Working with Stone...

First off, here is my happy baby in the grocery store. Did I mention happy? This kid is the happiest baby ever, but don’t let him fool you. He is quite the handful, but oh so entertaining.

So there’s been a lack of posts on my end. It’s been a very busy work week. If you’re reading this, you probably know I work from home for a Communications Firm (I often say ad agency, but we’re actually the bomb-dig. Great teams in Public Relations, Advertising, Media, etc...). I’m often asked how I manage to work while taking care of my baby. And let me remind you—he is one energetic kid that does not stay in one place. He walks around EVERYWHERE, gets into everything. So my answer...It’s actually quite fun to balance the two.

For instance....yesterday I was on an incredibly long conference call. Stone takes two nice, long naps every day, in which I get most of my work done. However, he was awake during my conference call, and so I set him outside my door for a few minutes when I had to speak up. Well, he was behind my closed door for just a few minutes. I open the door to find him diaperless, running around naked with his diaper right in front of my door. Ummm, what? Yes.

Next, he LOVES my keyboard and mouse. They are wireless, so he tries to grab them and play with them. He often crawls under my desk and peeks at me through the rolling drawer of the keyboard.

Then, we have my trash can by my work station. I’ve learned to keep it empty. Yes, you’re right. It no longer serves a purpose. It actually has trash in it right now, and is sitting at the top of my computer desk above my shelves. Why, you ask? Because he tries to get in it ALL the time. Sometimes he’ll tip it over, throw a toy in, just so he can crawl in and get it. And then he repeats it, until he finds a new game to play.

Oh how we love this boy!! He is pure entertainment. He really does make me laugh all day. AND, he knows when he’s being a ham, and works it. Work it, baby.