Learning to Juggle

Well it is official I am a working mom! I keep day dreaming that I will be one of those moms who has it all together-the one that in the movies has a set routine that always works, where she wins mother of the year and gets promoted on the same day and always has time for everything and everyone. But when I open my eyes and come down from the clouds I remember that it will never be like that and that everyday will be a new learning experience not just for me but for Nick and Adrian as well.

Case in point - day 1 back in the work force.

5:45 am Adrian and I woke up at the same time! Breastfed for 45 minutes and then tried to put her back to sleep but of course she was wide awake so dad had to take over while I got ready for work.

7:39 am Left the house with what looked like enough luggage for a week long vacation. Gym bag, breast pump goodies, a packed ("I just had a baby healthy") lunch, Adrians bag for school, work bag with laptop and of course Adrian. Just packing the car took 5 minutes!

7:50 am Dropped Adrian off at school. She was a happy baby but it was hard on mommy to walk out of the room and back out to the car.

8:30 am Arrived at work and found my new office (we moved offices when I was out). It felt like the first day of school where you have to find your new home room. I had no idea where I was going or what I was walking into. First on the agenda was finding where the restrooms and coffee were!

9:30 am Hour long Conference call

11:00 am Pumped at my desk - thank goodness for office doors!

11:30 Team lunch -no gym for me today :(

1:30 pm Pumped again

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Meeting with team

4:55 pm Ran to car and headed home

5:35 Arrived home to a sleeping baby in her swing- it was so hard not to wake her up and cover her with kisses.

6:00 pm Time for Adrians dinner

7:00 Nick and I ate dinner

8:00 pm Got together all 3 bottles for the next day, packed up my lunch and bag so the next morning goes as smooth.

8:30 pm Nursed again and got Adrian ready for bed

9:30 pm Picked out Adrians and my clothes for the next day (if not I would never make it to work on time)

10 pm Finally laid down and read for 30 minutes - then finally passed out.

So today is Day 2 and already my schedule has been thrown out the window since Adrian decided that at 4 am it was time for breakfast and then again at 7. But luckily I still managed it all and got to work 10 minutes early - yay me! Learning to be a mom has come naturally but learning how to juggle everything else I have a feeling is not going to be as easy. But knowing that I get to come home everyday to my little family makes it all worth it!