Joining the club!

Well I never thought I would be here creating a blog for myself. I guess I'm interested in discovering what the fuss is all about. The thought of having a family diary to look back on sounds very appealing. The fact that it is public means I wont have to go back and burn any pages in fear that I wrote something that really wasn't meant to be put on paper. :)

I'm currently typing with one hand as I hold my baby son in the other. It's the night before I go back to work and my mind is filled with questions and concerns. How does a breastfeeding mom know how much milk to leave at home? Or how do you tell your newborn that he must stick to his planned out schedule as Mom's can't adjust on demand while at work? I worry how much stress he will endure, but confident he will learn soothing skills from this. Maybe I'm worried as a result of my own separation issues rather than his.

It's important to note how lucky our family is that we have a dad who works extra hard so that he can be home while I'm away. The pressure to find a suitable day care is eliminated for the time being. It's the greatest blessing a working family can ask for. Our son will be perfectly safe and sound under his dad's watchful eye while I'm at work. I just pray that I've done all the right preparations in order for Dad to have an easy going day alone with his new baby.

Recently I read that in exclusively breastfeed babies, need roughly 25oz per day of breastmilk between 1-6 months of age. Therefore I've left a few storage bags of 3oz each. Any comments on this?

Thank goodness for Google these days. I seem to be earning my own version of an early childhood development education online. While I worked in a nursery with infants, spent many years babysitting, and cared for my little sister who is 10 years younger, I still find myself researching dozens of questions each day. Thank you to the many moms who blog and post about their own experiences. Here's to giving back to the blogging community!!