My Study Buddy

Tomorrow I officially start back to work. I don't think it has quite hit me yet. For now, I try not to think about it, mainly because it leads to a lump in my throat and teary eyes. I mean, who could possibly take care of my little girl like her mama?! 

Oh, how I will miss listening to her breathe as she sleeps on my chest, watching her eat as she is breastfeeding, and yes, even cleaning those adorable little creases with each diaper change (all 12+ per day!). How could I have fallen so head-over-heels in love with someone in only 4 and a half weeks? 

Tomorrow I start back with a mock oral exam at Mayo Clinic...can hardly wait. I had great plans to study today. But mostly I just tried to savor every minute with my angel. I found myself trying to memorize the lines of her face, the softness of her skin, the sound of her breathing. Each will have to tide me over when I am away from her, but none compare to the sweetness of the real thing.

In the brief times I was not just staring at her I did manage to read. Who would not love to study with this little one?!  I do find that she does bring me a sense of peace.  Anytime I start to get daunted over the tasks that lie ahead, I just look at that angelic face and somehow things that once seemed so important pale in comparison.

Tomorrow it will be back to life as I once knew it...but now only better...I'll get to come home to this!