I'm went back to work Monday, January 12. I had gotten an extension of a week for January 5-12 (she was born a week late). I took that extra week "practice leaving" (running errands and pumping) so that it wasn't such a shock to me (or to her, or to her Grandmas) on my first day back at school. "Practice leaving" did help my first week back. I miss her so much when I'm at work! At the same time, it is nice to see my students and colleagues. February 2nd will be the next major transition as she starts actual daycare, and not the one-on-one with Grandmas she has during January. She DID finally start taking bottles - voraciously so! She has finally napped some, without me nursing. It did involve a lot of rocking - but at least she slept!
Adelaide is growing out of the 0-3 month footed sleepers since she's so tall, but can still wear some 0-3 month clothes. She is starting to fill out more. She's really finding her hands, and starting to comfort suck on her hands. We're hoping this continues, as it may help her sleep. She likes to talk to stuffed animals - she likes a monkey that hangs on a monkey-themed baby gym. She loves it when her grandmas sing to her! It is so much more fun now that she can play, smile, and react!
