Academic mom

This blog has been silent for a while. Other than raising Bucket and trying to work when he naps, there isn't much going on here. I decided that the internet was already full of mommybloggers, and no one wants to hear me whine about how little time I have or how much work I have.

That being said, this week has been a doozy. Bucket's been sick, teething, and developing in leaps and bounds, all of which has led to a massive regression. Lots of crying, not much sleep, and fighting naps. He particularly loves crying to/at me.

But it's fall and the job market waits for no one. Struggling to get going on an application due Nov 1, I hit my crying baby limit at about 4 today (the crying started from the minute I picked up him from my mom's, 2:30ish, and didn't stop). Just to show you how I try to get things done, here I am: bouncing on my exercise ball, baby strapped to my back in our ergo sobbing in his sleep, laptop on his hamper, lights out, and with the white noise blaring. If I stop for a minute, he wakes up crying. It's sort of like the baby-version of the movie "Speed" but w/o Keanu Reeves.

The good news is that I'm slowing making progress on my article and I feel pretty good about my job materials. The bad news is that I need 4X as much time as i currently have. It's been a rough week and I really hope Bucket gets sorted. On the other hand, my thighs have never looked so good from all of the bouncing. All these years I thought I needed to do lunges and squats. Nope, just needed a fussy, motion-junkie or a baby.

My updates here will be sporadic. I apologize in advance. But you do't want to "hear" me complain. I promise more words once I get my head above water again.