First Day back at work

Yesterday was my first day back at work and Zach's first day at daycare. I got up at the butt crack of dawn to get both of us ready which took about an hour and a half. I am used to getting up staying in my pj's until 10 or 11 and then showering and getting him ready at my leisure. Since I actually had to be somewhere early in the morning and on time I no longer get that luxury. We drove through rush hour and Zach did really well in the car in stop and go traffic. The only thing that made him upset was the sun was in his eyes half the time from the back window. I am going to have to buy a shade for that window so he does not suffer every morning. We got to daycare at about 8:15 (which is across the street from my office). I took him in and got his bottles in the fridge and took him out of his carseat. He fussed a little bit but then he calmed down. I was reluctant about putting him down and just leaving so I stayed for about 10 minutes then one of the girls took him from me. I was glad to see he was being held and loved on when I left. I pretty much cried the whole way out the door and when I got to the office and sporadically throughout the day. It was nice to be back at the office and to be in the adult world again. I missed it and jumped right back into where I left off. It was kind of strange at first and I felt a bit lost but after the first few hours I got the hang of it again. I am not totally back in the swing of things but I know that will take time. I went and picked Zach up at 2:00 (I couldn't take it anymore) and brought him over to the office. It was nice having him here but kind of a pain. Once I put him in his bouncy seat he was happy and just sat there and kicked his legs until the end of the day. All in all my first day went well.

Today was much easier dropping him off. I only cried when I got in the car after dropping him off and when I first got to the office. So much better. I am sure my hormones are still all out of whack so that does not help :) When I left he was in the bouncy seat over there and happy. The teachers over there are great and really seem to care. Which makes it a whole lot easier. When I was leaving today they told me I could call anytime or just drop by to check on him. They were surprised I didn't call yesterday. I might try and call today or go over during lunch just to see him.

Who knew leaving your child would be so hard. But it had to happen sometime :)