I'm going to miss this little guy when I go back to work. |
For starters, I’m a little apprehensive about taking Ryan to
day care. Sure, he’s been to kid’s corner at the YMCA a few times and has
handled it beautifully, but that still doesn’t ease my concerns. Oh, side note
here, the ladies who work at the kid’s corner at the East Side YMCA are totally
awesome and Ryan just loves going there! They hold and oogle over him, so, when
I pick him up after my work-outs, he’s nothing but happy! Thanks ladies! With that
said, back to my concerns about day care. I’m not sure why I’m so freaked out
about it since the place, KinderCare on the east side, we’re going to take him
is clean while the staff is very, very friendly. When I stopped in this week to
get his paperwork, everyone was on the ball and the kids in the infant room
looked happy. Basically, I don’t know why I’m freaking out so much given that I
know he’s going to get great care. I think what’s bothering me about it, is
that I feel like they’re not going to be able to take care of him as good as
Dave and I have. It’s rather annoying to be honest and I think it’s just my
motherly instinct kicking in. I hope that my overprotectiveness goes away. In time, I think that it will. One thing that’s easing my concerns is that my
mom is going to watch him one day a week and he just loves Grandma! :o)
Something else that I’m worried about is actually returning to work and being able to get back into the groove of everything. I think the first hurdle that I’m going to have to overcome is being able to work eight hours straight. Plus, there’s all that grown up thinking that’s going to need to be done and I hope my brain can handle it. Seriously, going from talking and playing with Ryan along with watching Teen Mom on MTV back to handling customer questions and complaints is going to a shocking daily shift in activities. At first, I have a feeling that it’s all going to be overwhelming and I’m sure there might be some tears. Ughh, tears??? I’m such a girl. However, when I’m able to get into a routine, I’m praying that it will all be fine and that I’ll be able to handle it. Fingers crossed! One thing that I do have going for me is that I did do some fall preview stories for the De Pere Journal while I was on maternity leave. It was a bit of a challenge since I had to squeeze the work in between Ryan’s nap, yet, I was able to get it done. That gives me a little bit of hope that going back to work won’t be super horrible. We’ll just have to see I suppose.
Now, probably the biggest thing that I’m concerned about when it’s time for me to go back to work next week is that I won’t be with my little man all day. I’ve gotten used to his company and to not have him by my side is going to be super strange. I’m going to miss him so much, but that’s a good thing due to the fact that it means that we both bonded a bunch like a mom and a child should. And yes, I’m trying to be positive about having to leave him because if I don’t look at the positives right now, I get a little sad. So, happy thoughts, happy thoughts, HAPPY THOUGHTS! One happy thought I’m going to always come up with when I think of him is his little grin, he’s such a happy baby, even when he wakes up. Not sure where he got that from though, neither Dave nor myself is a morning person! LOL!
Anyway, as I look back on my 10 or so weeks with Ryan at home, I realize how special our time was together. This Tomboy learned how to become a mother and whoever thought that would happen? Not me at first, but with Dave’s help, I was able to do it. Thanks dear! Something else I realized during my maternity leave was that family is most important. Ryan brought our family closer together and the relationship that I have with Dave and his kids has only grown stronger, especially my relationship with Emily who still lives at home. She’s been so awesome and cares so much about Ryan that seeing them together brings a smile to my face!
Right now,
the future looks bright for us and I can’t wait for what’s to come. One thing’s for
sure, it’s going to be a fun adventure and I’m ready for it. I hope that you
are too since I’m going to write about it all as much as I can! :)
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