I spent the entire day at my mom’s job again along with our dog. Since I am not working, and her workplace is very flexible, it has been nice coming along with her. I continued the embroidery work and got a lot further along. Tomorrow is supposed to be the day, but she is looking so good that I have a feeling we may reschedule, again.

We took our dog to the dog park today and had her run around a bit. I am sad about her time coming to an end soon. I feel like I have processed a lot of it already, but can’t move to the next step until she is actually gone.

Thank you for your message. I am currently out of office with no set return date. I will get back to you when the time is right.

It's getting easier but I'm still adjusting.

The past couple of months have somehow been both the longest and shortest of my life. There is literally zero adjustment period going from life without a child to with. Thankfully, we've had the help of family as we got more acclimated to our new reality.

Our little one is sleeping a little more at night, but we still are on a three-hour cycle during the day, more or less. Meaning, every three hours we are giving her food again. This makes the days blend into one another, which makes it all a blur. We do a lot of the same stuff every day.

But little changes are starting to happen which is encouraging. I mentioned the sleep, but also her interaction during play is entertaining. Lorena and I find ourselves laughing often.

Getting More Personal Time

I know that I'll never have my own time like I used to, and that's perfectly fine. I do, however, look forward to when I can start doing a little more for myself to pursue my interests. I need those things to recharge. So does Lorena.

To be fair, I'm getting a little more of that now compared to a month ago. I've even started to work out a bit at home during naps and feeding time. It's not much, and not the kind of workouts I used to have, but it's something.

We're still only two months in, and I know that these things take time. The progress so far has been encouraging. I look forward to month three and four!

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