Well, I knew the time would come for T.J. to return to work, and that time officially came this past Monday. I must admit that I was a bit nervous to be a full-time Mommy as T.J. has been such an incredible help the two weeks that he was home with Elliana and me. But, the reality was that in order to continue to pay bills and provide food that Daddy had to return to work, even though I know he would have been happy to stay home forever.
Our first week home alone together went better than expected, and I am so very fortunate that we have this time together. We have read books, taken naps together, and tried to prepare the house for when Daddy comes home from work so that we can play together as a family.
One of our major accomplishments this week is that we ventured out of the house on our own, which believe it or not was a major feat for the Berndsen girls. I know, it might seem silly that a simple trip out of the house with my daughter is an accomplishment, but the past few weeks a lot of my energy has been spent recovering and determining a feeding schedule...so managing to get out of the house within the timeline of feedings is an achievement. Yesterday we went for another weight check at the hospital, and I am pleased to announce that our baby girl is now weighing in at 9 lbs, 5.4 ounces! At this pace, I predict she will be wearing 3-6 month clothes in about 2-3 weeks which I find absolutely incredible at how quickly my little girl is growing!
As much as I have loved our alone time this week, I am so very excited that today is FRIDAY and we will have Daddy home with us all weekend long. Elliana and I are a great team, but it is the three of us that make us a family.
Elliana happy to be playing with Mommy
Well a lot sounds familiar specially the accomplichment going out of the house :) Hope you are all doing great :)
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