Day 1 Down, Day 2 In Progress

The first day of day care went well. I actually was pretty busy doing exciting things like going to the dentist. Of course every quiet moment I thought about what Madeline was doing and how she was liking her new room. It is hard to just hand over your baby every morning. But Maddy ate well but barely napped. Initially I was a little worried about this because since she is a baby, she needs to sleep a lot. Poor thing was so cranky on the ride home yesterday. Josh had to drive home with her screaming the whole 30 minute drive from day care home. The good news is that she slept from 9 PM last night until 4 AM. She hasn't done that in a few nights so I am very thankful. I have been very worried about how in the world I am going to get back to work with her waking up two times a night. Even before I was pregnant I needed all the sleep I could get between a 2 year old and a very hectic job.

I have had to start early in the morning when I go back to work so I have been waking everyone up a little earlier every day. During maternity leave, I had been letting Abby sleep until she wanted to wake up in the morning. It made for better weekends because she would stay sleeping past 7 AM instead of 6 AM. However, I am going to have to start waking Abigail up at 6 AM so I can get everyone moving and head to work by 8 AM. It is so sad that I am going to have to wake up at 5 AM to get to work by 8 AM. Just think of that for a minute.

When Abby was a baby, I would say that life was like a dance. Everyone had to take a step at the right time and it was beautiful. However, if someone takes a step out of turn, then it would all go downhill very quickly. I know that it is going to be more of the same. Abigail is going to have to have to get dressed and eat in a reasonable amount of time so that I can feed Madeline and get her dressed in a reasonable time. Then everyone has to load up into the car and I have to make sure that I don't forget anything because turning around would not be optimal.

So day two of getting everyone in check went well and we are going on to day three tomorrow. I only called twice on day one to check in and once today. Part of me wants to call every moment but the other part knows that she is fine. By next week, I am not going to really have the chance to call in much if at all. But again, I know she will be doing well.