And then Tuesday was the first day of daycare...it was tough for sure. Jacob and I both decided to take her that morning...to make sure we remembered to tell her teacher every possible thing we needed to to ensure she had a good day :o) Her teacher Miss Anita is very nice and I know she gives Autumn a whole lot of attention...probably because she is the only baby in the room right now...haha!! I sure hope it stays this way for awhile because with Autumn being such a good baby I would worry about her being neglected a little if other babies are more demanding. So for her sake hopefully she'll get a month or two more of the one on one! It was great too...when I went to pick her up the first day Autumn greeted me with a great big smile and was super cuddly! She even did her first art project and put her hot pink handprint on a letter telling us how much she loves us and what a great time she's having at daycare...too cute! She hardly slept at all that day at daycare...I think she just wasn't used to the environment so was likely busy checking everything out. So that night when we got home she slept ALL evening and ALL night! She was worn out for sure. Even the next day at day care she slept half the day. I think having this new environment every day combined with a growth spurt it is really making her sleepy!
Being back at work is going well too. I am officially going part time on a permanent basis...meaning I can't just go back to full time if I wanted to...which is fine with me. And it worked out great for Boeing too...as they were having to do some budget cuts...and with myself and another girl both coming back from maternity leave part time, we saved them one full time head...so they don't have to worry about reducing headcount else where...so we may have saved someones job. I love it when it's a win-win.
Autumn is doing wonderful. She is getting so close to rolling over...is experimenting a lot with her voice (still hasn't quite figured out how to talk consistently though), drools like a fountain, and just lights up our lives! Jacob and I fight over our snuggle time with her...especially on nights when we've both worked all day! We are loving the new cooler weather and are trying to take advantage of taking those walks we've been waiting to do all summer! Life is just wonderful!
We also sent a note to Dr. Ahlering to ask his opinion about when he would recommend us doing our first frozen embryo transfer. Not that we're in a huge hurry...we're really trying to enjoy being a family of three, but just trying to plan a little and figure out what will work best for Autumn and our family. He, true to form, didn't exactly answer the question...just said whenever I stop "nursing" and have a regular cycle again. I was hoping he would advise us on if there is a certain amount of time we should wait...i.e. is there more success if you wait a year...or is it the same if it's only six months. I may try and probe him a little more to see if I can't get a more firm recommendation...so more to come! Not that we can totally plan it because as it was the first time, it's totally out of our hands, but I'm thinking getting pregnant next January or February would be wonderful because that would be a fall baby and would put them about 18 months apart. I want to have our kids close together so they will hopefully be best friends growing up...especially if we have another girl.
Here's another couple pictures of the two of us at Autumn's cousin Sophie's birthday party!
