House Husband!

I should be blogging more now that Alex is at home.

I know it's been in everyone's mind how our lives are over the past few weeks with MHA (My Husband Alex) at home. I just haven't found the inspiration to write an episode, but alas!

It's been nearly one month. All in all, Alex has been physically AT HOME for about 2.5 weeks of that time. The others are blurred moments of our Snow Holidays, hiding behind computer, job interviews and hiding in bedroom preparing for interviews/phone calls. The repercussions are:

Mathena is convinced that MHA is the mom of the house. She wakes up and when I go and get her, calls for "daddy?" as a question. I then reply, "not daddy, hello to mommy". Mathena being Mathena prompts further by asking "work??". She assumes that the only reason that MHA is not at her beckon call is because he's at work. Mathena has also for the past month increased in heighten "stress" over separation anxiety. She will not let me leave her, she will not allow me out of her sight, she will not stop crying/wailing until she sees me again!...quite traumatic, ....for me!

Letitia is wondering why daddy is picking her up from school more often and on the days that she is not at school, our Saturdays and Sundays rolled in so quickly. She is so use to having MHA only on weekends and now her weekends are VERY extended. She does not complain though MHA is not coping well with the day-to-day drama at home.

We've recently had a friend visiting and transiting at our home for a week. I took the sort- after-chance to escape for a few hours of baby free time before picking up Letitia from her school one day. I came home to a VERY flustered and STERN husband. He could not even voice out his irritation and annoyance when he saw me come home with a few bags of shopping!! (apparently not a wise thing to do when your husband is recently unemployed!!) I later heard that, "Do you know how hard is it to cook, look after a baby, have a friend talking to you and then the phone rings...they all seem to happen all at once!"

A bit of sad news, Alex found his first rejection in his job hunt. The hurt seems real as it is "the one" he aimed for. We now have to REALLY live by faith and "churn out" more letters to companies out there. Not that there isn't work but the packages are very bleak. I was offended that ANYONE would turn down my wonderful and intelligent husband. I came quite close to writing hate mail just to let off steam....but I resorted to just giving Alex a cuddle.

Continue to think and pray for us.....as the days drag out, I can see the "zeal" and fervour smoldering as well. We need more "ooomph!" Anyone with some nice words of encouragement? Do comment below or send him an email.