Work

[Whoops, I started writing this on Friday and just got back to it!] Evelyn turned two months last week which means that I have about two more weeks before I go back to work. Part of me is antsy to be back in the thick of things and the other part of me is anxious about returning to my job. I miss the people I work with, although I still see them, it's not the same and a huge part of my job is communicating with people, which I will love to resume. However, I really can't comprehend what it will be like to work with a three month old baby. I'll only be going back to twenty hours a week, which will also be a change because my job will be different than what it was before, so that will be an adjustment as well. My sis in law and mom are going to watch Evy part of the time and one afternoon a week Mary (a family friend) will help at the house while I work. The other 7-8 hours will be a mix of working from home with her, taking her to the office/meetings, and working on an evening or Saturday while Bard is home. I think it will be okay. . . I've gradually been adding more and more to my schedule so that it's not too much of an exhausting shock to go back to work. Yesterday, for example, I went to the grocery store, highlighted my hair, visited with a friend, and went to a school play. I can't even imagine having done all that a month ago! It might not seem like much to many of you, but when you fit in 4 feedings of roughly 30 minutes each, 6 diaper changes, and 3 naps, it really amounts to a full day! My biggest worry is the time when I'm trying to get work done with her at home. Some days that works really well, she plays happily or sleeps while I clean, email, visit, etc. Other days she doesn't seem to want to be put down, even while sleeping, and I feel like I get nothing done. I don't want to get frustrated with her just cause she is being a baby (literally!) and I need to accomplish some task. Fortunately when I really think about it, I only need to work from home an hour or two a day and if worse comes to worse it can be done in the evenings or Saturdays so that Bard can bounce her around while I get stuff done. Still, it's hard for me to picture what it's going to be like! Although maybe I shouldn't even try because in just three weeks she will have changed a lot so it's crazy to try and predict what her sleeping/eating/daily habits will be like. Right now she sleeps really well at night, going down around 9:30, getting up at 2ish to eat and then typically sleeping til 9am. Obviously losing that 2am feeding will be great, but I can't complain too much, I know many parents get a lot less sleep than that! So, June 24th is D-Day, I appreciate your prayers and support as I get ready for the next big change, and of course, I'll let you know how it goes!