The First Night Alone with Jack

BIG DAY TODAY !!

Today is the first day have been left alone with Jack! Yes, that's right...Steph is off to Kimber's bachelorette party ("hen night" for you folks in England), and so I have the babysitting job! It is good actually and I am enjoying it on many levels.

Firstly, it is the first time Steph has been out of the house, and AWAY from Jack since he has been born. That is good, because I don't want her to feel like a "mom" all the time. It is important for her to be just Steph and enjoy herself.

Second, it gives me some one-on-one time with the young lad. I can obviously look after him well, and Steph knows that, but we haven't actually tried it. The only "issue" was that he was going to primarily get formula tonight instead of boobs. Steph pumped a bottle and a half, but Jack, being the fat bugger that he is, eats about 2 bottles at one feeding! So, the formula was tried before she left and he seemed to like it.

The last thing is just the psyhological aspects of it. We are a team, and Steph should not have to be the one with the baby all the time. Raising a family is a team effort and that is how it should be all the time. Starting this week, her and Darla are going to start a workout routine next week and that means I have to be available to look after him. We both love each other obviously, but sometimes need to do our own thing. I have soccer as an outlet, but she doesn't have much going on recently. These workouts will be good for her to get out, and also to look good again, although she is already in her pre-pregnancy jeans!

So anyway, I am looking after the young lad, and he is fine. I just laid him face-down, on some soft pillows, with plastic bags all around, and the neighbors' cat snuggling up to him. That's cool, right?