My first full week back at work went better than I had expected. It turns out that I do still remember how to do my job! Things felt more familiar as the week went on. Of course, I miss Lily like crazy but I can look forward to seeing her in the evenings. She has been getting up in the mornings before I leave so I’m able to enjoy her good mood for awhile before heading out the door.
Monthly Archive for October, 2005
Why won’t they stay on baby feet? I seem to spend way too much time pulling Lily’s socks up. Maybe it’s because she has such long feet…
It’s amazing how much more independent Lily has become in just the past few weeks. Six weeks ago I could only put her down for about 15 minutes at a time during the day. Now, she’ll entertain herself with her toys for up to 45 minutes. Unless she’s overly tired or worked up, she seems to prefer going to sleep on her own rather than being held. The past few days I’ve been putting her down awake for naps and she falls asleep within a few minutes. Such a good girl!
A part of me was hoping that I’d never have to write this blog entry. I go back to work tomorrow and I’m really not looking forward to it. Luckily, Jason will be staying home with Lily through the end of the year. I’m not worried about her care…Daddy knows what he’s doing. I’m just going to miss hanging out with her and playing with her all day. I’ll even miss the not so fun stuff. Right now I’m sitting in our dark bedroom with a swaddled baby on my lap. Lily just had a meltdown and needed some extra attention to get calmed down so she would sleep. Some people might think I’m crazy but I’m going to miss things like this. Geez… you’d think I was never going to see her again! I’m so glad that Jason is getting the opportunity to stay home and spend time with her. That makes it a little easier to go to work for the rest of the year. I think I’m also nervous about actually returning to work. I haven’t given my job much thought for the past 12 weeks. I kind of feel like I don’t know what my job is anymore! Ah well, I really do know that this is the best thing for our family. I’ve got tons of pictures to take with me and I’ve already warned my boss that I may be a blubbering mess tomorrow. Here’s hoping that we win the lottery or something and can both quit our jobs and play with Lily all day!
