Sweetie is sick. Daddy was sick all weekend...and now sweetie is sick. I'm not sure that they have the same thing, but at any rate, I feel really bad for both of them. Matt is actually feeling better, and today was the first day Marissa was feeling bad. I didn't know it until I picked her up from daycare.
Apparently she slept for over four hours after getting there this morning. Mrs. Judy decided to wake her finally to try and give her a bottle (I've instructed them that it's not necessary to wake her from naps to feed her...she normally only sleeps 1 hour...2 is her record...so it's not normally necessary to wake her in order to maintain her feeding schedule. However, Mrs. Judy got concerned and woke her to feed her today, which I am glad she did). Anyway, she eventually drank the whole bottle but was fussy and sleepy the whole time. Then three hours later they tried to give her another bottle and she only took a couple of ounces. They told me she was fussy when she was awake and they couldn't get her to stop fussing very much.
Bummer. I took her home and got her to take a big bottle, then she took two additional breastfeedings (whew...at least she's eating). She has a fever, is still fussy and real sleepy. We called the doctor's office and Matt talked to the nurse while I fed her. She's OK, just sick and needs some time to recover. I'm staying home tomorrow to keep an eye on her...if she seems better I'll go into work. If not, I'll stay here and will take care of her.
I hope she recovers soon. I hate to see my girl in this state, but it's just the first of many, unfortunately! It's just part of life :-)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Establishing our Routine
Week 2 at work so far has been much better than the first week. I am feeling much more comfortable than I was last week. I think the biggest part of establishing that comfort is that I've gained confidence in her caretakers. Kids R Kids (KRK) just seems to be doing a really good job in my opinion. Every time I peek in on the web cam, it seems like she's doing something interesting...playing in her bouncy seat, going on a "buggy ride" (they have a big buggy that can accommodate 6 kids or something), having story time, playing with the teacher (or eating or sleeping). She's really young but they do what they can to keep her occupied. I was worried that she wouldn't get enough 1-1 attention, but I think they do a good job of spreading themselves out and the ratio at this school is really good, too. At the busiest times of the day there are 4 teachers in there and I would guess there are only about 8-10 kids at that time. By the time I pick her up there are only 3-5 kids and 2 teachers. Very manageable.
I still miss her like crazy but that will never go away. The most I can ask for is that she's well cared for while we're apart, and (knock on wood) I'm confident that's the case.
Ms. Kailah told me yesterday afternoon that Marissa is one of her new favorites...it was funny because I had noticed earlier on the web cam that Ms. Kailah was holding her and talking to her a lot that day. How could you not just fall in love with my sweetie?!!
Judy is coming over tomorrow and will watch Marissa while I work from home. We'll keep this arrangement of 1/week for the next month or so and then we'll re-evaluate. I can always just bring Marissa up to KRK from 10-3 when I work from home if Judy can't make it, but for now it's nice to have a break during the week for both of us.
So in general, I'm happy to report that we all seem to be doing OK with the new arrangement. She's still her fun, smiley self. And I'm back in the zone at work for the most part...just a little more tired :-)
Matt has been a godsend...he takes her to KRK the mornings and handles prepping the bottles. This saves me a lot of time. I feed her, get her dressed and change her and then turn her over to Daddy for the rest of the morning. I handle afternoons...I pick her up around 4:30, feed her, play, go for a walk (she has to take a short nap in here or she'll be real grumpy by 7:00), feed her, bath time, bedtime feeding, book, rock, bed by 9:00). Somewhere in here I shove in dinner for myself, too.
Speaking of that, I am back on The Dinner Afare. The location near us actually will put everything together for you at no extra charge -- instead of you going and spending an hour to assemble them -- and you can just pick up the meals when they're finished. Matt picked them up yesterday (they are right next to his office) so now we have 12 meals ready to go...all you have to do is pop them in the oven/on the stove/on the grill and you're ready!! This will last us 3 weeks (we can work in a easy meal each week and we pretty much go out every weekend) so even though it may seem a little pricey, it's really not that bad. My favorite things are that I don't have to think of what to make each week when I'm making the grocery list, and there's no mess with prepping (no chopping, etc). It is a savior for working moms everywhere!! :-)
I still miss her like crazy but that will never go away. The most I can ask for is that she's well cared for while we're apart, and (knock on wood) I'm confident that's the case.
Ms. Kailah told me yesterday afternoon that Marissa is one of her new favorites...it was funny because I had noticed earlier on the web cam that Ms. Kailah was holding her and talking to her a lot that day. How could you not just fall in love with my sweetie?!!
Judy is coming over tomorrow and will watch Marissa while I work from home. We'll keep this arrangement of 1/week for the next month or so and then we'll re-evaluate. I can always just bring Marissa up to KRK from 10-3 when I work from home if Judy can't make it, but for now it's nice to have a break during the week for both of us.
