Best-Laid Plans

Avigail: My baby’s routine is the one thing that’s keeping our family life together. And your help is destroying the little stability we have left.

Mirel: Detailed schedules and rigid routines might work for you — but you can’t expect other people to pick up the slack.

Avigail

Supper, bath, PJs, snuggles, aaaand —

I turned to the door expectantly. Right on cute, Tzvi’s key turned in the lock. He was home.

Perfect.

I was ready to leave, comfy sneakers and all.

“Supper’s ready to reheat, kids are ready for bed, I’m off, have a great night!” I said, giving the baby one last kiss before depositing her in Tzvi’s arms.

“You too!” he called after me.

Yes, well. A great night was not exactly the term I’d use for a night shift in the hospital, but I wasn’t complaining. I loved my job, and while night shifts weren’t easy, they meant that I had free days at home, plenty of time with my kids, and a chance to pursue my dream career while being a mommy to the two cutest kids on the planet.