As summer is coming to an end, so too is my maternity leave. In a couple of weeks, I will be making the transition and returning to work. I am so grateful for the past 5 and a half months, they have been a gift, I am lucky to have had the support of Holly and the UW to make my extended leave a workable option.
Preparing to leave Ayelet has not been easy. Tomorrow, she and I will go visit the day care where she will spend part of Mondays and Tuesdays while I am at work. I will stay with her, we will meet the staff and the other children.
One of the big steps in preparation has been to start giving Ayelet pumped milk through a bottle. I had suspected it might be difficult for her, Talya ended up refusing to take a bottle while I was gone. However, I didn't realize how stubbornly Ayelet would protest the replacement. Tonight, I went out to a friend's house who was having a gathering and I left Ron and Talya with Ayelet. They were going to give Ayelet her last feeding of the day via bottle. Talya had a great time with it and after the first moments, it became apparent that Ayelet had other ideas... After a couple of hours of trying to feed her the bottle, Ron text messaged me. Hmmm, I wonder where she gets that stubborn streak.
The good news is this - a week following our return to Seattle, I have my super star sleeper back. She is back to going down in her bed, crying for less than 5 minutes, and sleeping until 7:00 ish am!
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