Back to Work Soon...I think I'm gonna be sick...
Okay working moms, I know I'm not unique, and I know I have great hours for being a working mom, and yes, I have a great job (I'm thankful) and I'm lucky because my baby is going to stay home with Dad in the a.m... BUT, BUT, BUT, BUT, my stomach still fills with knots everytime I think of going back to work. I mean physical gut wrenching, I think my heart is actually breaking--it hurts so bad, feelings everytime I think of not seeing my son's face first thing in the morning.
I'm looking for support here---tell me you went through the same thing and more importantly, tell me how to get through the first week (which is in less than three weeks for me---I come back November 2nd). I've tried bribing myself with a shopping trip the week before I go back. Nice try. I'm getting my hair done so I'm "fresh for fall", but I'm not buying into it.
I've found that in these last few weeks, I've become what my husband calls "a baby piggy". I completely monopolize John's (my son), time. All of a sudden, in my world, my husband knows nothing about this baby. Three weeks ago, the moment Pete would walk in the door from work, I would gleefully hand over our son and take great pleasure in doing ANYTHING alone. Clipping my toenails was stolen paradise. NOW, the "baby piggy" encourages the husband to check his email, do some home remodeling, and take some alone time...say three or four days. It's wrong (but a little funny), and I'm glad he's just weathering yet another weird, new mom behavior.
In the next couple of weeks, I'll have some more upbeat subjects (why baby toys give parents ADD, what they don't tell you in those parenting books, & why the first date night with your husband after the baby is never what you think it will be ), but I am really looking for help with this one, because I am really down in the dumps about leaving home.
I've got a lot more to share, but "baby piggy" hears crying in the other room and must race to the pack n play and tackle Grandma to the ground in order to get to the infant before her :)
Kate
I'm looking for support here---tell me you went through the same thing and more importantly, tell me how to get through the first week (which is in less than three weeks for me---I come back November 2nd). I've tried bribing myself with a shopping trip the week before I go back. Nice try. I'm getting my hair done so I'm "fresh for fall", but I'm not buying into it.
I've found that in these last few weeks, I've become what my husband calls "a baby piggy". I completely monopolize John's (my son), time. All of a sudden, in my world, my husband knows nothing about this baby. Three weeks ago, the moment Pete would walk in the door from work, I would gleefully hand over our son and take great pleasure in doing ANYTHING alone. Clipping my toenails was stolen paradise. NOW, the "baby piggy" encourages the husband to check his email, do some home remodeling, and take some alone time...say three or four days. It's wrong (but a little funny), and I'm glad he's just weathering yet another weird, new mom behavior.
In the next couple of weeks, I'll have some more upbeat subjects (why baby toys give parents ADD, what they don't tell you in those parenting books, & why the first date night with your husband after the baby is never what you think it will be ), but I am really looking for help with this one, because I am really down in the dumps about leaving home.
I've got a lot more to share, but "baby piggy" hears crying in the other room and must race to the pack n play and tackle Grandma to the ground in order to get to the infant before her :)
Kate
posted by Star Morning Show with JR and Kate @ 7:43 AM
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