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November 2009
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Today I did that thing. That thing I would hear people with kids talk about that would totally gross me out. No way was I ever doing that thing. I caught baby Elle's puke with my hand. Yup. Hope you're not eating while you're reading this, and if you are just know that I will never again look at milky-substances like eggnog quite the same. My poor daughter got so sick last night. Happened just as the... Today was my first day on the job in about 5 months. How weird to walk down that long, colorless hallway into the newsroom, tears welling in my eyes as I realized that I would be at work all day and wouldn't get to hang out with my daughter until she wakes up Friday. For those of you who follow me on twitter, this discussion is nothing new. For those who don't, basically I had a very, very difficult day. Little things got t... What.. you want me to tell you I can't wait to get back on the air and back to work? Sure, I could lie. But it's with total honesty that I tell you I can't fathom leaving my baby. I've started having these anxiety nightmares and I know it's because my return date is fast approaching.
November. I'm coming back to work in November.
I just had my meeting with my bosses at KGW and it went better than I hoped. They're very supportive of me taking my full leave, which is awesome. In f... 6,000 photos later and here's what we got in our attempt to get baby Elle while she's smiling:
Oh well. You'll have to trust me when I say she is smiling up a storm. It's this beautiful, wide, flirty smile ... Okay. I'm not updating as much as I'd like. I'm actually not doing anything as much as I'd like. Not showering, cleaning, visiting, etc... I'm just super busy. If I'm not holding the baby I'm frantically trying to bang out some chores, or shovel food in my mouth. Speaking of, here's what I did yesterday.
When we started remodeling this house, the husband and I had a discussion about central air. Did we want AC? Was it worth the price? After all, you really only need it for a few weeks over the summer, right? The rest of the time you can make due. Let me just tell you how absolutely, positively over the moon I am that we have it. OVER. THE. MOON. I can't fathom having baby Elle in a hot, stuffy house. She doesn't even enjoy stroll... Considering baby Elle turns 5 weeks tomorrow, I'm getting this post done by the skin of my teeth. I'm sitting here exhausted, oily hair pulled up in a ponytail, wearing one of 4 shirts I have in heavy rotation because I don't want to leak all over everything else, looking at a messy house that is slowly becoming overrun by all things baby Elle.. and you know what, folks? I'm happy. Completely satisfied. Life is good. Why? <... That's what I think the mutt says over and over again. Where is the baby? Is the baby okay? Who is with the baby? Where is the baby? WHERE IS THE BABY?! She is very protective of Baby Elle, as witnessed by how she reacts during the baby's "Tummy Time" exercises.
I'm surfacing for air! Well, I'm getting a blog post done, which is a huge feat as far as I'm concerned. The husband and I are still in survival mode. I'm sure most of you with kids can relate. We get a kick out of people who tell us how much they love newborns. They want more newborns. If only their kids could stay newborn forever. Newborns! And we chuckle to ourselves, "Are we doing something wrong? Because she is a whole... |
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