Awwwwwww.

Today was my first day back to work after a little over a year of maternity leave. Scary stuff! Monkey decided to celebrate by waking up and hour and a half before we had to and crawling around on the bed, saying in his wordless, busy way that he wasn't planning to go back to sleep any time soon. My sweet, amazing husband took the boy downstairs so I could catch a few extra winks and when I came downstairs this is what I found.

I won't bore you with the details of work but I will say it was really hard going back. It does feel like starting a new job all over again, after forgetting everything. Plus missing my two lots and lots.

Chickpea slunk back on her bed this evening and said "I never gonna be cited (excited)" I'm not sure exactly what she meant but it was something about not seeing her friends and I had a little peek into the hopelessness and despondency of a much older child. I hope she will still talk to me then.