I miss my family
Feel free to make fun of me if you like, but Stephen and Ben went to Olympia today to have lunch with his mom. They stopped by my work at about 9:45 a.m. so they could pick up the car. Ben nursed and we all sat and talked for awhile. It worked out for me anyway, since I have so much work to do (thankfully, the Women in Business final deadline was moved from Wednesday to Saturday! I thought it was pretty likely they would do that, which is the only reason I haven't had a nervous breakdown so far) it would work out for me to just pack a lunch and take 15-20 minutes to eat instead of going home for a whole hour. (I don't have a car anyway ...)
It was a good plan. By having Ben nurse before they left, I don't even have to worry about getting uncomforatable from being away from him for too long. (I probably would have been fine anyway, as I make very little milk now) But I didn't account for the weird feeling I would get from breaking the routine we've set every single day I've worked here for the last 15 months. Its lonely. This is my hugs and snuggles and kisses time.
Other working moms, do you really spend eight whole consective hours away from your kids? Everyday? Other than a 25 hour business trip that I never should have gone on, (except it helped me get this job, so I guess it was for a good cause) I haven't been away from Ben for more than six hours during the day (that was only once or twice - usually its just for four hours at a time). It's been longer at night, but it doesn't count if he's sleeping and I'm sleeping.
It was a good plan. By having Ben nurse before they left, I don't even have to worry about getting uncomforatable from being away from him for too long. (I probably would have been fine anyway, as I make very little milk now) But I didn't account for the weird feeling I would get from breaking the routine we've set every single day I've worked here for the last 15 months. Its lonely. This is my hugs and snuggles and kisses time.
Other working moms, do you really spend eight whole consective hours away from your kids? Everyday? Other than a 25 hour business trip that I never should have gone on, (except it helped me get this job, so I guess it was for a good cause) I haven't been away from Ben for more than six hours during the day (that was only once or twice - usually its just for four hours at a time). It's been longer at night, but it doesn't count if he's sleeping and I'm sleeping.