Part-time professionals

Kris and I just finished day #3 as part-time professionals, part-time stay-at-home parents. So far we are getting the transition of Karmann from me to Kris around 12:30 pm down. Though, it is a challenge to get ready for work by myself. I haven't yet committed to giving up sleeping-in to be able to get a shower in before Kris leaves for work! Though, I need to think about that soon so when Karmann does have to go to daycare, we can all be ready to leave the house before 8 am! Hopefully by then, she'll be on a better schedule and sleep longer at night. For now, we are still on a 2 - 3 hour feeding schedule which makes it a challenge. Today I came home to find both Kris and Karmann asleep in the bedroom. Come to find out they had been napping for 3 hours! Of course Karmann was very hungry, so I got home just in time. So really, Kris only had to spend 1 hour with her awake. I thought about it, and realized that though Kris is doing an awesome job with Karmann for the 4 hours a day, I'm actually with her for the other 20! Not quite a 50/50 share of the responsibility, but it could be worse. And I wish I had her for the 24 everyday anyway so I'm not complaining!

Being back at work has brought me back into the real world a little bit. Though I still think of Karmann every minute (especially when I have to pump around 2:30 everyday). But its probably good for me to get out of the condo (aka "the cave") for a few hours and make a living.  Everyone has welcomed me back with open arms and I am greatful for that. Things are much slower now that its the new year, so we actually have time to do what we put on the back burner for so long. Hopefully my creative side will come out again and my brain cells I gained from school will wake up a little bit. 

We go back to speach therapy on Friday and see if progress has been made. I think she has, as her little face is filling out a lot. Also, she is growing in length because her newborn clothes are almost too small already. We are still supplementing the bottle during the day, so we know she is eating - and pooping too! We'll still work to make sure she's getting enough from me, as she has her good feedings and not so good ones still. 

Well, that's about it for now. I hope to get to bed a little earlier. Hopefully the next blog will be more interesting!!