Today I returned to work after 9 months of maternity leave to be met with a 2 hour meeting, followed by introductions to new members of staff, a further 30 minute meeting, booked in staff appraisals for my team and been handed a bunch of CV's to assess.
Added to this when I logged into Outlook this evening I was astonished to see 30 emails already in my inbox. I have only been back at work for 3 hours!
Furthermore when I dropped Joshua off at nursery this morning he cried, refused to have his morning nap, had a fall and banged his head and fell asleep in the car on the way home which as I have already explained can sometimes mean he will refuse the offer of a nice sleep in his cot as being the hardcore little boy he is, thinks 20 minutes consitutes adequate sleep for a 9 month old.
In addition to this, he has a cold which has just come on this afternoon, is teething and completely out of sorts. After a dose of calpol, some bonjela and some snuffle babe, George and I prayed this tearful little boy would go straight to sleep. Thankfully our prayers were answered. I am however expecting the midnight caller to appear as the last time Joshua was ill we spent many an hour for a few nights cuddling him and trying him to go back to sleep with as little crying as possible.
I hope in a few weeks time, things will settle down for all of us and the sun will reappear.
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