return to work that is... i got an email today from my team leader letting me know my return to work date is June 10th! I was so shocked as that is only 3 weeks away! I had planned on taking until September off (unpaid) but after discussing it with the hubby we decided it might be more realistic for me to return in August instead. He has been off work this year doing his 3rd YES 3rd bachelors degree (he collects them) so we have been living on my mat leave income plus a little extra from my employer. Gav is going to look after the boy in August and I will go to work. Elie will start daycare in September (boohoo) but what can we do???
I wonder how Gav will manage for the month doing what I have been doing for the whole year...time will tell AND I'm pretty sure the daycare lady will be able to take the boy a little early if we need her to :)
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I'm sure you'll like that change of pace once you get back into the workforce.
ReplyDeleteWhat degree is your hubby working now? Is he planning for any Masters?
hi CK... i'm sure i'll like work once i get into the swing of things and I know i couldn't be a stay-at-home mom as I get really bored at home sometimes...just hard to hand over the little guy to a daycare
ReplyDeleteas for hubby, he's got his Bsc, PEng and now his B EDUCATION
was thinking about a masters and later his PhD but only part time as we can't take another toll on our finances like we did this year.
hey D,
ReplyDeletetrust me, once you get back to work you will like the adult conversation and getting dressed and going to work. I will not lie that it will be hard in the beginning but you will have Gavin home with you for a while.
Good luck.
Dina, it does go by so quickly doesn't it? As the others have said I'm sure you'll adjust very quickly and it is great that Gavin will have some special time with Elie too. Having passed the 2 year mark, being at home, while rewarding, is pretty damn exhausting with very little me time. So I'm sure you will enjoy work as it is time for yourself.
ReplyDeleteWow, how many letters is Gavin aiming for at the end of his name :)!
Oh! Did you get this e-mail after we exchanged e-mails about your trip over here? That would totally suck if you guys can't come! :( Boo!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have heard from friends how hard it is to go back to work when all they really want to do is spend time with their babies :) Like Danielle said, I'm sure once you're back, you'll adjust. It's wonderful that Gav will be with Elie though!
My brother and his wife are splitting the mat/pat leave. For some reason (I think because my SIL in on contract with the govt and not permanent), she only has 8 months (which sounds weird to me). Anyway, she has the first 4 months and my brother has the last 4 months. Then baby Kenny will be in daycare at 8 months of age :( Luckily there's a daycare next door to them.
I'm still in Kingston, but will call you when I get home :)
Chrissy- we're still coming!!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!!!!!! Okay, you just made my day!! :) Talk to you tonight! Or today...whichever!
ReplyDeleteI tried to comment before, but for some reason have had trouble commenting on blogger blogs!
ReplyDeleteGavin will do just fine. I know several moms whose husbands did some maternity leave...all of them were a bit worried about how their husbands would manage, and all of them were pleasantly surprised!
Going back to work is hard at first, really hard. I found the adjustment to being a working mom even harder than the adjustment to being a mom in the first place (but that was probably more because of the kind of job I had than than being away from Zoë all day-if I'd had a job where I knew I'd be home for dinner every night and did not stay up nights worrying about my work on a regular basis, I am sure it would have been better, though still hard!) Eventually, though, you get your groove back. There are also some perks you'll enjoy right form the start: lunch breaks on your own or with adult company, the chance to run a couple errands on your way to or from work.
It'll all work out.