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In my heart of hearts I knew everything was ok but medical science has proven that... Matty just happens to have a big head... Thank goodness!

Last week I posted about going back to work and I suspected it would be a while before I found something appropriate. Hmmmm... wishful thinking I guess.

I posted my resume on Monday to a local recruiter's website, got a call from a hiring manager on Wednesday, interviewed on Friday morning, and had an offer in my hand at 2:00 Friday afternoon.... I start on October 5th.

It's bittersweet, and I'm equal parts sad and enthusiastic. I accepted the offer, hung up the phone, and cried my eyes out. I called my mom and the only words I could get out were "I got the job." She immediately knew why such fabulous news had brought me to hysterics; it's now time to put Matty in daycare.

There's all sorts of good news though.

• It's a horrible market for recruiters and I found the perfect job in 5 days
• My manager is a new mom and is totally understanding about what it takes to be a working mom.
• This is a manager that I am extremely excited about working for; she's perfect
• I'm being given an office with no interior windows so that I can comfortably continue to pump ~ breastfeeding will not have to stop!!!
• My hours can be as flexible as I need them to be
• I can work from home when I need to
• The company is fabulous
• The managers (that I met) are kind and actually respect staffing
• The office is 6 miles from Matty's daycare and 8 miles from home

There isn't a single aspect of this job that I can complain about; I am so thankful.

Matty and I will be starting the transition into daycare this week. We'll head over for an hour, three days this week and I'll stay with him. Next week, I'll bring him three days and will leave him for a couple of hours. Hopefully this will help him get comfortable with his "teacher" and the environment so that on the 5th he'll be completely acclimated.

Henry gets the dirty job of dropping Matty off, I know I can't do it. Plus Henry can bring him later than I can so that will help to limit the amount of time Matty is there.

We are thrilled with our choice of schools and very confident that it's the right place for Matty.

The next two weeks are going to be crazy as I get us both ready and I'm sure I'll run through a roller coaster of emotions but in the end it's the right thing for our family and I'm excited.

I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to spend 7 months with Matty; I was so lucky to have all of this time. But now it's time to see what the next chapter looks like.

Wish us luck!

I won’t lie… there’s a small part of me that’s excited about looking for a new job but… it’s a very small part! I love the thrill of a job search; identifying interesting jobs, writing cover letters, getting the interview, talking about staffing ideas to like-minded people, and ultimately getting an offer. I love that! But, the thought of leaving Matty, for any period of time, just breaks my heart. I have a hard enough time leaving him with my parents (and they rock!) for short periods of time, how am I going to leave him at school for a chunk of time? Thankfully I haven’t exactly started my search yet so we still have a while to go before I have to actually leave him.

We have signed Matty up at a local, private school and we had the opportunity to go hang out there yesterday. This was the first time that we went and hung out during the day and we both loved it. Matty found a set of blocks and a little boy named Jack and together they had a great time. His enthusiasm immediately put me at ease; maybe this won’t be as hard as I thought.

Now if I can only find an exciting job that pays well, has great benefits, is local to school and flexible enough to allow me to still spend plenty of time with The Boy!! This is the perfect market to be so picky in, right? Oy…

One week old...