Well I had my meeting with my boss about returning to work and I must say I am VERY happy as I got more than I was hoping for with regard to working from home.
Although I'll be full time until mid July when Sean finishes his long service leave, then I will work four days and trial working one day a fortnight from home, if I can make it work my boss said he is happy for me to work one day from home per week which would mean I would work Mon, Wed, Fri, work at home Tuesdays and have Thursdays off - pretty stoked about it as thought he would say no. He is so happy to have me back that he is pretty open to negotiation - YaaaaaY!!
Oh, AND for the first 6 weeks I am going to work 4 days too, just to ease myself into it a bit. AND I can work 830-430 which is great as before I went on maternity leave I was on a rotating roster working anywhere between 8am-630pm. This means I can get up and be with Bailey from 6-730, then have a quick shower and go to work, and be home in time for his dinner, bath, bedtime which was important to me...... Luckily my workplace is only 10-15mins away from home. Now that I know what will happen I feel like the anxious **Going back to work cloud** has been blown away. Will I cry my eyes out on my first day back? HELL YEAH, but at least I still get plenty of quality time with my boy
i was all geared up to go back to work next month but DH has picked up some work (not enough, but it will do) so i'm staying home until i'm officially due back (april 20) - it will mean our money issues will continue longer than we had anticipated, but in my heart it is what feels right for our family. rang work to withdraw my application to return, and the RTW coordinator was fantastic about it (thankfully - i was shaking when i called to go back, and even worse today!)
not a lot happening here today - I have had a few days of being a little unwell. some of it is related to depression (dammit!) - and the return to work was adding to it. am feeling almost like i've crashed tonight. hopefully E has crashed just as much and will sleep well tonight! she's been in the pool today so i'm hoping...
ummm, what else - ooh, E has new words - that kid is gonna be able to talk under water with a mouthful of marbles! she now says the usual mum, dad, bub, hello, boobf (with an f on the end lol), hi, pup - and has, in the past week, added minimum (mimmimum - our dog - mini me - gets called minimum all the time cos one of the kids couldn't say it) - E says it when looking at that dog - refuses to say to the other (teejaye). she also says cat (and grabs for him), and now pool. and when she doesn't get to go in the pool, it gets louder and longer - POOOOOOOOOOL! it's all said in context too. she yabbers a lot of other stuff, but those ones are clear and deliberate. think there is more but DH not here for me to ask and my brain feels sore lol
Hey ladies, been a HOT one in Sydney today!! I think Aaron's room reached 30!!! But he caught a few Zzzz in the porta cot in the family room which was ok.
Vic, DH wants to take Aaron to a few games once the season starts as long as they are local games.
It will be really sute to see both my men dressed in red and white.
Naomi, great news on the work front...
BG, Hope you are ok.
AFU, well my baby boy is 8 months today!!
The time is flying and am sure in the next couple of months so will he
Not much else just sooo hot today really makes me feel sick.
Oh yeah Aaron tried fish tonight that DH caught...so cute his face turned his nose up BUT loved it...go figure?!?!?
gotta love that facial reaction that seems to say YUK but they scoff anyway! E does it with yogurt every time! and with pumpkin - weird girl!
i'm feeling blah again tonight. E won't resettle for the night - not sure why - so DH is trying to get her to sleep. in half an hour we've managed 5.5mins of a movie that we're trying to watch!
So true BG, scoffing it down like no tomorrow!!
Mind you before that he had Carrot and Zucchini followed by some apple custard...how he had room for more I have no idea.....
Must be the night for non sleeping children..... Allira is still squaking every so often and Lachie only just finally went to sleep at 9.30pm. They were both put in bed at 7.30.... and Hubs was out until just after 10. I've had a good night. BLAH!
Happy 9 months, little Bailey and happy 8 months for yesterday Mstr Aaron
Nicky: Hope you are having a better day with the kids today. I totally get where you're coming from with struggling with the kids and their behaviour. And with settling for the night - last night I spent from about 6:30pm until about 9pm settling the girls. Then they woke intermittently through the night cause it was so jolly hot. Still, I hope Allira's sleeping improves soon and those teeth stop giving her grief.
