Back to Work

      Sunday night was my first day back to work after being off for 12 weeks. I was sad to leave my baby, nervous because I had not worked in so long, and excited to see all my coworkers. I didn't sleep well because of all those emotions going through my head. All I wanted to do was hold Connor and play with him.

 My handsome boy

     At around 3:30 he fell asleep cuddled up next to me. All I did was watch him, and cry a little. I'm such a baby, I know! When he woke up, Aaron did a good job of keeping him happy while I got ready. I even had time to help give him a bath, which I loved doing. Here we are right before I left. 

Mommy and Connor

    I had a pretty good first night back, minus getting pooped on within the first hour of my shift! Haha. Aaron was really good about keeping me updated on Connor and sending me pictures. I couldn't believe him when he told me that he slept 10 hours straight! He has never done that before.... ever! The longest stretch he has ever slept was 8. Here is one of the pictures Aaron sent me at about 4:30 am Monday morning:

Always happy in the morning

    Monday was our first day using our new babysitter. She is really sweet, but I'm not going to lie, I was really nervous leaving him with someone that wasn't family. I left her a binder with instructions and important numbers, etc. I know it looks crazy, but there's a lot to know and she requested me to write out any directions! I think there were about 2 pages worth of info on how to use cloth diapers alone.

Yes, I may be a little OCD...

     I got home at about 7:40 am and couldn't wait to hold him. He was so happy to see me, so that made my morning! I went to sleep at about 8:30 and woke up several times. The sitter left at 2:30 pm, so I had time to play with Connor. I loved it, even though I was exhausted at work Monday night.

     Aaron sent me a couple more pictures while I was at work. I loved getting them too. One was during bath time, and the other was outside of him smiling. Aaron said it was the first time he had smiled since I left :(

      Since I was so tired from lack of sleep the day before, I slept much better when I got home Tuesday morning. I woke up around noon and the babysitter left at 12:30. The rest of the day I spent with my sweet boy until Aaron got home!

     For my first couple nights back at work I think we (Aaron, Connor, and I) did great. It's an adjustment, but we will all get better. I work tonight, then will be off for 4 nights. I can't wait and hope Thursday morning comes fast!