Back to work

Last week was my first week back to work after 11 weeks of maternity leave. I tried to ease back in, taking 3 half days and working two full days. I think it was a pretty successful endeavor - though work was like drinking from a firehose, instead of the trickle of a water fountain that I was expecting...

My most stressful moment was a 5-6pm conference call. I had to pick up both kids from daycare early to be home in time to take the call (since the call was timed right when I would normally be picking them up). When I got home, the 5 year old wanted to talk, build things, show me what he built, play, etc. The 11 week old was crying because she was hungry. The dogs were whining and growling at each other. And I was having a hard time getting my phone off mute to contribute to the conversation due to the noise going on around me. Most. Stressful. Hour. Of. The. Week.

I *was* successful getting to work by 8:30 or 9 each day, so that was a huge win!

Work stress aside, the baby girl did great in daycare, and the awesome boy was soooooo excited to have his baby sister at his school!

So now it's time to settle in to the life of working parents with two kids. We should be alright... as long there aren't any meetings before 9 or from 5-6...

Bring it.