Today was Trip's first day of daycare and my first day back at work. I'm not going to lie, I cried. It's just so emotional having a baby, getting to spend every waking moment together (and most naps together) and then having to go back to work. Now, I'm not going to lie, there have been some days where I have been beyond the point of frustrated, but of course this morning he was an angel. Of course! He was so snuggly after I fed him and then he was all smiles and giggles when I was getting him dressed. For some idiotic reason, I thought I could wake up at 6:15 with a baby and still get out of the house at 7:15...ha! But, the rush helped me not to dwell on what today really meant.
Michael took him to daycare and I was proud of myself for only calling one time to check on him. He did great (of course). He ate every three hours, had play time, and took a few short naps. I have been giving him at least one bottle a day so he doesn't forget, but we are still purely breast feeding. Pumping at work is weird. I don't like it.
When I got to work I was somewhat overwhelmed with everything I needed to take care of. I am taking this week to work in the office and as of Monday, I will be a contract employee and only working from home. I'm so very grateful I get to do this, plus I am now working on Cooking with Paula Deen and Southern Lady magazines. This is more responsibility, but I'm really excited about the new challenge. I had a conference call right out of the gate, and it went really well! I haven't lost my touch :)
Since I was so busy, Michael picked Trip up and brought him home. When he walked in the door, someone was in the floor playing with Trip and that made me feel at ease. I jumped out of the house when I heard him pull in and ran to get him out of the back seat. He was super sweet and we bathed him, and not 30 minutes later he was dead asleep. I just don't know how I feel about this! He has not been going to sleep until 9:00 at night and he gets so much stimulation at daycare that he falls asleep an hour and 15 minutes after he's home? That's just not enough time!! I'm so excited to be able to work from home, so I can get a little extra time with him for that exact reason.
