Fort Lauderdale: Land of Elderly Retirees
On the plane to FL as soon as the "fasten seatbelt" sign went off, half of the plane ran to get in line for the restrooms...needless to say, they were all members of the AARP. The line didn't peter off until the sign came back on 3 hours later.
we had a great time...I was EXTREMELY lazy, and loved having 2 grandmas to toss Giada off to when I got tired of holding her. It's funny how jealous I got when I didn't get to hold her for a while.
My mom bought her a swimming suit. Adam and I had the biggest fight about putting her in it...he thinks that we were treating her like a doll, and was upset that we had not washed it yet. We WERE treating her like a doll...and I'm not sorry for it! She looked adorable and she even giggled the entire time we took pictures. She was only in it for about an hour, so Adam will get over it. But beware, Adam, there are more to come!
I am on the verge of making a very big decision...whether or not to return to my job or not. Aside from the fact that I cannot bear the thought of leaving Giada for 26 hours each week, I can't rationalize any major benefit for returning for 3 months until we move...only negative effects. Because this country is whack and I only get about 80% of my actual pay, the money made will barely outweight the cost of travel and childcare. Going back means having to pump a lot...and Giada hates the bottle...she'll take it but she doesn't eat enough (and I've tried almost every nipple out there). The young lady who will be caring for her has never taken care of an infant on her own before, so I have many doubts about that set-up. I know that I will putting the company in a major pickle because there are some computer programs that only I know how to run that are needed for this major Spring event. Perhaps I can suppress instinct and return just to help out with that, but I break down and cry at the thought.
it's pitiful really. feel sorry for me.
we had a great time...I was EXTREMELY lazy, and loved having 2 grandmas to toss Giada off to when I got tired of holding her. It's funny how jealous I got when I didn't get to hold her for a while.
My mom bought her a swimming suit. Adam and I had the biggest fight about putting her in it...he thinks that we were treating her like a doll, and was upset that we had not washed it yet. We WERE treating her like a doll...and I'm not sorry for it! She looked adorable and she even giggled the entire time we took pictures. She was only in it for about an hour, so Adam will get over it. But beware, Adam, there are more to come!
I am on the verge of making a very big decision...whether or not to return to my job or not. Aside from the fact that I cannot bear the thought of leaving Giada for 26 hours each week, I can't rationalize any major benefit for returning for 3 months until we move...only negative effects. Because this country is whack and I only get about 80% of my actual pay, the money made will barely outweight the cost of travel and childcare. Going back means having to pump a lot...and Giada hates the bottle...she'll take it but she doesn't eat enough (and I've tried almost every nipple out there). The young lady who will be caring for her has never taken care of an infant on her own before, so I have many doubts about that set-up. I know that I will putting the company in a major pickle because there are some computer programs that only I know how to run that are needed for this major Spring event. Perhaps I can suppress instinct and return just to help out with that, but I break down and cry at the thought.
it's pitiful really. feel sorry for me.
posted by Emily Clancy LoPorto @ 8:24 AM
2 Comments:
At 3:33 AM ,
Tracie P. said...
i think you're right to have these doubts. would you rather put your daughter or your company in a pickle?
i can imagine (only imagine) what you're going through...by the way, your daughter is a cutie :)
At 2:02 PM ,
The Missus Complains said...
She is cute and looks a bit like veronica, i think. good luck on your move to florence. it is hard here for me to get into the mommy and baby scene with italians so i started a mommy and baby expat group of my own. see the blog for some photos.
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