If you ask Erin what happens each morning she'll tell you "Mommy goes to work, Daddy goes bye-bye". In her two year old logic, she processes the fact that Mommy leaves in a different car and heads in the other direction while Daddy drives her (and her sisters) to school. After he gets her settled in, he leaves with a kiss and a wave "bye-bye".
I don't think Erin has processed that Mommy goes to a new work now. There are some benefits – I don't feel as obligated to check e-mail as obsessively as I did at the previous company, and I've been able to break free of feeling so connected with my job. And there are drawbacks. I miss my friends something fierce and I miss the comfort of being the person people came to for answers rather than being the person asking all of the questions. It's hard to get settled into a new job, to know if you made the right move, to know what's fear and what's truly your intuition telling you to run like you are in the Olympic trials. We all know I don't adapt particularly well to big change so right now I'm giving my job 100% and hoping that I made the right decision and that these feelings will pass as I gain more knowledge and confidence. If not, you may hear me practicing "Welcome to Crate and Barrel, how can I direct you?"
On the kid front. Sarah is doing very well in Physical Therapy. One of her therapists, Michelle, noted an issue where Sarah's eyes seemed to be crossing slightly. We took her to a pediatric opthamologist who at first glance believed it to be an optical illusion. However, after dilating Sarah's eyes she discovered Sarah is pretty far sighted - more so than the normal baby. She's on the cusp of where glasses would normally be prescribed so the doctor decided to hold off for now and she'll check her again at 14 months
Sloane is doing great - she began crawling and in true Sloane style, it's not a traditional crawl. It's kind of a scoot/crawl/butt boogie. We'll try to capture it and get it up on YouTube for you. She also appears to have some issues with her eyes, so she'll be seeing the pediatric opthamologist in July.
Erin is pure toddler right now. One minute she is a giant love who will give you the world and the next she's in of a full blown tantrum. We're handling it well - when she gets down on the floor and screams, so do we. Kidding of course...
