Back to work ...

I'm sure you're all wondering how it went over the weekend. :) It went better than I thought it would:) I think it was hardest for me. I thought about her all day long and kept glancing at the clock like, "awww, right now I would be rocking and cuddling with her before laying her down for a nap" etc. ... Ava loved spending the time with her daddy and they did just fine together. It was a long weekend :) Eric was happier than ever to see me walk through the front door finally at 8pm on saturday and sunday! He was ready for relief :) He was like, "Yay! Mommy's home Ava!" he handed the baby to me and said, "Ok I'm gonna go walk the dog!" haha. 13 hrs is an exhausting amount of time to spend alone with an infant, so I totally understood! I was sooo happy to see her!!

The bad news is ... I received an email Sunday night from our very-soon-to-be-babysitter. She suddenly won't be able to watch Ava anymore. Kind of a fishy story, so we're frustrated and shocked and not exactly sure what in the world we're going to do now... since we needed her beginning the first week of February. Thanks for the last minute notice!! It is at moments like this when I wish we lived closer to family. So, now we have a rather large predicament on our hands. I may have to do some shift switching at work a couple days a week or something, I don't know, we will figure something out. Thankfully, my managers are very flexible and will most likely help me out however they can. I'm getting the feeling that this wasn't meant to be anyways. I've been dreading taking her to the sitter's house since day 1 ... I thought it was just because I didn't want to leave her with anyone who doesn't love her as much as we do... but maybe my gut was telling me something ... I think the Lord kind of whisked that situation away before it could even begin. So, the upside to this situation is hopefully we find someone really wonderful to watch Ava who I feel completely confident and comfortable with ... I would love for someone to come to our home and watch her where she loves to be! I thought this sitter was going to be great because of all the wonderful referrals I got from a couple people at work, but obviously I wasn't feeling it and neither was she.

So, keep us in your thoughts while we hunt for a fantastic sitter! It's such a lengthy decision to make (which is why we began last July!). We're open to ideas and suggestions :) Wish us luck!