1st Day Back At Work

Are my 12 weeks of maternity leave really over? Where did the time go. Seems like when you're working or on a 12 week diet plan...12 weeks takes a life time but when you're spending time with your new bundle of joy 12 weeks seems like 1 week. I knew this time would finally come but a part of me wishes it wouldn't.

I was really worried about Ace's sleeping schedule heading back into work. He for the most part has been only waking up once in the middle of the night. Of course he is still being swaddled and sleeping in his car seat in the crib. One of these days I'm going to have to break him of that because he'll start to be able to buck himself out of his car seat. Thankfully my first night prior to going back to work was great. Ace went to sleep around 9pm and didn't wake up till 2am to nurse. He then again woke up at 6am to nurse which was perfect for my schedule since most mornings he'll have to be fed by 6am in order for me to get to work by 7am. Hopefully he'll stay on the same schedule and go back to sleep after his 6am feeding so Jesse has time to get him and Easton ready.

Dropping off Ace with Easton was actually not as bad as it was when i dropped off Easton for the first time. Knowing we have a great caregiver made it a little easier. Don't get me wrong..it was still difficult leaving Ace for someone else to care for but at least I had a sence of relief since I knew he would be loved and cared for just like he is loved and cared for at home with us.

My 8 hour day at work couldn't of ended fast enough. My first day back was pretty light. I didn't have access to anything and I had hundreds of emails to go through so I at least kept a little busy.

I was really anxious to know how pumping at work would go and how much milk I would actually get during the course of the day. Surprisingly I pumped out 8 oz. With Easton it was a struggle on a daily basis just to get 3 oz the entire day. At least with Ace he is able to get more of my priceless milk. Work as well is at least understandable when it comes to pumping and I'm able to pump as many times as needed. I call them my smoke breaks...lol...

My 8 hour day finally came to an end and I was so excited to go and pick up my boys from daycare. Ace was all smiles when I got there which made me feel better. Vicky also stated that he was a perfect angel as well..barely fussed at all during the day and took great naps both in the morning and in the afternoon. He also ate pretty good. I for 2 weeks have been pumping every time after nursing to gather enough milk for Ace's first day. I had brought Vicky 12 oz and Ace really only took in 9 or 10. Now I have at least a good idea as to how much he's eating during the day. I'll be a little on the short end when it comes to producing enough for him for the entire day but I'm definitely ok with him being supplemented with formula for only a couple of ounces if need be.

The weather was amazing my first day back at work. The boys and I spent the evening playing outside and enjoying the nice weather.

Overall it ended up being a pretty good day.

Oh and I asked Vicky how Easton was with Ace at daycare and her response was "Easton basically ignored Ace all day"..lol...He'll one of these days be old enough to enjoy his baby brothers presence :)



Love this little guy and will miss him dearly during the day