A Great First Week Back!!

We made it through our first week back to 'reality'! Austin has adjusted very well to daycare, and I am kinda glad to be back at work. Don't get me wrong, Monday was one of the toughest days ever. Okay, so I had a little bit of a breakdown at the daycare when it was time to leave him on Monday morning. But I'm sure I'm not the only mom up there who has cried her eyes out. After continuing to cry for the first 10 minutes of my drive to work, I managed to pull myself together. I put on my big girl pants and went to work. Of course, all I could think about all day was my Austin and wondered what he was doing. I managed to hold out until lunch to call to check on him, but he was doing fabulous. And each day has gotten a little easier to leave him. He is exhausted in the evenings and is still adjusting to all the stimulation up there. But I treasure each moment I have him home and focus on him 100% of the time when he is awake. And the daycare ladies absolutely love him and always tell me what a happy baby he is. And he is still eating and napping well, and is just falling right into their schedule, which makes this transition so much easier. When I picked him up on Monday afternoon, he started kicking his little legs and smiling at me when he saw me. It just melted my heart and brought tears to my eyes. :)

Going back to work has felt good, for now anyways. It was great to see my co-workers and catch up. But mainly all I heard was how exhausted and over-worked they were from the worst busy season in a while. Man, did I pick the right time to go on maternity leave! But so much has happened in the market and with the economy which affects my job, so I have a ton of reading to catch up on all of the technical issues which I need to be aware of. About Wednesday, I managed to actually get really focused on work and get back into the swing of things. It actually feels kinda nice to be using my brain again and feel like an adult during the day. Now I just need to train myself to be really focused all day long so that I can get my stuff done to be able to get out of there on-time.

I can't believe Austin will be 5 months old tomorrow! I know I say this each month as the 13th rolls around, but it's true. Time has honestly been flying by. He looks so grown up now and has an awesome little personality. Last night I was looking at some pics from when he was born and our first few weeks at home. It seems like it was yesterday, but he has grown so much! I weighed him this week and he was 17lbs. 13oz.!!!!!! I didn't measure his length, but he seems to have grown a little longer too. During bath time last week, Austin found a new toy, between his legs. :) He was just yanking on it and didn't want to let go. I wasn't sure what to do, if I should stop him or what. So, I did the only thing I knew, and that was grab the camera. :) Don't worry I won't be posting a pic of that; what kind of mother would I be!? He is eating his cereal twice a day now, and gobbles it all up in less than 5 minutes. No force-feeding here; he opens his mouth and is always ready for more! He seems pretty comfy in his highchair, and gets his lean on and props his foot up like a little pimp. And he is almost able to sit up on his own; I'm sure it will happen soon.

Well, that's all the updates for now. I'm off to bed for another week at work. We're still trying to get into a morning routine which allows us all to get out door on-time. :)