The other night I was doing some gardening and I thought about the little man upstairs just sleeping away while his folks are "doing things" and just laughed. I assume he is too little to understand that the day continues after we put him to bed.
That particular day, at 8pm, I went out for one of my training runs while Daddy put Austin to bed. Just two miles, but had to get it in. When Matt came down stairs, monitor in tow, it appears that he was set on finding out why the Murano was "pinging". Air cleaner in hand, he popped the hood and went to work.
When I returned from my jog, I immediately did my daily check of the progress of my new plantings and then decided that I needed to trim a hedge or two (via hand pruning of course). It started getting dark, so I left the trimmings on the ground to pick up another day to get a shower in before bedtime.
Matt has been working on his design project, researching how to build "it" and the viability of the design and whether there was a large enough market to risk going to the next step. Me, I did a little bit of work, planned my next day and then we both retired. Probably about 10pm.
These days, we try and keep focused on what Austin wants to do when he is awake and definitely when we are both home. During the week, Matt only sees him for a couple hours, so he tries to soak in as much time as possible before he goes to bed. He is the primary bather and wrangler of the little tyke while getting him into his pajamas so he gets to "hear" about Austin's day and what his plans are for tomorrow. The long and busy weekdays allow us to relax a little more on the weekend and focus on family time.
Summer nights are nice for getting things done after Austin goes to bed. The days are longer and we are able be more productive. I don't remember how we coped in the winter!
FYI - Austin will be 17 mos next Monday!
