My New Boss

Here's my naughty baby who has been resistant to sleeping at night. Forget those seven hour stretches I wrote about a few months ago -- those seem like a distant fantasy. Zeke -- who is busy growing, learning and teething -- now only sleeps a few hours at a time. Instead of sleeping soundly, he whines, cries and rolls and rolls. This shot was taken by the Sprout Daddy at 2 in the morning. I try and have resolve that we will get Zeke to have better sleep habits, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised if two nightowls have a nightowl baby. Zeke (and Zeke's sleeping habits) control my life.

I will have some new time to experiment with Zeke's routines and habits, though. I have quit my job. This time next week, I will no longer have a regular paycheck and company-supported benefits. I've said goodbye to all that and to the work that I have known for the past 4 1/2 years and am going to spend more time with Zeke. I'm excited and I'm scared. Will I be good at my new job? How will the loss of my income affect us? Who am I without my work? Stay tuned for these answers and more.

I have been back at work for four months. I've been very proud of what we have done in that time. But I can't say that I loved it. I felt like I never gave enough to either my home or my job and I've just been worn around the edges and missing Zeke. I knew that I wouldn't leave until my project finished its original funding cycle June 30, but it wasn't until the beginning of August that Aaron and I started talking seriously about my leaving work.

I'm happy about this. Just look at that baby! How could I be away from him? More in an upcoming post!