BG: So sorry you've been struggling and not well. But I'm glad the work situation has sorted itself for you. Even if the money is still tight for a bit longer, if it means you can stay with E for a bit longer and that feels right, then fantastic. You will cope with the money situation. Hope E was a bit more settled last night and you got some rest.
Nicole: Phoebe hasn't tasted fish yet... I need to get some tuna... problem is I am not a big fan so we never really have it in the house, LOL! But I know it is super good for you, so I would like her to at least try it.
Woohoo @ the earlier night! Phoebe's summer bags are Target brand ones but while it's so hot I'm not putting her in them. She still sleeps with a wrap like a cuddle toy. I think the only danger with ill-fitting bags is if they can pull their heads through as well, KWIM? If you are worried, you can always put a stitch or two into the arm holes to make them fit better?
I am on FB but don't check it very often. My name's Amy Stowe.
Jacinta: Eeek! Might be time to get some gates
Nay: YAY! I'm so thrilled that things went so well with your meeting for work. It will make all the difference being there for Bailey first and last thing in the day. And great having the same hours each day too. LOL @ the chip sandwich
Vic: I have cut Phoebe's finger before when doing her nails. She didn't notice either, although I felt dreadful. But they heal so quickly! Babies have amazing cells
Krystie: Aw, sweets, you are such an attentive, caring mummy. Don't fret about the feed. I'm sure Kyson would've clued you in if he was hankering for it. LOL @ the leaking boobs! It has been ages since I leaked like that... in fact I don't think I have this time round. Phoebe often goes longer spells between boobfeeds these days. Some days she'll only have 4-5 in 24 hours. But other days it feels like she's constantly dragging down my top and making 'mmmm' sounds (which means, "FEED ME, WOMAN!" - either milk or solids). She's quite fond of water now. Last night when it was so hot and I had bfed her and she still wasn't settled I offered her some water and she guzzled it. So I made her a bottle and she guzzled 50ml of that too. The bottle has really messed with my supply, so last thing at night if she's breastfeeding it's mainly for comfort rather than food I think... If she's actually thirsty or hungry the boob doesn't really cut it in the evening anymore.
Phoebe is having apricot chicken for lunch. I have tried out one of those heinz stir-through sauces (apricot chicken) and mixed it with steamed pumpkin and rice. She's so much more adventurous than Natty! I hope she stays this way, LOL! She's having a different meal to us because I wasn't sure that she'd get much out of a sandwich just yet... Are any of the babies eating sandwiches yet?
Natty is driving me insane today. She is hot and tired and complaining! Best be off to deal with another stupid fake-crying complaint. Sigh.
E loves her vegemite sandwich! scoffs it big time! i just give her the crust so that it's not too soft (don't like the idea of it going doughy in her mouth and then getting stuck!) - she's pretty adventurous though - had a feed of savoury french toast this morning - loved it!
Yeah, it's the soft bread thing I was worried about... she has toast crusts and enjoys those. And cruskits for a snack.
Phoebe hasn't had a whole lot of meat either, only bolognaise sauce. I haven't had a steak in months! And we don't really do chops either. Natty and I have had sausages but I wasn't keen on giving those to Phoebe just yet. She has had chicken though - loves chomping away at chicken.
E loves home made rissoles, and the ones from the butcher - the shop ones get nose turned up! E isn't so keen on chicken, but she'll get there (no choice - mummy and daddy have it lots lol). she tried sausages (again, from the butcher - they are really good and not fatty at all) - she enjoyed the flavour but gagged cos of the skin, so we won't go there again for a while
think E has missed daddy this week. after all his time at home, he has worked most of the week - and toay ahs has been on the daddy bandwagon. dad dad dad daddy daddy dad dad dad
Hope you are ok.
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