Accomplishment of the day!

When I woke up this morning, I was extremely proud of the fact that I did not call in sick. I actually got dressed and went to work. Late mind you, but I was there. I still have this wretched cold which is less of a cold and more of an annoyance, like some sick person bet someone how many times I could possibly blow my nose in the span of 10 minutes. Thankfully I still have (now HAD) some annual leave to take, so I burned 3.5 hours so I could knock off early.
I don't know what came over me, but I felt compelled to pick up Alexei. Don't get me wrong, I love him to death but I desperately need a nap. Miraculously enough he fell asleep in the car on the way home, which led to my ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE DAY!!

Picture it: Tired sick momma, jumping muddy dog, snow on the ground, Christmas lights strewn across the doorway torn down by aforementioned dog (Thanks Wicket!), chunks of styrofoam blown from the trash flanking me on either side waiting for me to make an errant step. I must have stared at Alexei for at least 5 minutes before mustering the courage to take any action whatsoever. I finally racked up enough nerve and pulled him out of his carseat. As I walked briskly to the door, I pushed back the dog who looked at me incredulously as if to say: "What the Hell? HE just gets home and gets to go in, but *I* who have been out all this time have to stay OUT?" Once inside, I whipped the jacket off Alexei, put him in his crib. I cringed as he came to a crawling position. At this point I begged and bartered with God. Whatever I said to Him must have worked, as Alexei crammed himself furiously into the corner of the crib where he proceeded to resume his afternoon nap. Gingerly I slipped off his shoes, left, and shut the door. I paused for a moment praying that the quiet air would not stir. And indeed, it did not.

Oh my God. What have I done? Did I really, seriously just put the baby down for a nap, strip him of outerwear all while sleeping? Is this one of those motherhood badges they tell you about? Oh sweet Jesus thank you for the little blessings such as these!...Now if I could just get my pipes to thaw, today might not be such a bad day after all.