I’m back in Lagos! I’ve been at home in Texas for the last 4 months, staying with my mom and having my new baby girl Maylee Tiwani Jemibewon. She’s 2 and a half months old now – a constant source of enjoyment.
Its different being back – I think I can enjoy our house help now more as a mom. We have a cook who does all the shopping, cooking, and cleaning. And a nanny to watch over Maylee and a bit of housework, too. It is a bit of an adjustment – since Maylee sleeps most of the day, I think the nanny is bored most of the time. I try to find things for her to do around the house – laundry, ironing, etc. but she still pretty much just watches Maylee sleep. It does give me peace of mind, though, so when I want to eat or take a shower, I can do it and I don’t have to worry about Maylee waking up or crying. My day consists of waking up around 8 or 9. I go around and tell our help how I like things – like this week I had to tell our cook to replace the trash bags after he takes out the trash; to clean the window sills better; to use Tupperware for food in the fridge since he was using our dishes and we had no more dishes to eat on; that if the laundry is line dried it needs to be ironed to ensure no insect are on the clothes (which I just learned about hand washing clothes); and that it is rude and they shouldn’t answer their phones while we are in the middle of giving directions. Then, I feed Maylee, and she wakes up and I play with her. Then she goes back to sleep. Then I take a nap, too. Maybe I’ll read a little. Then I feed Maylee again. Then I go to the gym. When I get home, its about time to feed Maylee again. Maybe if I’m lucky, she will wake up and play again. Then Yomi comes home and we have dinner together and maybe watch some TV. Then I feed Maylee. Then I get naps throughout the night, meanwhile feeding or trying to make Maylee stop fussing.
Its different being back – I think I can enjoy our house help now more as a mom. We have a cook who does all the shopping, cooking, and cleaning. And a nanny to watch over Maylee and a bit of housework, too. It is a bit of an adjustment – since Maylee sleeps most of the day, I think the nanny is bored most of the time. I try to find things for her to do around the house – laundry, ironing, etc. but she still pretty much just watches Maylee sleep. It does give me peace of mind, though, so when I want to eat or take a shower, I can do it and I don’t have to worry about Maylee waking up or crying. My day consists of waking up around 8 or 9. I go around and tell our help how I like things – like this week I had to tell our cook to replace the trash bags after he takes out the trash; to clean the window sills better; to use Tupperware for food in the fridge since he was using our dishes and we had no more dishes to eat on; that if the laundry is line dried it needs to be ironed to ensure no insect are on the clothes (which I just learned about hand washing clothes); and that it is rude and they shouldn’t answer their phones while we are in the middle of giving directions. Then, I feed Maylee, and she wakes up and I play with her. Then she goes back to sleep. Then I take a nap, too. Maybe I’ll read a little. Then I feed Maylee again. Then I go to the gym. When I get home, its about time to feed Maylee again. Maybe if I’m lucky, she will wake up and play again. Then Yomi comes home and we have dinner together and maybe watch some TV. Then I feed Maylee. Then I get naps throughout the night, meanwhile feeding or trying to make Maylee stop fussing.
