Le Sigh...
Hello all you fun, fabulous people. Really, I think there's only like 2 or 3 people that read this, but that's okay. Both or all three of you are fun and fabulous. :)
So, next week is my last week home with the Felix. He's seven weeks old on Monday. I wasn't able to finnagle another month out of maternity leave, so he'll have to go to daycare when he's 8 weeks old. Not necessarily the best thing, but I know other mothers who have had less time home with their children--my mother included. Still, I don't know any moms who have had to drop their kid in actual daycare so young. (My grandmother stayed home with my sister and I.) I would've liked at least twelve weeks so he's passed the high risk SIDS period. Oh well. Being a doctor has its pros and cons--I know too much for my own good sometimes.
Being the selfish sort I am, I'm rather surprised at how much I DON'T miss the ability to get up and go out. I was really concerned about how much having Felix was going to affect my independence and social life, but I pretty much take him wherever it is that I have to go, and like having him around. Old ladies in the grocery store in the afternoon like seeing him too. :) The friends I have made down here seem to like having him around too--or they're REALLY good actors. :) I just kind of say "screw it" to people who don't like kids around. Truth is, I don't have anyone else to watch him, so it's all me. :) We've been out to eat with him multiple times, and people do cringe when they see John and I walk in with the infant carrier, but he's ALWAYS quiet, and I think they eventually forget that he's there. We do try to be conscientious though and go out to eat at off peak hours though--like 2 pm in the afternoon.
I'm also a little bummed that I can't take March off because I was going to try to go home to Michigan next month. However, it looks like that won't be able to happen until after July sometime, which means it will have been a year since I've been back to the mitten. Kind of sad. Oh well. I just want to make sure my grandparents see him. He's their first great-grandchild. I'm going to get pictures made of him next week and send them home. I do love my little fart monster... :)
If anyone has advice about how I'm going to get over the guilt of dropping the Felix off at daycare, I'd love to hear it. :) That said, it will be nice to have a paycheck again--we are running a bit shy in the funding department. There could be a home sale on the horizon, a short sale, but it's too soon to say anything yet. I don't want to jinx it.
Anyway, I hope all is well with you fine people. Keep typing. I do read, I'm just bad at replying. :)
So, next week is my last week home with the Felix. He's seven weeks old on Monday. I wasn't able to finnagle another month out of maternity leave, so he'll have to go to daycare when he's 8 weeks old. Not necessarily the best thing, but I know other mothers who have had less time home with their children--my mother included. Still, I don't know any moms who have had to drop their kid in actual daycare so young. (My grandmother stayed home with my sister and I.) I would've liked at least twelve weeks so he's passed the high risk SIDS period. Oh well. Being a doctor has its pros and cons--I know too much for my own good sometimes.
Being the selfish sort I am, I'm rather surprised at how much I DON'T miss the ability to get up and go out. I was really concerned about how much having Felix was going to affect my independence and social life, but I pretty much take him wherever it is that I have to go, and like having him around. Old ladies in the grocery store in the afternoon like seeing him too. :) The friends I have made down here seem to like having him around too--or they're REALLY good actors. :) I just kind of say "screw it" to people who don't like kids around. Truth is, I don't have anyone else to watch him, so it's all me. :) We've been out to eat with him multiple times, and people do cringe when they see John and I walk in with the infant carrier, but he's ALWAYS quiet, and I think they eventually forget that he's there. We do try to be conscientious though and go out to eat at off peak hours though--like 2 pm in the afternoon.
I'm also a little bummed that I can't take March off because I was going to try to go home to Michigan next month. However, it looks like that won't be able to happen until after July sometime, which means it will have been a year since I've been back to the mitten. Kind of sad. Oh well. I just want to make sure my grandparents see him. He's their first great-grandchild. I'm going to get pictures made of him next week and send them home. I do love my little fart monster... :)
If anyone has advice about how I'm going to get over the guilt of dropping the Felix off at daycare, I'd love to hear it. :) That said, it will be nice to have a paycheck again--we are running a bit shy in the funding department. There could be a home sale on the horizon, a short sale, but it's too soon to say anything yet. I don't want to jinx it.
Anyway, I hope all is well with you fine people. Keep typing. I do read, I'm just bad at replying. :)