Sunday, April 30, 2006
First Time Apart
Other than 10 minutes, when I ran to the drug store once, Lexi and I have been together since her birth. Actually, I guess since I got pregnant almost a year ago. I have never left her with Steve to go anywhere because Steve and I go everywhere together on the weekends. That sounds a little co-dependent, but it is more of a matter that we both like to go places so if one is going so does the other. Even a trip to the grocery store is more exciting than sitting around the house. When I go out without him, he is usually doing something like working on the house or sleeping in (I wake up earlier), so I take her with me. Basically, this has lead to a lot of mother daughter time, which is good and bad because I'll be returning to work in a few weeks. It is nice being together as much as possible, but we both need to get use to being apart.
We started with our first break from each other yesterday. I took her over to a friend's house. This friend is great with babies and kids, but has had major fertility problems for the last 10 years and hasn't been able to have one. She has been begging me to let her care for Lexi since I got pregnant. I figured yesterday was a good day because I had a few projects in the house I wanted to get done. I dropped Lexi off and dashed back to the house. I worked like a crazy woman on too much coffee (although I don't drink coffee). I just felt I had to maximize this time. Of course, I couldn't stop thinking about her or wanting to check on her. Two and a half hours later, I called and found out that she was doing well and my friend begged to keep her longer. I worked on a few more projects. After 5 hours, I couldn't take it anymore and went to get her. That seems like a long break for the first time even though she did well. One thing is clear; going back to work will be harder on me than it will be on her.
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