Back At Work

Friday November 19th

Today is my first day back at work. It’s not been bad in fact almost too easy. My boss and I talked about plans of attack for paper work. Already had it in my head.

My husband is off through the end of December with Griffin and is coping well so far today. Griffin is not a big fan of the bottle I am definitely pumping more than he is drinking from the bottle today.

This morning wasn’t as emotionally hard as leaving Holly six years ago. I’m not sure if it is experience or leaving him with my Husband who got to deal with a realtor and a plumber today as well as being a stay at home Daddy.

Got to have a good conversation with my fellow co-worker about pumping milk and formula and our job which requires times that may not really work for pumping we think that we need to have a plan for it and look at how things could work. Some of my biggest fears have been around this.

We are still struggling with how we will cope with the summer. Financially with two kids in day care I struggle with how all scenarios will work out for me. In many ways there are emotional risks for me in all scenarios. What are the Scenarios well with me working and both Kids in Day care we will be about $3000at the end of August with out taking into account a possible raise in gas prices, any possible emergency funding issues. This takes includes formula and the subtraction of some of our debt payments. With out me working we are looking at only $850 in Debt and this takes into account that we have one less car and the same debt gone and again no emergency need for cash. Neither includes the ability to go on vacation in August, which we have done almost every year since Holly was born (we didn’t this past year because or Griffin’s impending birth and the associated travel restrictions place by insurance company). It’s ugly. The choice seems logical but then we would have to find a daycare spot and a job for me in September……………Arrrrrrrrg!!

Well I guess we will have to do some strong Budgeting. And see what we can and can’t do.

Thursday 11/11/04 Veteran’s Day

8:00 am: We were given about 10 pairs of socks for Griffin. Last night I knew where 4 full pairs were and one lonely sock was. This morning I found another full pair YEAH!

10:52 am: Griffin and I napped for a bit together and he has slept long enough to let me shower and type this. We have an orthopedics appointment today to talk about his curvy foot. Metatarsus Adductus is the proper Dx. It’s at 2:00 in the biggest maze of a Hospital I’ve ever been in. I’m picking up my husband at 1:15 to try and make it by the "please fill out all these trillion forms" time of 1:45 and I feel like we are cutting it close. I want Bill to miss as little work as possible before he is on leave next Friday.

Naps: Me 1 Griffin: one really long one
Diapers: 3 poopie 1 plain wet.

Wednesday 11/10/04

Naps: Me 0 Griffin 6
Diapers: 6 poopie 4wet......more to come

Today is my "Baby" sister’s birthday. She’s eight years younger than me, and living a very full life, as far as I am concerned. She has traveled to Turkey and Guatemala twice each in the past year, she Graduated with a Masters in Museum Conservation the week Griffin was born and has been living an working in the southwest when not abroad. She has taken up Kung Fu and has recently been hired to sing with a rock band. She is hardly ever home. And last year she was sad about not having found a man to marry or started having kids……How in the world could have any time………The only way I have a social life is with friends who have kids and right now it is mostly play group stuff. A very different world from what she could imagine. She has a great boyfriend right now maybe he could help her fulfill that dream.

Playgroup…..Today was Wednesday morning playgroup. It is supposed be 10-2 but we were all late and I was the first to leave at 3:00. We had fun although Griffin did not want to be on the floor too much he a bit clingy right now……maybe he is picking up my internal count down to when I go back……maybe he has a cold………maybe he is worried about his Doctor appointment tomorrow…..(OK he doesn’t get that) the older kids (2,3 and 4 year olds) were having a bit of a confrontational day, lots of shoving crying and such. It makes me glad to be past that stage as well as a sense of trepidation about how my new little boy will be with pals at that age.

At playgroup right now we have been planning a group November/December birthday party for some of us there are 8 people included on the celebrant list and we are sending out over 30 invites. It’s a superhero theme if we had any big activities planned we’d all have to be superheroes.

We hold Playgroup at my friend Ticia’s house. I have a joke with Ticia that she is a laxative for Griffin because when we get there His first point of business is to poop and that also happens when I email her.

Tonight was swim class and my energetic daughter, Holly was very enthusiastic although I did notice she has a tendency away from buoyancy but often makes up with enthusiasim, even if she doesn’t pay attention to her teacher.

Well my little fussbudget needs a bath now that he has nursed himself into a sublime sleep will need to waked for a bath. I’ll give him a bit about as long as it takes to post this…goodnight…..

Hello Hello!!!

I have decided that I think too many weird things about the world and mother hood from my unique postion to not share. So here is my blog.

I am returning to work in about a week and a half . I have been on Maternity leave with my second child, Griffin, since he was born on August 27th. In that thime I have watched way too much of the today show, gotten not enough sleep, and watched both my children (Holly is 6) go through some magical developments. Am I ready to go back to work......no not really. But what has to happen will.

My husband will be taking over the baby care on November 19th. I laugh often because I don't think he knows what he is in for yet.

Diapers changed today so far 3 poopy, 2 wet......more to come.

Naps taken me;1 Griffin; working on number 3. I'll miss nap time when I go back to work.

Years ago while in college i had a frien that had an answering machine message that asked about the absence of naptimes in higher education. Well I want to know about why we americans insist that peple who nap are lazy or sick?

Well Feeding time now..............