Back to Work!!

So, I have now completed Day 2 back at work.  I was fortunate enough to be rehired by my last employer, and I just know I have made the right decision.  But let me tell you....it has been more difficult than I even imagined to actually leave my baby girl at daycare.

Elise....all packed and ready for her first day of "school!"

I've been home with Elise for just about five months now...all day, every day.  I have worked tirelessly at refining a feeding and activity routine which meets her dietary and developmental needs. It is SO incredibly hard to hand her over to daycare with the assumption that they will do for her what I do.  I mean, it seems impossible to me that anyone, for any amount of money, would really care for her the way I do.  Well, I would not be at work right now if I did not believe 100% that Elise is receiving the best physical, emotional, and developmental care available.  It might cost almost 40% of my salary to have both of our babies in daycare...but it's completely worth it.

I am so grateful that I have come to know and trust the teachers and other caregivers there at Children's Lighthouse though....since Ethan has been going there for over a year now.  I mean, the director and staff know us...they know Elise....they know her situation...and they show that they truly care and understand the anxiety that I feel.  Today, Elise's lead "teacher" texted me a picture of Elise with a message that she was doing great and was "all smiles."  I can not even explain the emotion I felt to receive that unexpected message at work....let's just say it made me very happy.

text message: "All Smiles!!!"
A SWEET picture of my baby girl, texted to me by her "teacher" Roxy to brighten my day at work!!
SO THOUGHTFUL!!