Back to work
pamelamyers | January 13, 2010
Well, yesterday was my first day back to work, and both Sam and I survived 🙂 I think Sam survived it better than I did, however. Monday night was the worst. All I kept thinking about was how much I was going to miss her. I cried, of course, and cried again on Tuesday morning when I dropped her off at my mom’s. Sam seemed unfazed, however, which is not surprising. It was so hard seeing her little smiling face in the morning and then leaving her. She was so cute though. Usually she wakes up at about 7:15 or 7:30 in the morning, and I had to wake her up at around 6:45 so we could get going. She was so sleepy! She looked at me like I was crazy for dragging her out of her crib when it was dark outside and after all, I have been telling her since she was born, “It’s dark outside, nighttime’s for sleeping” whenever she didn’t want to go back to sleep after a middle of the night bottle.
My mom had so much fun with her. She told me that Sam ate well, took lots of naps (why she naps better at my mom’s than at my house, I have no idea), and they read books and played. I am so lucky that my mom can watch Sam. It eases my mind so much knowing that she is with someone I trust completely who will pay attention to her all day long and who loves her like I do.
Mark worked from home yesterday so he picked her up. When I got home, Sam and Mark were sitting on the couch hanging out. She looked very happy, but sleepy. That is one of the worst parts. By the time I get her at night, her day is winding down and she is too tired to interact with me much (Sam’s bedtime is 7:00). But I just keep focusing on the fact that on Mondays and Fridays, and all weekend, I get to be with her. Working 3 days a week is so great, I am lucky my job is flexible and that my employer likes me enough to want to keep me around, even if it is only part time!
Today hopefully will be better than yesterday. Sam was sleepy but still managed to smile for us this morning. She is such a happy little bunny. I even managed to get to work a little earlier than I did yesterday (there were no tears at my mom’s today…) so I can go and pick her up. I can’t wait!