Back to work.

I haven't posted lately because I am back to work! It was twice as hard as I imagined to leave little Leo, but it was ten times easier to make it through the day knowing that he was staying at home with two people who love him very much. Grandma and Granddad Cailleteau are watching him until our daycare spot opens in November.

It hasn't been all smooth sailing. He has been somewhat resistant to taking the bottle, though he was eating very well by the end of the week. It's also been hard on Grandma trekking up and down three floors! However, Grandma has done an amazing job with getting him to take good naps and seems to be having a very good time spending the days with her grandson. We are very lucky.



Pumping has been... interesting. I am determined to give little Leo breastmilk for as long as possible, so that means pumping at work. We have a little room, which I think used to be a janitor's closet, inside the ladies' room at work. When I first checked it out, it was dirty!! I think no one else has used the room in quite some time. I had to give it a wipe down from floor to ceiling with anti-bac wipes. Feels funny hooked up to the machine with my top down at work... the things we do for love of a tiny baby! I would love to see the looks on the faces of the ladies walking into the restroom when they hear the pump going "wuh-uh wuh-uh wuh-uh" on the other side of that door!

At home, we are having so much fun with little Leo. He can ALMOST hold that heavy head up! He's really starting to follow objects, and once in a while, he grabs and holds them. He smiles so much, and I know it won't be long before he's giggling when we wiggle his toys at him.