Final Countdown: 6 Days
posted by Mommy
Before Erik was born, I had all intentions of returning back to work as soon as I could. For those who know me, I was absolutely head strong in only taking about 12 weeks worth of maternity. However, after Erik arrived, my world has been completely turned upside down and not in a bad way at all. I even extended my maternity leave afterwards so I can be with my little baby.
Prior to Erik, my pace in life was pretty much about "Me" and it pretty much went full-speed ahead (if not faster), with the on-going support from my husband, Chhimi. But with Erik in our lives now, my life has completely slowed down to a pace where I could stop and smell the flowers (or diapers, I guess).
It is my final week as a "Stay-At-Home" mom and I am definitely sad to know that I will be leaving Erik during the day. Although he will be in the very capable hands of Grandma Katy, who definitely loves him, and I know she will take very good care of Erik, it is just not the same (cuz she's not me, Period). So I will definitely miss him a lot during the workday. No more snuggle sessions, no more baby kisses, no more baby smiles for me WAH! Just like my husband, I will have to wait until after work for all that stuff.
At the same time, I am also looking forward to going back into the workforce and getting back into my previous life. Getting a bit more challenged in the brain to make sure its still sharp enough and having conversations that doesn't involve everything about babies. We shall see how I will fare once I get back to work next Thursday, bright & early. But for now, I'm just going to enjoy every moment I can with Erik and hope for projects that will allow me to work from home a few days a week.
Before Erik was born, I had all intentions of returning back to work as soon as I could. For those who know me, I was absolutely head strong in only taking about 12 weeks worth of maternity. However, after Erik arrived, my world has been completely turned upside down and not in a bad way at all. I even extended my maternity leave afterwards so I can be with my little baby.
Prior to Erik, my pace in life was pretty much about "Me" and it pretty much went full-speed ahead (if not faster), with the on-going support from my husband, Chhimi. But with Erik in our lives now, my life has completely slowed down to a pace where I could stop and smell the flowers (or diapers, I guess).
It is my final week as a "Stay-At-Home" mom and I am definitely sad to know that I will be leaving Erik during the day. Although he will be in the very capable hands of Grandma Katy, who definitely loves him, and I know she will take very good care of Erik, it is just not the same (cuz she's not me, Period). So I will definitely miss him a lot during the workday. No more snuggle sessions, no more baby kisses, no more baby smiles for me WAH! Just like my husband, I will have to wait until after work for all that stuff.
At the same time, I am also looking forward to going back into the workforce and getting back into my previous life. Getting a bit more challenged in the brain to make sure its still sharp enough and having conversations that doesn't involve everything about babies. We shall see how I will fare once I get back to work next Thursday, bright & early. But for now, I'm just going to enjoy every moment I can with Erik and hope for projects that will allow me to work from home a few days a week.
posted by Jigme | 11:58 AM
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