1st Day

What a crazy day!  After a night of little sleep and nerves running high (Parker slept 11 hours!), we made it through our first day apart.  It was -8 (windchill -25) this morning...which of course meant our cars were unhappy about starting.  Matt's wouldn't start at all, and ended up needing help from AAA --so little man almost didn't make it to his first day of daycare!

After crying on the way out the door and once in the car, I did pretty well once I got to work.  It was good to see everyone and get back into things, even if I was counting the minutes until day's end.  

Parker's day care was awesome --they emailed me several times and even sent a picture! Matt also went to visit him during his lunch break, which made me feel better.  They had a sign welcoming him, and were so eager to learn about anything they could do for him.  They even said they would like to come with us to GiGi's sometime!  So relieving...

What I didn't account for was the fact that I really only got about 5 minutes (literally) of awake time with Parker before feeding and bedtime.  Between that and eating, pumping, washing all of his bottles and organizing his daycare items I feel like I hardly had any time with him.  The thought of that makes me so sick.

Kudos to all of the mommies and future out there...I feel for you and admire your strength.  It is easy to empathize with working parents, but until you are one, the emotional connection can't really be understood.  I guess my motto from now on will be to use all of my time wisely and cherish the moments with him!