Eric and I have baby brain...badly! It's a good thing the boys are too young to realize how their parents can be such aloof idiots!
This morning was going to be our first outing that wasn't for a doctor appointment for the boys. I had to go to the OB for another checkup, swing by work real quick, and then we needed to go by the hospital Eric is going to be at for the next month for his trauma surgery rotation. Since Dr. McKernan wanted to see the boys, we were going to bring them with us and take care of all of our errands.
The boys had a feeding at 2:30 in the morning. We figured we could let them go until 6 (3.5 hours from their last feeding) and then feed them right before we left for my 7 am appointment. We knew it would kind of pushing their schedule, but we needed as much time between feedings. I woke up at 5 and planned to leave by 6:30. I planned to get myself ready as fast as I could and then help out Eric to finish getting the boys ready.
Well, with my little bit of planning (or lack thereof), we completely underestimated the time it takes to get ourselves ready and get both the boys fed and ready to go out. At 6:30 (the time I needed to leave), we were both still feeding the boys. I just needed to get my outfit on, Eric still had to get ready. So, we scrapped that idea of taking the boys to see Dr. McKernan and I left and went by myself.
I came back after the appointment and we left to go by my office at 8:30. Now, normal people would realize that the boys needed to eat at 9 (6+3=9) since we are on a 3 hour schedule during the daytime. We got to work and were saying hi to coworkers when the boys were getting a little fussy. I wanted to make a quick trip around the office to show off our cutie pies, but they just kept getting fussier and fussier! It turned into a "hello! Yes, I'm alive and so are the boys. See you later!!" By this time it was after 9.
We got in the car and started driving to the hospital and the boys were ballistic. Only then did we recalculate the feeding schedule. We were starving our boys! It was almost 10! We felt so badly. As soon as we were able, we parked the car and fed them in the hospital parking garage. I think they are still mad at us for making them wait so long.
Oh goodness...if Eric and I can't even keep up with their feeding schedule, we're doomed! I guess this is what little sleep and baby brain does to you!
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2 comments:
I had to laugh reading this...I totally remember that stage!! We had to stop and feed Addysen one time in a parking lot at a park...similar issues after going to a doctor's appointment. Lack of sleep and a new baby at home are a pretty good excuse...you have an AWESOME excuse for those lapses with TWO babies!! :-)
Oh...and the time it takes to get out the door vs pre-baby...yeah...I had to just about double the time I thought it would take at the beginning!! :-) It does get easier though...I promise!!
Don't feel too bad, it is so hard when they get hungry so quickly and often. Time flies... even still and I think, you just ate! But really it's been hours. I guess this is how we learn what they need and get ourselves to adjust to our new routine too! :)
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