My First Week Back at Work

Well, its Sunday afternoon and I've never really dreaded Monday morning the way I am right now. The weekend has flown by and I haven't gotten enough time with my baby girl to get me through this next week. I leave Tuesday morning for my first trip back to Minneapolis and won't be home till after she's in bed Thursday night. I'm nervous on many fronts about this trip. Not only will it be my first time away from her, but there's a whole list of things I'm going to have to figure out as I go ... like pumping in an airport bathroom (yuck!) and then taking milk through security, which I know can be done as long as you declare it to the TSA agents and let them inspect it. My buyer, who has a daughter a few months older than Brianna, is very understanding and has agreed that future trips will be consolidated into one day if at all possible so I don't have to be gone overnight. Thank goodness for that! Now, I've just got to get through the next few days, and so does Justin. He's a little aprehensive about this as well but I know he'll be fine!

Brianna's doing great at school and seems to be adored by both of her teachers. When I picked her up Friday afternoon, Miss Donna was rocking and cuddling her since the other babies were either sleeping or had been picked up already. She didn't seem to anxious to hand her over to me either! I think its safe to say she's sufficiently won over both Miss Rose and Miss Donna!

She hasn't quite figured out the fine art of napping at school though. She's getting better but there's simply too many fun things to explore. This past week's theme was "bubbles, mud & puddles" and they had some cool things for her to play with ... like toothpaste squeezed into a bag to simulate mud. Apparently, she loved squishing it! I wish I could have seen her face when they handed her that! Another day, they blew buddles and that was also a big hit. Once the backyard dries out, we're going to go outside and give that one a shot ourselves! I have a feeling Moab might be pretty excited about chasing bubbles as well.

Here's a few pictures from the past week ... enjoy!

Chilling with Mommy after first day of school
Sleepy Girl!
Mommy's First Day of Work
Meeting Robyn!
Playing on her mat...and yes, that's a mirror she's staring at already!

That's all for now ... love you all,
Lucretia