RuthieStone

Today was my first day back at the cafe, I’d been gone for 3 months.

I left Darwin in Jason’s hands early this morning, I was excited to get back to work for the workout and money though of course above all to mingle with my work buddies. I would be lying terribly if I said it was nice to be gone, I missed Darwin like crazy. It’s such a weird feeling now being back at work, like “I’m a mum!” can people tell? Even when I look at myself in the mirror with him in my arms, it feels bizarre to hold the title “Mum” when I just feel like the same old Ruthie just with heaps more love inside.

Jason was excited to be looking after Darwin for the day, well so it started. A few hours into the day Darwin hadn’t slept or really eaten (breast milk from the bottle). He was taking the bottle fine while Mum was here but we should have given him another before my debut at work, whoops. By 1pm Jason (poor thing) felt overwhelmed to say the least. I came home at 2:30pm after leaving work and hour early to my husband on the floor and my baby boy all smiles for me in his bouncy chair.

Jason had done an amazing job being at home with him. After all he’d really been thrown in at the deep end, he’s only ever watched him alone while Mum and I had dinner at Mamas and he’d slept the entire time.

Now Darwin has eaten, had a bath and been asleep for 3 hours and counting. Jason and I are enjoying a beer out on our deck, we’ve had a wall constructed on the windward side of the deck. Before the wall this part of the deck was almost unusable because of the trade winds. I love our house and our family!

Another day down, I love you Mummy you win the comment leaving award anyone would think you LOVE us to death the way we love you! Mmmmwah