I had originally planned to go back to work when Hailey was 3 months old at the end of my maternity leave, but due to a terrible economy the company I worked for did major layoffs and though it wasn't fun to lose my job it did mean I was able to stay home with Hailey until she was 10 months old.
But after spending countless hours looking for a new job and going to many interviews (remember, the economy is terrible right now and tons of people are out of work), I have finally been offered a job and will start in a few days.
I'm full of mixed emotions. I have loved staying at home with Hailey and feel so lucky to have gotten so much time with her. But I also miss using my brain and being creative and being busy. Ideally I would have liked to find a part time job so I could get the best of both worlds, but in order to make decent money I've accepted a full time position. The worst part is that it's a long commute, so it makes me pretty sad that I'll be away from Hailey so much.
The hardest part I think is going from one extreme to the other. I've been with Hailey 24/7 almost her whole life, and now I'll only get to see her a couple hours at most a day during the week. And I'll have to leave so early in the morning that I won't even get to see her before she wakes up, I'm going to miss my sweet little morning Hailey so much.
Well it's probably pretty obvious that I'm not exactly thrilled about going back to work, so I'm trying not to dwell on it too much. It's going to be very hard for me to leave her, but I'm sure it will be a nice change for Hailey to get out of the house more and interact with other babies while being cared for by others.
It's not going to be easy, but I'm going to take it one day at a time and hopefully we get into a schedule that works well for everyone.
Friday, August 6, 2010
10 months old!
Ack, it's only 2 months until Hailey's first birthday!! Where in the world has this year gone?! I can't believe I have a 10 month old, she's so much closer to being a toddler than she is a baby, she's turning into a little girl right before my very eyes.
Hailey has 4 teeth now (got them all within 2 weeks!), both middle on top and bottom, she looks so different with teeth!
She is still army crawling all over, and is very fast now. She's also pulling up a lot, getting up on her knees a lot and likes to climb all over everything, her current favorite being crawling around the bottom shelf of the coffee table! She also tries to stand and walk whenever possible. She still needs our help to walk around, but she's getting more and more brave and lets go everyone once in a while or only holds on with one hand. It's probably only a matter of time before she just decides to take off.
Hailey used to be so content to just sit and play for a while, but she recently just perfected the skill of getting down from a sitting position to crawling, meaning she does not ever sit still anymore! And as I mentioned she is very fast at crawling.
Case in point, the other day I left her in her room for a few minutes to do something in our room. When I returned I found that she had crawled all the way to the laundry room and had spilled the dogs' water all over the floor and herself, and their food all over the floor AND managed to sneak her first bite of dog food!
She is becoming quite the little explorer and wants to get into everything she's not supposed to - I'm starting to have my hands full with her!
But she's more fun than ever and really getting a personality. She "talks" and babbles so much, and I swear sometimes she tries to say "doggy."
Here's a picture of Hailey with her very first ponytail!
Since it's only 2 months away I've begun planning Hailey's first birthday party. We're planning to have it at a park and hopefully the weather will be nice! Since Hailey loves Elmo so much I'm planning a Sesame Street theme and will probably have a cute Elmo cake for her. I can't wait to see her eat cake!
Happy 10 months baby girl!
Hailey has 4 teeth now (got them all within 2 weeks!), both middle on top and bottom, she looks so different with teeth!
She is still army crawling all over, and is very fast now. She's also pulling up a lot, getting up on her knees a lot and likes to climb all over everything, her current favorite being crawling around the bottom shelf of the coffee table! She also tries to stand and walk whenever possible. She still needs our help to walk around, but she's getting more and more brave and lets go everyone once in a while or only holds on with one hand. It's probably only a matter of time before she just decides to take off.
Hailey used to be so content to just sit and play for a while, but she recently just perfected the skill of getting down from a sitting position to crawling, meaning she does not ever sit still anymore! And as I mentioned she is very fast at crawling.
Case in point, the other day I left her in her room for a few minutes to do something in our room. When I returned I found that she had crawled all the way to the laundry room and had spilled the dogs' water all over the floor and herself, and their food all over the floor AND managed to sneak her first bite of dog food!
She is becoming quite the little explorer and wants to get into everything she's not supposed to - I'm starting to have my hands full with her!But she's more fun than ever and really getting a personality. She "talks" and babbles so much, and I swear sometimes she tries to say "doggy."
Here's a picture of Hailey with her very first ponytail!
Since it's only 2 months away I've begun planning Hailey's first birthday party. We're planning to have it at a park and hopefully the weather will be nice! Since Hailey loves Elmo so much I'm planning a Sesame Street theme and will probably have a cute Elmo cake for her. I can't wait to see her eat cake!Happy 10 months baby girl!
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