Daddy's Back to Work

Daddy's Back to Work

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Daddy returned to work this week...a sad day for all of us but one that we knew would be coming...it brought with it though a few unexpected suprises though...such as Daddy's car not being out of the shop and Mommy getting to Load/Unload her two Boys out of Bed at Midnight Twice and then preceeding to get them up out of bed early the next morning to pick Daddy up...not to mention the many times she was up during the night for feedings...nothing like breaking mommy in easy...

Daddy's return to work also brought about Mommy's first outings with the two boys by herself...We braved Target one day for wipes as we had none in the house...and I find it quite interesting that a screaming newborn in the store attracts so many people to want to stop and see the baby...no one bothered us until Ashten decided to clear his lungs...then as Mommy is trying to make a mad dash out of the store as quickly as possible--EVERYONE (ie complete strangers) thought they should try and stop us so they could "coo" at my little screamer..

We also had to visit the Doctor on Wednesday for Ashten's two week checkup --needed to verify he was back to his birthweight--and boy was he!! 9lbs 4 1/2 oz...this kid really knows how to eat!! There is certainly no question about Mommy's supply! We also then went to Preston's Wednesday Playgroup so that he could see his friends...it was a short visit...But he and Mommy loved catching up with our friends..

While Daddy was away our BEAUTIFUL new MEGA stroller arrived! Of course, Preston and Mommy were super pumped about the new ride and were dying to see what it looked like...However- much to our suprise when we opened the box -it still needed to be assembled...this is not Mommy's specialty and was going to leave it for Daddy--but Preston had other ideas...He REALLY wanted to see his new stroller and Super Mommy kicked in again and put it together..I do have to say I am quite proud of this accomplishment...It was however quite cold this day and I had no intentions of going for a walk, but once again Master P had other ideas....this was HIS stroller and he was not going to let it go until we took it for a short test drive...and boy does it drive well!! We love it and try to get out as much as possible in it before the weather turns bad...

Daddy's going back to work has certainly been a challenge for all of us...but the thrust or giant push into reality (as Mommy refers to it as) has really not been too bad...at least there hasn't been a major meltdown yet...there is still a lot of adjusting we all need to do...Preston has taken it a little harder this week with Daddy gone...and Mommy is learning that she can be "Super Mommy" and do a lot more than she thought she could...However--I am counting the days until Nina returns to help (5 in case you were wondering) and provides a little relief...