working half-time, full-time mommy

I am so grateful to be able to work half-time to be with my little honeybee.

I started working 80% after my maternity leave, but after a week I realized that this wasn't the way it should be. I wanted to have quality time with my baby while she is so small, and enjoy every moment and every 'first' of her young life. So I asked to go work half days for a few months (and luckily In Belgium that is possible through parental leave). Since this decision, the balance between work and family has been perfect. I still have my social contacts, the challenge of working, but also the time I want with my mini-me, the time to organise our life (read: housework), to cook for our little family and to have some quality time with my man. 

So in fact it makes our whole life better.

 And I realised it again this week while working full days exceptionally: you get home, get the baby, rush to the shop (because of course you always forget something at the supermarket, even if you make good lists), bathe & feed the baby and she is off to bed. No time to enjoy or for playing, big laughs, walks, visits of family & friends. Just rushing & rushing.

I just wanna give a big shout out to all full time working mommies out there! Respect, Girls!

Losing the baby hair - returning to normal life

all the signs warn me that normal life has to start soon, I'm even losing my baby hair.

the most common period of hair loss occurs approximately four months after delivery. The rise in hormones during pregnancy keeps you from losing your hair. I had the greatest hair when pregnant. After delivery, the hormones return to normal levels, which allows the hair to fall out and return to the normal cycle.

my pregnancy hormones are gone, I even wonder how I still have one hair on my head.

but anyway, all that, just to say, that my maternity leave is over and I don't really know how to deal with that. I enjoyed it so much and it feels so unnatural to leave my baby all alone at the day care - she is still so small, my sweet little girl.

I have never left her more than 2 hours with someone else during the last 4 months.  
my mother heart bleeds
from the moment they are born, you already have to learn to let go. pfff
mother love is the strongest love there is.
and these 4 months were the best and the most rewarding of my life. (upto now that is) 

I labelled all her little things and today was the big day!
Today was our little girl's first day at daycare, and she did it like a boss! We are so proud.

I am a sucker for my daughter.