End of my Leave

So today is the day....the last day of my maternity leave. I can't believe that 10 weeks went by so fast! I mean seriously where did the time go. A note to all those soon-to-be mothers out there....Don't think you will get all this stuff done when on leave, because you won't. I thought, well it won't be me, I will be able to get x, y and z done, but you won't be able to.

With that being said my maternity leave was great. I am super sad that it's over tomorrow. It's sort of strange, about a month ago I couldn't wait to go back, but these past 2 or 3 weeks I haven't wanted to start working again and I would LOVE to be a stay at home mom. It's just not in the cards for us right now. Maybe down the road.

Gabby 2 days old

Our little girl is 10 weeks old today and has grown so much! Above is a picture we took when she was just 2 days old and on our way home from the hospital.

Gabby at 10 weeks!

 I have enjoyed my time off with her so much, and it's really hitting me hard that I have to go back to work tomorrow. I think last week it didn't hurt so bad because I knew I would have another week off with her, but now I won't have a day off with her until Thanksgiving, and then we will be driving to Canada. I will be taking a week off in December because of a mess up with my PTO and FMLA leave (See story below). But that's a few months off. I wish I could take it now. I know she will have a great time with her dad the next three days. and I know on Monday she will have a great time at Daycare with the teachers and with the other babies.

I am going to miss cuddling with her in the morning after her 2nd morning feeding, I will miss taking walks with her in the morning sunshine. Rocking in the chair with her in the afternoons and having her fall asleep on my chest. I am going to miss her smiles all through the day. But I know that she will have saved them up for mom when I get home from work. I know that I have to do this now to provide for her and for her future, just wish I could work from home with her.

My PTO/FMLA got all screwed up...The plan had been was to take the first week of leave as PTO, then 5 weeks Short Term Disability (at 80% pay) and then 3 weeks of PTO, and then 2 part time weeks of PTO. Well when Mike and I were doing the bills last week and noticed that my paycheck for the 2 weeks following my Short Term Disability weeks was not what it should be, in fact it was only a few hundred dollars. So I called up HR the next day and found out that I forgot to fill out one form...ONE STINKING FORM! I couldn't believe it. I saw the form in my files, I even remember reading the form, but I thought it was just a form to supplement my Short Term Disability with my PTO, not to use my PTO. So because I didn't get that form in, I am not getting paid for 2 maybe 3 weeks of my 10 weeks of leave. I am pretty bummed out. I am hoping for a miracle.

We have figured out that Gabriella probably has Acid Reflux. As the past few weeks, she has been getting fussier and fussier around mealtime. She screams sometimes when we feed her, whether it's from her bottle or my breast. So for the past week she has been on some liquid meds twice a day 1ml each time. She doesn't like it, but it seems to be helping her. We will see how things go in the next few weeks.

It's been a great 10 weeks, and I am super sad it's over, but it is what it is and I have to go back. :(