First Day - Check

Today I went to class and PJO went to work. And we survived!
My mom came up to our place on Sunday night. Having her there to cuddle Timmy and soothe him at his fussiest (which happened to be on a whole new scale of fussy) proved to be invaluable. He was basically awake from 5pm to 12:30am, acting hungry and/or gassy most of the time. She rocked him and burped him so we could go to sleep at 10. She was a miracle worker. Not only did he calm down eventually, but he then slept in perfect 3 hour increments until 10am and didn't make a peep each time I put him back down. I felt so refreshed this morning when we woke up at 6:15.
I got ready, packed my stuff for school and fed him at 7am. I was out the door by 7:45.
It was beautiful outside today (80 degrees and sunny), so my mom took him for his first Starbucks run, a walk to the beach and then came back for some tummy time. He had two (very) little bottles* while I was gone and nursed when I got home.
This afternoon I was able to clean and read and make lunch when I got home while he napped.
It felt awesome to be at school and having conversations about something besides poop and burps and sleep. It was nice to see old friends and professors. I was surprised and impressed at how focused I was on school while I was there. I wouldn't say I'm loving being a student right now, but I can definitely handle this whole 4 hour a day schedule. I am slightly worried about getting work done during the week while I'm home with Timmy, but I think it should be fine.
I never really thought I would have a problem leaving him to go to school, and I didn't today. I was so preoccupied with the pragmatic aspects of leaving him that I completely missed any emotional issues. It was really nice to come home to a happy Timmy and a happy Grandma, especially because I felt new energy and patience to deal with a newborn after having some adult time.
Tomorrow is our first day to spend the whole day together with nothing planned and PJO at work. I am going to take him for walks and cuddle him and just enjoy my baby. I can't wait.


* Turns out pumping is not super productive yet when I have to squeeze it in between feeding a hungry boy every 2-3 hours. I've managed to do it about 5 times, but I only get between 2.5 and 3.5oz each time. Today I got 9 ounces in about 8 minutes because I had gone so long without feeding him (about 7 hours).