first time I took care of Evan all by myself for a whole week. It was both exciting and nerve wrecking!

Excited because I had more freedom. I didn't need to tell my parents about my daily plans (in order for them to know which day to help me with Evan or which day I could borrow their car). I haven't done that since I moved out for university, so I wasn't used to reporting my everydays' where-abouts.

I was also nervous because my parents helped me so much with Evan! If not for my parents, I don't know if I would survive the first two months.

So how did last week turned out? Fabulous! It was nice to have the 1-on-1 bonding time with Evan, especially when he was cooperating. I had a full week: various Christmas parties, met up with friends, did Christmas shopping (bravo to myself for pushing the strollers with 2 bags of x'mas gifts and 1 jumbo box of diapers across the mall), put up the Christmas tree, bought clothes for Evan, wrapped presents, organized his photos... and the usual cooking and cleaning up the home, of course. It was nice to be freely going everywhere doing things on my own.

Except for Thursday which Evan seemed to have gotten off the wrong side of his bed, the rest of the week went by smoothly. He was interacting with us and laughing more. He was talking more and could entertain himself for longer. He was also falling asleep better. There were less of his uncontrollable cries.

As for me, I learned to be more efficient. If using the pacifiers for 10 seconds will help sooth the baby, use it; if baby can entertain himself with his fingers for an hour, let him be and stop worrying about him not learning how to interact with people...

Before last week, I didn't feel confident at all about handling Evan by myself; after this week, I feel much more comfortable about handling him. The best part of being the main caregiver of Evan, he now smiles at me and babble to me more! I am no longer recognized as just his food source, which, to be honest, was extremely discouraging.

Happy Evan.