Before taking Eve to nursery school last week
After dropping her off at nursery for her settling in day, one strange thing to get used to is carrying a handbag again after all these months of taking a big baby bag around. Something I miss very much is the buggy - such a fantastic shopping trolley! I now have to carry things home, rather than being able to dump it all on the pram.
Thankfully Sam is be looking after Eve for two mornings each week, Thursday being one of them. Which made my first day at work easier as I knew they were spending quality time together.
On Friday I dropped her off in the morning before getting the bus to work. I went a little bit earlier as I knew that the day before she had been very upset when Sam had to leave her there. The poor girl went crazy, and it was so hard having to walk out the door and leave her with other people to look after her.
I phoned the nursery at lunch time to see how she was getting on and thankfully she had had a morning nap and a good lunch which helped me to not feel so bad. However, when I got home that evening I felt so exhausted and ill. It seems that as soon as I left my little maternity bubble I picked up a cold straight away. Ten hours is such a long day to be away from Eve and I cried on dear Sam for 2 hours that night. I have a wonderful husband though and he cheered me up by cooking us a steak dinner and then we watched some comedy on tv together.
Yesterday morning my rather lovely sister-in-law Katie-Jane, her husband Dave and their two children Scarlett (4) and Huxley (3) came down to see us. Sam's Dad and his wife Jeggsy also stopped by. This really brightened things up for me and I felt so much better for seeing them all. We have such lovely family times together. Drinking numerous cups of tea with them and a good chat sorted me right out!
I feel so thankful to have so many caring and kind friends and family around me. I've had some lovely emails, texts and phone calls this week to check that I'm ok. Dear Chloe who has moved to San Francisco with her family sent me an email that was so nice to receive. Our babies are a couple of weeks apart so we are often going through similar things at the same time.
Eve with her doll, Rosie
I've got to say going back to work has really given me mixed emotions. On one hand it was quite exhilarating to see all the people strutting to work in the morning, going about their lives. Which when you're on maternity leave you seem to forget about, as I would always be at home in the early morning making breakfast for Eve, doing the washing and prepping for the day ahead. It was nice to get out and about. My hour long lunch break felt like it went on for ages - having an hour to myself felt most unusual.
When I spoke to my mum she said that there was nothing she could say to consol me and that it was an awful time, as she remembered doing the same thing with my brother Jon, her first born in 1971. It's a tough time mama's, but we know it's the best thing for our children's well-being and it will get easier.
I'm sure that we will fall into a routine and all will come good soon. In a couple of weeks time Eve will settle into nursery well. I'm glad that I didn't bother to work on any sleeping techniques prior to her going to nursery though, as the emotional upheaval for her has really messed with her sleep. She's waking up 3 or 4 times a night at the moment. I know this will settle down once she is happy at nursery.
Not much to look at from the outside.
This rather hideous looking old 80's pub has been transformed into our lovely nursery.
On Friday I dropped her off in the morning before getting the bus to work. I went a little bit earlier as I knew that the day before she had been very upset when Sam had to leave her there. The poor girl went crazy, and it was so hard having to walk out the door and leave her with other people to look after her.
I phoned the nursery at lunch time to see how she was getting on and thankfully she had had a morning nap and a good lunch which helped me to not feel so bad. However, when I got home that evening I felt so exhausted and ill. It seems that as soon as I left my little maternity bubble I picked up a cold straight away. Ten hours is such a long day to be away from Eve and I cried on dear Sam for 2 hours that night. I have a wonderful husband though and he cheered me up by cooking us a steak dinner and then we watched some comedy on tv together.
Me and Eve, Dave and Huxley, Katie-Jane and Scarlett on a refreshing walk yesterday
Eve with her doll, Rosie
I've got to say going back to work has really given me mixed emotions. On one hand it was quite exhilarating to see all the people strutting to work in the morning, going about their lives. Which when you're on maternity leave you seem to forget about, as I would always be at home in the early morning making breakfast for Eve, doing the washing and prepping for the day ahead. It was nice to get out and about. My hour long lunch break felt like it went on for ages - having an hour to myself felt most unusual.
When I spoke to my mum she said that there was nothing she could say to consol me and that it was an awful time, as she remembered doing the same thing with my brother Jon, her first born in 1971. It's a tough time mama's, but we know it's the best thing for our children's well-being and it will get easier.
Katie having fun on the swing in the park
I'm sure that we will fall into a routine and all will come good soon. In a couple of weeks time Eve will settle into nursery well. I'm glad that I didn't bother to work on any sleeping techniques prior to her going to nursery though, as the emotional upheaval for her has really messed with her sleep. She's waking up 3 or 4 times a night at the moment. I know this will settle down once she is happy at nursery.
The two cousins, Scarlett and Eve having an afternoon snack
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