Back to Work

So yesterday was my first day back to work. Needless to say, I was incredibly sad to be away from my daughter for 13 whole hours. We are so fortunate that James is working from home, so when I work, he will watch her for a little while in the morning. Then either my mom or James' mom will watch her for the rest of the day so James can get some work done. Monday night, in anticipation of my first day back, I cried a lot, James was secretly excited to hang out with Hannah all morning, and Hannah didn't know what was going to hit her!

Other than missing my girl, I had a good day at work. I was afraid I'd be like a new nurse all over again, but everything came back pretty quickly. Hannah did well with James and Grandma Winder. She ate a little from her bottle, but gave up by 4:00 and decided to just wait it out till I got home. Luckily she had some of her new favorite activities to keep her entertained. First of all, she thinks the knuckles on her pointer fingers are about the tastiest things ever.

Here she is chowing on her finger:

She sucks so hard that you can hear her all over the house--the damage shows on her red little fingers!
Lately, she's been really into kicking--she lays on the ground and kicks so fast that I even think it might get her somewhere! Here she is combining two of her favorite activities--kicking and chewing:

All her hard work really shows on her socks, which now have little balls covering worn-out heels!

She also loves sitting in her Bumbo chair and just watching everything that is going on.

So she stayed entertained for most of the day. When I got home, she gave me a little smile and then yelled at me for a minute until I started feeding her! Luckily we were able to spend all day together today. Here's a happy baby and an even happier mom: