Back to Work

Monday marked my first day back to work and Owen's first day of daycare.  As expected, he did well, and I did not.  I did manage to visit him over my lunch break and was happy to hold him for the entire night...even when he was clearly sleeping and ready for bed.  While I expect it to get easier for me at some point, I missed him just as much on day two as I did on day one.  I miss his smiles and little giggles.  I'm thankful that he gets to share them with Meghan and Kaden and Amy though!

As I was feeling sorry for myself this morning I was summoned out of my office to check out an event in the UNI Dome next door.  My co-workers and I were able to watch a send off ceremony for troops headed for Afghanistan.  While I've been working closely with the families and children of deployed soldiers for many years now, I was especially choked up by the other new moms in the crowd, feeding the baby with one hand and drying their tears with the other.  If these men and women can serve in a war zone away from their new babies and families for months at a time, I guess I can manage leaving Owen in daycare while I work.  It was a humbling experience.

In other news, we were happy to see a lot of family this week.  Grandma and Grandpa Beck made a visit on Thursday night and Grandpa Kennedy and Uncle Ben made it over for a visit on Sunday.  It was nice to see everyone!

Hanging out with Grandpa Beck.  We still like him even though he is a White Sox fan.

Owen loves playing with Grandma Beck!