All’s Well That End’s Well

My first week back to work is ending on a high note. Shockingly (only to me, who was the only one stressed out about it), all of us are intact. Our family life has, apparently, held together a-o.k.. The twosome (K & O), the threesome (K, O, M), and the “growned ups” (that is, supposedly, H & B) have all their bonds holding strong. All’s well that ends well. As usual, the anxiety and anticipation (again, for me only, — none of the other four were concerned) leading up to it (the end of my maternity leave) were a lot worse than when the rubber actually hit the road. Everybody handled this week just fine. Meera showed only slight signs of distress (manifested in her sleeping~~ i.e., refusing to nap unless I put her down & waking up every 2 hours throughout the night last night), which is, I think, to be expected, and is, I think, minor in the grand scheme of things. The boys were their happy wild normal selves all week. Braydon is more relaxed than I’ve seen him in a long time. And I’m feeling quite a bit more well-rounded than I have in many months. We’re grounded and we’re tight. All’s good. It is crazy, but good. Next week will be big for us. Week 2 of Mommy-Back-To-Work and… … … … …Our new nanny (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) officially starts Monday. This is big. We plan on spending the weekend regrouping and rejuvenating before our big week begins. As for now… TGIF.