back to the grind

This week has been a busy one!

My maternity leave ended and I

officially started back to work on Wednesday.

I was out 12 weeks and a few extra days,

so I guess it was about that time...

I was dreading leaving Makayla all day.

But, I have to admit it wasn't a terrible start back.

My bosses are great (one is in the office with me

and two others I work remotely for) and

gave me a warm welcome back,

complete with balloons and jumbo boxes of

diapers and wipes for MMC. Ha!

Mom has been in town and helped so much.

She helped me with laundry, cleaning, dishes,

cooking, shopping, bottle washing, etc etc

and most importantly watched my "lil miss"

all day Wed, Thurs and Fri while I was at work.

It was great and a very helpful transition.

Three days with

Nana this week, then a long weekend,

then back to work and the start of daycare for the girl

on Tuesday.

As well as the transition was this week, I am still

dreading the start to daycare, and praying it will go well.

The mornings, getting ready, are going to

be a bit more hectic and rushed...

she is always so happy in the morning

and smiley and that is usually our time to

sit and smile and talk/babble together.

I hate to miss this time...

Worried about germs, sickness, too many kids,

not enough attention, Makayla's fussiness when

she wants to eat immediately not being understood.

(sigh)

We will get through...

and hopefully I will be pleasantly

surprised and she will

do great and love her teacher(s).

I'll do my best to remember my

camera and takes photos of her first day

to share.

(If I can snap through the tears)

On an unrelated note,

MMC is still drawn to the

television and computers.

She likes to try and watch

baseball with her Daddy

and wanted to watch Cake Boss

with Nana yesterday.

This is a photo of her

intently watching the card game

her Daddy was playing on the computer...

really??? It is crazy, but a little funny!

I guess we need to get her

some Baby Einstein videos or something.