Perspective

It's my third day back in the office and things are going well. We are adjusting to our new schedule and routine pretty well and the little guy seems happy. We are doing a nanny share with a very good friend of mine from college who has a 1 1/2 year old daughter. The nanny is incredibly sweet and hugged me on Monday morning when we dropped him off on his first day at my friend's house. She could tell I was a nervous newbie. As I suspected though as soon as I got into the office I felt much less anxious and by the end of the day it felt very normal to be back at work. I think this is how it is supposed to be for me. The little guy has been pretty happy the past couple of days so I know he's in good hands. He's also been tired so I suspect he's been having a good time.

My task this morning has involved some research on newborns exhibiting signs of drug withdrawal. I deal with lots of different types of statistics and normally I just seem them as numbers. It's amazing though how depressing I find this task now that I have a newborn of my own. I just can't imagine. It's a mother's job to protect their child from everything including when they are in the womb and depend on your body for support and nourishment. It just kills me to think about babies being exposed to drugs. Probably not the most timely assignment for me to have this week.

To-do lists are quickly becoming my best friend. It is definitely more difficult to keep track of all the little things that need to get done during the day including phone calls and scheduling things like car service and dog boarding. I feel very on top of things at the moment. I hope it stays this way!