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My week in numbers

June 15, 2012

40: the reading on the thermometer in degree Celsius on Monday night when Ben had a viral fever

10: number of times Becks woke up this week to ask for milk in the middle of the night (twice nightly for the past five days)

5: average number of times my son coughs into my face a day

3: average number of times Ben and Becks fight over nothing in a day

2 and 387: number of days before Nat starts infantcare and number of times my heart ached this week at the thought of it

I didn’t have a great week and I’m dreading the next. Come Monday, this mother will be crying buckets as she sends her littlest to a place where Mama is no longer his world and his everything. He will meet new caregivers and have to learn how to drink from the bottle, somehow. A good deal of crying and starving might follow.

My heart is aching so bad now. My baby will be searching for Mama and I won’t be there!

Excuse me while I go and dry my tears.

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5 Comments

  • Reply Hazel - your cousin! June 24, 2012 at 5:16 AM

    i am dreading that in August too!!! big hugs. you will still be no.1 in nat’s world i am sure

    • Reply MotherKao June 25, 2012 at 3:29 PM

      Hello, Cuz! It will be so hard to part with Hanna, I’m sure. You will survive. She’s so lovely, by the way! Too cute! đŸ™‚

  • Reply Abby June 18, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    Oh dear. I can feel your stress and love the way you put in (in numbers) đŸ™‚
    You just finished your maternity leave so Baby Nat is about 4 month old? Must be really hard for you. Hope he will settle well in infant care and hope your job won’t be too hectic at start.

    • Reply MotherKao June 18, 2012 at 3:15 PM

      Abby, thanks for your encouragement – from one working mom to another! Haha, guess we know the woes and the heartache best!

  • Reply Adeline June 16, 2012 at 3:25 AM

    Awwwww… Poor you! *big hug*

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