So I have 2.5 more weeks left of my maternity leave and I am absolutely dreading going back to work. I have been with my TinyFat all day, every day (except for Irish Fest) for almost 12 weeks. How on Earth am I going to transition to only seeing him briefly in the mornings and for a few hours at night?! Plus, I am worried about leaving him and being 45 minutes away. What if something happens and he needs me? What if there is an emergency and I’m not able to get home fast enough? Ugh, this motherhood business is tough work!
I cry just thinking about it. I can’t even imagine how much I’m going to cry when it actually happens. I feel sorry for my students, aide and teacher friends…
We are extremely lucky in one aspect, though. Instead of having to put TinyFat in daycare, we have hired ourselves a live in nanny. I feel fancy when I say that cause I feel like only people who are extremely well off can afford a live in nanny. Our nanny is going to be TinyFat’s Aunt Pucci… my sister, Lauren. (Pucci is pronounced like Poochie… it’s a nickname from when we were kids.) Anyway, Lauren is planning on moving to New York this summer and is working her tail off to get some money together so she isn’t homeless when she gets there. We are paying her to watch Logan while we are gone during the day, and she is working at a high end restaurant in Dallas in the evenings. Not only did she want the money we dangled in front of her face, but she wanted to be able to spend a lot of time with TinyFat before she leaves. So, it’s a win-win for her.
Since Lauren doesn’t have any experience with babies, she is moving in a week or so early for intensive Logan training. I am also putting together a Logan handbook for her. This was at her request… NOT because I’m crazy!! I’ve been trying to plan what should be in it, but I’m worried that I’m leaving something out. I feel like I should plan for every possible situation, but that would mean that I have to put together plans for everything from a fever, to hiccups, to the zombie apocalypse. That might take some time, and probably would not be ready in 2.5 weeks.
So, if anyone has any ideas about what should be in the Logan Handbook, please let me know. Obviously, I will include a copy of his “schedule” or the routine that we follow with him. It’s still pretty loose, so it’s going to be fairly easy. Right now, I am working on compiling a list of activities to do with him while he is awake and a “What to do when he cries” list. This might seem like it should be obvious, but she’s never taken care of a baby before, so I want to make sure she is equipped to handle situations that might come her way. Plus, she asked me to do this… I’m not a crazy control freak. 🙂