You've come a Long way, baby

Remember that Friends episode when Fun Bobby stops drinking and Monica realizes he is a big bore?

Well, that's how I feel lately, like I'm Un-Fun Jennifer - not because of my lack of drinking but because of my lack of doing, well, anything outside of taking care of the baby.

Don't get me wrong, I am truly, entirely enjoying my maternity leave and being home with Layne. I love spending so much time with her, and I know I will miss it terribly when I return to work in May.

But my daily routine of storytime, tummy time, feedings and diaper changes doesn't do much for me in social settings.

Last night when I was out with friends one of the stories I told was about taking a nap. Not just any nap, but one sitting on the couch holding Layne. Seriously. This is what I choose to share about my day?

But it's my life right now. I'm tired as hell from being up in the middle of the night, even though Layne is mercifully only waking up once and I'm getting a few hours of sleep at a time. A good day is a day that includes at least one nap. Today I took two naps. Honestly, I could talk for hours about sleep.

And my daily projects, aside from caring for Layne, include closet-cleaning, thank you note-writing and Babies R Us-shopping. Oh, and let's not forget milk-pumping.

Not interesting to anyone but me.

So to my dear friends: Please don't give up on Fun Jennifer. She's still here, just a little hard to find right now.