Chloe and Livia have adjusted better than I could have hoped. No tears on being left from either of them and both eating, drinking and sleeping well for my mother-in-law. I'm so happy after all the work I've put in getting then ready for this change. When I think where we were 2 months ago, with Livia not able to have formula, refusing bottles and crying when left with anyone, I feel so thankful to God for his amazing faithfulness throughout all of this.
On another note, I feel a little bit like I'm in a sitcom at work! I think having a baby has made me a bit loopy and clumsy which has led to some embarrassing situations! Yesterday I put the date on the board as 4/02/13, not noticing until a girl pointed out it was September, not February. This is Livia's due date so clearly have it on the brain! On the first day back I fell flat on my back after hurrying to my car. I was very glad the girls weren't back that day to see!
The most awkward part of going back to work has been trying to express at work. I had wanted to avoid this but I'm not quite ready to give up the lunchtime feed just yet. I think I'll try and keep it up until Livia drops the 10 or 4 o clock feed. As you can imagine this has the potential to create lots of embarrassing situations! The school have been amazing and have given me a key to use the deputy head's old office (she left at the end of last year, rather acrimoniously!). They even moved a fridge in for me - up a flight of stairs!
The funny part is that there have been muttering amongst the staff because the office's window was papered up (to give me privacy) and everyone thinks that the school are trying to remove all evidence of the old deputy head, ha! I don't really want the world to know what I'm doing so I try to sneak into the office without anyone seeing.
Yesterday when I went to express I couldn't get the pump to work and was getting really stressed and upset. Breast feeding mums will know the feeling when you need to feed/express NOW! Turns out i had the wires in the wrong holes so thankfully got it working. Although then I was so stressed that I couldn't get my milk to come properly (sorry if too much information!). I had the same problem last night when expressing too because I got all uptight about it again. So this is something I need to pray about, that I can relax enough to make it work. Expressing at work is definitely not the most relaxing situation. I keep thinking the girls/staff waking past the office will here the whirr of the pump and wonder what on earth is going on!
I'm feeling so happy today! So pleased that it has all worked out well and that God has provided for me so spectacularly :) Thank you to anyone who has prayed for us; I know there were a lot of you x
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