June 3, 2007
My maternity leave and baby bonding time are officially over and I am now into my vacation time. I will be returning to work in just three weeks. My first day will be the 26th. Not looking forward to it. It stresses me out to think about preparing for leaving the kids, leaving them with our wonderful moms for such a long period of time (I know they can do it, I just don’t want to be taking advantage of them), Shane having to take care of both of them until I get home, and being gone for over twelve hours and all that is involved with that. It would be nice to be able to stay home all of the time, but it just isn’t in the cards at this point in time. I am a tad bit interested in returning to work. When I think about it, I get a tiny bit excited thinking about all the things I do and people I get to meet and the rush from the stress of running all over the place and the sense of accomplishment I feel when I make it through my day, but I know that will all be out the window the minute I get there and have to leave Ethan and Tegan. I would much rather be with them. I know I will be in tears on my way to work and several times throughout the first few days. Thank the Lord for our mothers (and that I am not sending them to daycare!) and that I have this awesome job that requires only two days a week of me and pays me so well. We are blessed.
Comments
Nana:
I know it’s hard to leave the little ones and return to work…I remember those days too. I know your mom and I are both thankful we have this bonding time with our precious Grandbabies. We are so blessed to be able to do this for you and Shane. How many families can say that?
June 3, 2007 8:59 PM
Tisra:
You really do have a great set-up, and those babies of yours are in the best possible situation for having a working mom.
June 4, 2007 8:56 AM
Georgia:
Sometimes I wish I were you. That’s a great job to have with kids. I don’t know what I was thinking. Shoulda been a nurse.
June 4, 2007 1:54 PM
erika:
I think the best job to have with kids would be to be married to a millionaire. No, billionaire. You could do so much with you kids, stay home with them and even have a Spanish speaking (or French speaking) nanny around so they learned another language. And I would also have a chef.
I wouldn’t trade my life for that, though. But I also wouldn’t be upset if Shane decided to become a billionaire.
June 4, 2007 3:35 PM
erika:
I wish you had become a nurse too-then we could work together-the same place, the same shifts. It would be AWESOME! Too bad.
June 4, 2007 3:36 PM
Danielle:
I agree with you on the millionare part! I’m blessed to be able to stay home with my children but we do make sacrifices for it. I can’t go shopping all the time:)!Also on the other hand I do not have our moms or anyone to help us so you are very lucky that way. Can I steal Aunt Natalie away from you for awhile? Though,I don’t think she’d be able to leave Tegan and Ethan for very long. She’s very in love with them.
June 4, 2007 4:37 PM
Nana:
Yeah for being a billionaire! Look how well Paris Hilton turned out!
June 4, 2007 4:50 PM
Georgia:
I know, wish I hadn’t spent 5 years on business and did nursing instead. Then we could nurse all those people back to health together…
June 6, 2007 4:20 PM