Back to work...

The new year has been quite a busy one for us. I feel like the days and weeks are flying by! I went back to work full time last week and it was a lot tougher than I had expected. I was the woman I promised myself I wouldn't be...the crazy one who cries uncontrollably as she drops her baby off for his first day at daycare. I had to go home and redo my makeup. On day one I was there by 2:00 to pick him up. I just couldn't stand it.
The next two days I was out of town for work and Mike had his first experience taking care of Shaun solo. He did GREAT! Made a very valuable discovery. Shaun has been regressing in his sleep habits the past month or so. I think it was a combo of traveling so much and him being sick. We were back to getting up a couple of times a night. So while I was away, Mike decided he thought the nightlight in Shaun's room was too bright and turned it off. PRESTO! Back to 9 hours straight of sleep ever since. THANK YOU MICHAEL!!!
As for me, it was so hard to be away from Shaun for the night. Not to mention the amount of pumping I had to do was ridiculous. Turns out a baby nurses much more effectively than a pump. I had to pump every 2-3 hours to keep from getting extremely uncomfortable. Not easy to do when you are in the middle of a work meeting!
So needless to say...I missed a pumping session or two. And I paid the price. I ended up with an infection/clog on Sunday of this week. As of today it had been 48 hours and no relief in sight. I was on the internet doing research and trying EVERYTHING! I went to my doctor followed by a lactation consultant and my problem has finally been solved. Who knew you could nurse a baby upside down?!?! No really...I'm serious! The lactation consultant suggested this and it worked like a charm. No more clog and I am a happy camper. The doctor was talking about having it drained if it didn't resolve by Friday. Yikes! Didn't sound like something I wanted to be a part of.
I am in my second full week of work and I feel like I am finally starting to figure out the balance between mom and pharmaceutical rep. Well...maybe not completely figured out but it is better this week than it was last. At least the crying has stopped! Mike and I are both really happy with the daycare we have Shaun at. He is in a room with 7 other newborns and 3 caretakers. They are all so wonderful and have even sent me a picture or two on my phone during the day to let me know how Shaunie is doing. They said Shaun seems to be a happy baby. Never fusses, eats well and is full of smiles. That's my boy!!!

So that's our update for now. I'll leave you with a pic of Shaun in his first hotel room stay! Went to Orlando for one night over the weekend. He is quite the traveler lately! Isn't he getting to be a big boy?!?! Love my little man!