It Finally Happened...

I had to go back to work on June 7th. sad. SAD. SSSAAAADDDD. Day. 

I cried myself to sleep the night before. Literally - at about 1am I drifted off into a hiccupy, teary,  can't-breathe-through-my-nose-for-all-this-crying kind of sleep. I closed my eyes and 2 seconds later it was time to get up and start: The Worst Day.

Maggie was staying home with Kevin the next morning. When I got up I could hear her in her room....talking to herself in her crib. 

I didn't go in. I couldn't go in. If I did, I knew I'd NEVER make it out the door. AND if my eyes got any puffier I wouldn't be able to drive.

So, I did what I had to do....hating it every minute. I went back to work after 4 months of Maggie-love - with puffy, sleep-deprived eyes. 

I kept wondering "What if she thinks I've left her? What if she wonders where I am? What if she's thinking, "'I need my Momma!" and I'm not there'"  

My teammates are all moms so they understood my dilemma and did their best to welcome me back and make me feel better....

 My boss brought GIANT chocolate cookies...

 I constructed a Maggie shrine in my cube...

Maggie Shrine part 2

 Cute cube decor

 Fresh hydrangeas

My welcome back "well wishes" from my floor mates

Thankful for good friends!

Mandy

I Love...

my new highchair! I can sit in it and play while Mom cooks or does dishes or while Mom and Dad eat dinner. Sometimes they give me bites of carrot or potato. I don't really like potatoes. Don't tell my mom or she'll make me keep trying them. 


I'm also big enough to reach the toys on my play mat... Yes! I've been waiting for this! Its really not fair for people to hang toys out of reach and then make you just look at them. Where's the fun in that?

I'm doing new things all the time!


Maggie