After two and a half weeks of daycare and only a slight stuffy nose, I started to think we were going to beat the odds and not end up sick all the time! Enter Thursday at 12:45 when I was sitting on a bus taking students to community service and noticed a message on my phone from 5 minutes earlier ...
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My First Week Back at Work
I spent my entire maternity leave fearful of going back to work and crying about the thought of putting my baby in daycare. April 4th was burned in my head as though the world was ending that day. Because of how much time I spent dreading it, I wanted to reflect back on how my first week of work ...
Week in Review: Daycare Test Days
This is the Friday that I've been dreading since Olivia was born. It's the last official day of my maternity leave. Though it's April 4th and sending Olivia to daycare that I've truly had stuck in my head, it's today that I've also not wanted to see. My plans for today include a lot of cuddling, ...
Day in the Life: Maternity Leave
Maternity leave is such a blessing, and the fact that I've been able to be off work for four months has been something that I will be forever thankful for. I've seen Olivia grow from a little tiny peanut to a baby who can hold her head up and start to giggle. She even seems like she's about to roll ...
One Way I’ve Been Preparing to Return to Work Since Having Olivia
Since before Olivia was born I knew I wanted to try to breastfeed her for as long as I was able to. After a little bit of formula in the hospital and a few tweaks in the early days, we turned a corner and have had a successful breastfeeding journey. I'm very thankful for that, and I'd like to ...
10 Things I Love About Being a Mom
With my recent posts about the baby blues, things I've learned since becoming a mom, and mom guilt, I started worrying that I wasn't making it clear how much I truly love being a mom. Yes, it is hard, and yes, there have been some tough times (as there will continue to be), but there are so many ...