Well it happened. Today was my first day back at work and I would really like to say I am back in the "swing of things" but I am not. I mean really how can you leave a cute little guy like this for work of all things? I am going to take this first week back for what it really is and try to make nothing more of it. Once this first week is past me I believe I will somehow have a revelation that this going back to work is a good thing. Good thing I like the people I work with and I have a very accommodating office environment, that is one perk.
Anyways, dropping Eli off at daycare made me sad as expected. At least he was in a good mood when I left and I didn't have to leave him crying or anything like that. Before we got to daycare the morning ran pretty well with exception of the time change. Eli didn't wake up at the 3:30am hour like he has done for a good week & a half now. He woke up at 2am instead and I was able to go back to sleep by 3am so waking up at 5:45am wasn't that bad. I didn't feel nearly as comatose as I am when I try to go back to bed after the 3:30am routine...who knows Eli's sleep could return back to what it was or it could stay this way. One thing is for sure - the time change is not helping me trying to get a schedule going on here!
No other real important things to post other than getting out the door for work (looking presentable) while still breast feeding a baby is not simple. I hope to become a pro at this morning routine soon so it doesn't feel like the chore it is right now. So far pumping at work seems to be going ok, I have to really be careful and actually remind myself to pump. It is very easy to get wrapped up into work and I don't want my milk supply to diminish this soon. I keep reminding myself "I finished a marathon, I can do it"....I find myself doing that allot when I need to get through a difficult time, it seems to work.
On a more fun note, I have some pictures of Elias from Halloween that I wanted to share with you all. Adam and I went up to my sister's house in MA to celebrate Halloween with her family. My mom came too and she was dressed up as a gypsy and it was awesome! I have to say her costume was great, my niece Melina was a witch and so was my sister. My nephew Bennett was the cutest dragon I have ever seen & Eli was a pea :) We got Eli's costume from a friend last minute and it worked out very nicely!
Enjoy the pics!
Here is my mom dressed up as a gypsy. She looked a little crazy but aren't all gypsy's?
And the last pic...kind of random but I just learned how to use my baby carrier so I decided to post it.
Hands down Elias is the most fun accessory I own!
