My First Day "On the Job"

Yes, I know that my job as a mommy started 2 weeks ago when Charlotte was born, but with Brendan starting back to work yesterday, I felt that really marked my first day as a full-time mommy - my new job!

The day started out well since Charlotte slept well the night before...Charlotte even slept in the morning while I was able to eat breakfast and have my quiet time with the Lord. I tried to also sleep while she was but.....

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Brendan encouraged me to continue this post on Thursday although I started it on Tuesday. He thinks its a great representation of how my new job is going! My computer time has been just enough to check my email but definitely not enough to finish this post until now. Brendan and I have both learned a lot this week about how things will work best for us with him working from home and me and Charlotte also here. That has actually been a huge blessing as he's been able to watch her for short bits of time so that I can grab a nap (though I'm not great at napping during the day anymore) or something to eat. He's also been a huge encouragement as nursing our little girl has been far more time-consuming than I ever could have imagined. She is doing pretty well in that area, but has taken to "fighting" me during feedings on occasion and it is oh so frustrating when I'm running on a lack of sleep anyways. It's crossed my mind during these "fights"...which consist of her wanting to eat but not being willing to stay on to do so...that I've been given a teenager rather than an infant!!

We also had Charlotte's 2 week check-up on Tuesday and while she is healthy, she isn't gaining weight as well as she should. So, I'm on a more strict feeding schedule which is even more exhausting and we'll go back in Friday to re-check her weight. Its been easy to want to worry about this although I can't do a whole lot about it until we know if she'll gain weight by eating more...thankfully, I've had plenty of time while feeding her to talk to God and seek His peace to not worry about Charlotte's well-being. I've found that those times are a great time for me to spend with God...which I have definitely needed these days!

Feeding calls!