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My First Week back to Work

It's been my first week back to work and it's been very hard to hear that Caleb is crying all day long becuase he doesn't want to take a bottle. So then I sit at work and try hard to not think that I'm a bad mother for not being able to stay at home with him all day long.

He's staying with Tonya who has a baby that is 2 months younger than Caleb. I just called her to check up on him and he's getting progressively better with each day at her house. He's not fussing and crying all day and has (reluctantly) started taking the bottle.

The worrying about how Caleb is adjusting to childcare has taken over my head so that there are many times during the day that I forget that I'm at a new job and that I'm actually out of public accounting. I'm so glad to not be doing time sheets and to have regular 8 hour days. I'm still in the habit of checking the time after each task and then I remind myself that I no longer need to track my time!

I still haven't gotten around to telling everybody that I've left yet. Hopefully, people will check my blog and just know. I have to admit that the commute causes me to grumble a little bit, but then I look at the time and notice that it's before 5pm. So what if I have to drive a little longer if I only have to be at work for 8 hours a day?? Plus, they have a subsidized cafeteria here.....so I pay $0.26 for a large salad during lunch, and if I want to splurge, I can get a hot meal and a large drink for $0.95. The foods ok. It's better than me having to pack a lunch every day. The most expensive thing I pay for is $1.50 for a cheese omelete in the mornings. I'm totally getting spoiled.

In the meantime, I've been trying to re-create the smiling picture that I took of Caleb below to no avail. I've taken a dozen pictures and all I get is the face right afterward with a little drool coming out the side of his mouth.

A Visit from Granpa Prentice & Auntie Rosalynn

This past week, Granpa Prentice & Auntie Rosalynn came to visit and we all had a chance to hang out and visit with each other since we don't get a chance to see family much out here in North Carolina.

Caleb had a great time hanging with them! He even gave Auntie Rosalynn a big poopie diaper experience :)

Granpa Prentice even gave Caleb a new nickname. It's "Scoops"....as in "I'm gonna 'scoop' you up!". Hopefully, we'll be seeing them again soon!

In less than a week, I'll be gone to work and we'll be leaving Caleb with Tonya, our caregiver....I'm half excited about going back to work, and half dreading having to leave Caleb to somebody else's care.

Smile for the Camera!

Here's our first picture of Caleb smiling! It was a freak coincidence of us fooling around with the camera and him wanting to play.

2 Week Notice

My apologies for the late blog entry this week. I've been busy with all the tiny details involved with.... GIVING MY 2 WEEK NOTICE!!!

I'm finally leaving PwC and neverending timesheets and moving on to try my luck in industry. This decision was reached because of Caleb. This new job will give me more stable hours which will give me more time with my son and no more work travel.

So...in two weeks, I will be going 'back' to work and we will be leaving Caleb with a caregiver. Jay has decided to work only 4 days a week so Caleb will only be with a caregiver 4 days of the week. I'm so sad to be leaving him in somebody else's care but my Mom assures me that all babies go through this and that it is harder for the mother than it is for the baby.

Look Ma! No Hands!

Here is Caleb. Daddy's already urging him to put weight on his legs. It's the old adage, "running before you walk"...in this case, attempting to get your son to walk before rolling over/sitting up/crawling.

Caleb loves to sleep. He's now sleeping later in the mornings so I still get to enjoy my 2 hours of ER (Primetime in the Daytime) before I go back to work in couple of weeks.

His legs are finally getting some baby fat and he's filling out overall...he's so cute!

Everyday, especially when he looks right at us and smiles, he makes our hearts grow bigger until you think that it would burst. It's an incredible feeling. To have such a little being dependent on you for their every need.