The flip side

Whew! Its been a busy two weeks. Aidan and I spent a week and a half in Erie visiting my family. My two sisters from Arizona were in town, and the one hadn't even met Aidan yet! It was a lot of fun!
While we were there I was also weaning Aidan to a bottle for his afternoon feedings. I'm starting work on M0nday, so he needed to get used to getting formula from a bottle. It also took a little bit of time for my body to get used to that. I'm going to try to keep nursing him early in the morning and in the evenings. I hope that works! It would be nice to still maintain that bond, plus the benefits of breastmilk, even in a small amount, would make it worth it.
However, I'm really nervous about starting work. Not only am I starting a new job, but I'm leaving my son! I know I'll still get to see him in the evenings and on the weekends, but its not the same! For the past 5 months I have seen Aidan for almost every minute of his waking hours. Now I'll be at work from 7 - 4....plus commuting time. I know the first couple of days...weeks...will be hard. At least Nick will be staying home with him...that will make it a little bit easier. I think I will have Nick and Aidan come and meet for lunch quite often at first. That will be fun!
But, the money I'll be making will also make our lives a lot easier. We will finally be able to start digging out of our debt hole, instead of digging it deeper! That will feel great!
In other big news, Aidan has now rolled from his back to his tummy. However, he's only done it once. And, of course, it was off a towel and onto the dirty concrete at the pool. The above picture is Aidan being upset that he's on his tummy, although he just rolled himself to that position. Silly baby!
Well, its my last night as a non-bacon-bringer-home. I'm going to sit around and drink some beer.