Back to Work

Lily loves to lay under the Christmas Tree
My favorite pic!

Lily and a tearful Mommy...mommy's first night back to work.

All chubbed out after a nap with Daddy.

Playing under the tree.

Such a happy baby...always.

Last night was my first night back to work after being off for 12 weeks. Leaving Lily for the very first time was very hard and emotional for me. I cried most of the day and most of the week leading up to last night. It makes me sad to know that I can't snuggle her at bedtime and cuddle her when she wakes up in the mornings...3 nights each week. It was good to get back to work because I do love what I do. When I got there everyone welcomed me back and asked how Lily was and I immediately started to cry. I HATED leaving my baby girl! I missed her and thought about her all night long. Jason called me around 10:30 to tell me she had been crying for a 1/2 hour and that he didn't know what was wrong or what to do. I knew he would be just fine, but it made me sad that I couldn't be there to hold her and calm her down. There was nothing I could do. All in all I think Lily and Daddy had a good night without Mommy there. It was the best feeling in the world to pick her up this morning and hold her and to see her bright eyes and gummy grin. She was good to me also...she slept most of the day with me! For the next few weeks I am working every other night to see how it works out with mine and Jason's schedules. Jason and I won't see much of each other since we work opposite of each other, but we will make it work for Lily!

The other night Lily was fussing so I laid her down underneath the Christmas tree (she likes the lights). A few minutes later I went to check on her and she was sound asleep. She looked like a little angel. I told Jason to hurry up to come look at our little present under the tree! She truly is a gift from God...a very precious one at that. We love our little girl so much and she has brought so much joy to our lives. She is so much fun. She changes so much in even just a day's time. She is so alert and energetic. I'm sure she'll keep me on my toes the older she gets! I tell her she is already my little "wild child"!