Hi Ho, Hi Ho...

...it's back to work I go. 

In many ways, it seems as if there is just no way that 16 weeks have come and gone and that tomorrow is my first day back at work.  In other ways --- like seeing how much Jackson has grown in his 15 weeks and the fact that it feels like he's been a part of our lives forever --- it seems like I've been away from work for far longer than 16 weeks.

Corey will be watching J this week, followed by my dad next week and Joan the last two weeks of August, so knowing that my babe will be around family for the first month I'm back at work definitely helps me feel better about going back.  And by the time September 6 rolls around and he heads to daycare, I think I'll feel a bit better dropping him off on his first day, plus we really like where he'll be going (Young Child Academy).

I am sure tomorrow will be hard for me.  I will totally miss these cute chubby thighs and happy, little feet that never, ever stop moving:

And this adorable 'fro-hawk that earns J lots of compliments from the strangers and passersby we encounter daily:

But most of all, I'll miss this adorable face and happy smile that I normally get to enjoy all day, every day.

Honestly, the only things I'm looking forward to tomorrow are seeing my co-workers, who I've really missed, and getting to wear a new outfit, which isn't jeans and a t-shirt or the workout clothes I have been living in the last few months (my mom and I may have done a bit of shopping last week when she came to visit for a few days).  Hopefully the day will pass quickly so I can get back home to hang out with my two favorite boys!  (And I really hope I get through the day without doing any baby talk, making funny faces and noises to get someone to smile, or doing any raspberries on anyone's tummy.)