Well this week was a big week in the Lynch household. I started back to work Monday and believe it or not, our family survived! :) I had good intentions of practicing taking both kids to daycare before my actual return to work. While I did take both of them the week before my return, I didn't really make a huge effort to get them there for the time I need to when working. My thought process was hey this is my only vacation for a while and do I really want to get up and going that early. The simple answer was no.
Sunday night I got everything I could ready ahead of time, bottles made, lunches made, clothes laid out etc... Monday morning Matt and I worked like a team to get everyone fed, groomed and dressed for the day. We all made it to our separate destinations on time and all had good days. The rest of the week went fairly the same with a few exceptions. Wednesday was Teddy Bear picnic day in Ella Catherine's room and she was suppose to bring a teddy bear for the picnic. Well, I remembered 1/2 way to daycare/work that we didn't have her teddy bear (Strike 1). I spoke with her teacher and luckily they had extras just in case. Phew! No damaging life scars. :) Thursday I forgot her afternoon snack (Strike 2) and did have to hear about it the whole ride home. Today was the icing on the cake. Fridays are waterplay days in Ella Catherine's room, weather permitting of course. Well, guess who forgot to pack her swim suit, towel and water play shoes...you guessed it! Me! (Strike 3) I couldn't have her be the only kid that wouldn't be able to play in the water so I ran to Target and quickly bought her a swim suit. Crisis averted!
Matt has been a tremendous help this week. i honestly do not know how women who work and have husbands that are not helpful do it. I would be completely exhausted as I would have to get up even earlier than my 5:30am wake up time and stay up late getting it all done. I so admire single working mothers!!!
Carter has sailed through his first full week without any problems. My biggest problem in regards to him for the week was trying to figure out how much milk to put in his bottles and how many bottles to send a day. Once we had that figured out, it was smooth sailing. He seems to enjoy the stimulation the other children provide and he is his smiley, happy self.
We want to congratulate our friend, Megan Plato, on her new job! Megan was a student of mine at St. Jude and recently completed a Neonatal Nutrition Fellowship in Houston. She will be working in the NICU and PICU. We are so excited for her and happy that she has landed a job doing what she loves.
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