So in general, I'm happy to report that we all seem to be doing OK with the new arrangement. She's still her fun, smiley self. And I'm back in the zone at work for the most part...just a little more tired :-)
Matt has been a godsend...he takes her to KRK the mornings and handles prepping the bottles. This saves me a lot of time. I feed her, get her dressed and change her and then turn her over to Daddy for the rest of the morning. I handle afternoons...I pick her up around 4:30, feed her, play, go for a walk (she has to take a short nap in here or she'll be real grumpy by 7:00), feed her, bath time, bedtime feeding, book, rock, bed by 9:00). Somewhere in here I shove in dinner for myself, too.
Speaking of that, I am back on The Dinner Afare. The location near us actually will put everything together for you at no extra charge -- instead of you going and spending an hour to assemble them -- and you can just pick up the meals when they're finished. Matt picked them up yesterday (they are right next to his office) so now we have 12 meals ready to go...all you have to do is pop them in the oven/on the stove/on the grill and you're ready!! This will last us 3 weeks (we can work in a easy meal each week and we pretty much go out every weekend) so even though it may seem a little pricey, it's really not that bad. My favorite things are that I don't have to think of what to make each week when I'm making the grocery list, and there's no mess with prepping (no chopping, etc). It is a savior for working moms everywhere!! :-)
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Return to work
Monday was my first day back in the office and Marissa's first day in daycare. Let me tell you, it was awful. I cried pretty much on and off all day. Matt sent me flowers at the office which as so sweet...he knew I was going to have a hard time (probably since I'd been crying periodically in the week leading up to this). It's just so hard to be away from her, wondering how all of this is going to affect her. I miss her so much. The hours in the afternoon/evening when I get to see her go by so fast. The weekends will be precious.
I was on the webcam that the daycare has pretty much all day on Monday. It's a little hard to make out clearly, but you definitely at least get a sense of what's going on and most of the time I can locate Marissa. For instance, as I type this she is napping in her crib, which is totally typical for her at this time of day (and, in fact, she woke up a little earlier than normal this morning...around 7:00). I'm trying to wean myself from the webcam so that I'm not on it all day, but rather just check in periodically.
It seems like they are taking good care of her and the ladies all seem really nice (you must be a patient person to have that kind of job!). They think Marissa is great. They were surprised that she'd never been in daycare before since she is doing so well adjusting, saying that she barely cries and is very laid back. That's my little angel's personality.
Yesterday was better for me, I didn't feel quite as anxious as I did on Monday and I don't think I cried. I think I'll feel better once I get a comfort level with her daycare, but it's never going to feel good or normal to me. I hope that one day I can quit and stay home or at least cut back on hours, but until then I guess I have to get used to this.
Tomorrow I'm working from home and Judy's going to come stay with Marissa, so we'll have a day off from daycare...which will be good.
Marissa is adjusting better than I am, I think.
I was on the webcam that the daycare has pretty much all day on Monday. It's a little hard to make out clearly, but you definitely at least get a sense of what's going on and most of the time I can locate Marissa. For instance, as I type this she is napping in her crib, which is totally typical for her at this time of day (and, in fact, she woke up a little earlier than normal this morning...around 7:00). I'm trying to wean myself from the webcam so that I'm not on it all day, but rather just check in periodically.
It seems like they are taking good care of her and the ladies all seem really nice (you must be a patient person to have that kind of job!). They think Marissa is great. They were surprised that she'd never been in daycare before since she is doing so well adjusting, saying that she barely cries and is very laid back. That's my little angel's personality.
Yesterday was better for me, I didn't feel quite as anxious as I did on Monday and I don't think I cried. I think I'll feel better once I get a comfort level with her daycare, but it's never going to feel good or normal to me. I hope that one day I can quit and stay home or at least cut back on hours, but until then I guess I have to get used to this.
Tomorrow I'm working from home and Judy's going to come stay with Marissa, so we'll have a day off from daycare...which will be good.
Marissa is adjusting better than I am, I think.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Mother's Day
It's weird that I am going to actually celebrate Mother's day on the receiving end this year. Normally, of course, we celebrate with Matt's mom and My mom as grateful children. Actually, this year even that aspect of Mother's day has more meaning to me. Now that I'm a mother myself, I've gained a deeper appreciation of my own mother. I certainly already appreciated everything she did for us through the years of our childhood and beyond, but I guess it took becoming a mother myself to really understand (and I'm sure that understanding will just become deeper as the years go on...my kid's only 11 weeks old right now).
I got an email today that had a nice simple thought in it, so I'll share it:
When the sun is born, so is the day
When the night is born, so are a thousand stars...
and a wish that has just come true
When you were born, so was I
When a baby is born, so is a mother.
I got an email today that had a nice simple thought in it, so I'll share it:
When the sun is born, so is the day
When the night is born, so are a thousand stars...
and a wish that has just come true
When you were born, so was I
When a baby is born, so is a mother.
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