Werk, Werk, Werk

If you have been following my blog, you would know that I have been working from home for this month.

Working from home with a baby is doable...if you are dedicated, that is. Many people have asked how it has gone. I have genuinely enjoyed working from home. When Sutton is awake, I try to be as present as possible. I try to cherish every moment when feeding and playing with him as I believe that he feeds off of my energy. I try not to stress about when he is going to sleep again. I know he would pick up on that energy and it would only prolong the process. So when he is awake, I try to be 100% momma. Of course there has been the odd exception. Sometimes things need to happen (work wise), and he doesn’t care about my schedule.

As soon as Sutton goes down, his monitor and my worker bee cap go on. I have enjoyed this time of working from home. How I best describe it as is interrupted yet quality work time. When Sutton is down, I have anything from 30 minutes to almost three hours of quality work time to simply work with no interruptions. When last did you have that? Keep in mind he naps about three times a day. I didn't even have that uninterrupted amount of time working a full day at the office. Of course, I am working my hardest while at the office, but I didn't always have the luxury of solely focusing on one task.

I did, however, have two days where Sutton was inconsolable. He screamed (and I truly mean screamed) for hours. Those two days were hard. It was hard to work, and it was hard on my heart. To top it off, Damian was away too. It was hard to work, eat, go to the toilet and stay calm on those days. Luckily for me, when he finally went down in the evening (after hours of trying to get him down), he was lights out. So I worked then. Thankfully, he was back to his cheery self soon enough and back into his routine.

I go back to work on the 25th of February. Where did the time go?? I have loved, adored and cherished every single moment of my maternity leave. Spending that time getting to know Sutton has been one of the biggest blessings of my life. Am I excited to return? Truthfully, yes and no. I am excited to do something for myself again, but I will miss Sutton with every piece of me.

Sutton starts school this Monday. He will go for a few hours and I will increase said hours every day. Wish me luck. Lord knows momma needs the luck and prayers more than him.