Back to the Grind

Monday was Gracie's first day at daycare and my first day back to work. It was extraordinarily difficult, and I'm still emotional at times about it. But all in all, I think everything will be just fine once we all get on a schedule and get used to the idea of being away from one another all day.

Gracie isn't eating well during the day, but I think it is my fault. We have been giving her a bottle a day since she was 3 weeks old, so I thought she'd do fine taking a bottle while I am away. But we usually gave her the bottle in the evening. Now she has it in the morning. I also made the mistake of asking Ryan to put her vitamins in the first bottle he gave her on Monday. Oops! These are the mistakes we learn from I suppose! But now she gags at the vitamins and has only eaten about 5 ounces while I'm away.

When I get home, we just sit on the couch and she eats...for over two hours...literally. She will eat, then we will "talk" for a few minutes or read a book, then she remembers she should keep eating. And that pattern continues until she goes to bed at 7:30. Tonight, she feel into a deep sleep at 7:00, so I put her to bed. At exactly 7:30, she woke up crying (which she never does), so I thought maybe she needed to burp. Nope, turns out she was still hungry. Talk about a girl and her schedule.

It makes me feel good since we worked so hard toward a stable breastfeeding relationship. But I feel terrible that she doesn't eat while I'm away. No more vitamins for a while...I'm actually going to look into getting a prescription for a more concentrated dose so she doesn't have to choke those down.

I just hope she adjusts soon. I'm sure it'll only be a matter of time.

I know you're waiting for new pictures...I promise I'll post new ones tomorrow!