We survived!

Well, we survived our first week of life back to normal! Charlie had a great time at daycare, and did much better than mommy did, of course! ;) Actually, I think I did pretty well, I only cried on the first day and called to check in once over lunch. Each day I dropped him off it was easier and easier to leave him. It helps that we are so happy with the daycare provider we chose, she is so nice and since he is the only infant she has right now he gets lots of hands on attention! She sends him home each night with a progress report of the day and it helps me to see that he eats and sleeps the same as he would if he were home with us. She tells me everyday about what a good baby he is . . . but we already knew that, right?! We are also lucky to have been able to work it out so that he is only in daycare three days a week. Aaron and I have arranged our work schedules so that he is home with us Thursday and Friday, with Grandma Linda as a back up if ever necessary! I am really happy to only work four days a week now (Monday-Thursday), it feels like a nice compromise between being a mommy and a social worker. Everyone at work was so nice all week, checking in with me everyday about how we were adjusting. I feel so blessed that this has turned out to be such a smooth transition and thank everyone for all their support!

Last Days of Freedom

So after twelve long weeks of maternity leave, my gig being a full time stay at home mom is quickly coming to an end. This weekend consists of my last two days of freedom . . . I go back to work on Monday morning. It is a bittersweet time for me, I love being with Charlie and these past three months off have been such an amazing time, but I also love being a social worker. I do look forward to working again, but I know leaving him at daycare that first day will be really hard. Thankfully we found a daycare provider (after a long and arduous search!) who we are very happy with. Her name is Kim and she only lives a few blocks away from us. While visiting with her earlier this week she invited me to call as many times as I wanted to during his first few days there! Thank you, Kim, I just might take you up on that!! So wish me luck on Monday morning, and feel free to give me a hug if you see me around that day . . . but don't be surprised if it's followed with some tears!

Also, today we celebrate Charlie's grandfather's birthday! My father Charlie would have been 60 years old today! It's really hard to believe . . . please keep us in your hearts as we all think of our lost loved one on his special day today.