Woznation

September 2nd marked the first day of the quarter and my first day back to work.  The timing was great in that I was back in the office to help teach again (which I really love).  And I had 2 weeks to catch-up on research projects at home.  So when I actually sat down at my desk, I felt that I could hit the ground running.

One big change that we made was taking Wil out of daycare and hiring a nanny to come 3 days a week.  We were so fortunate to find an awesome nanny who was looking for part-time work on M/W/F to work around her T/Thurs class schedule.  After we met her, I talked to my advisors and worked my schedule around the nanny’s hours and then would catch-up on extra work at night and on weekends.  Its been an adjustment, but everything seems to be working out great.  Our nanny is Liz, who is cool, calm and collected….many of the things I am not, haha.  She’s a perfect balance for the kids.  She loves to take them out and even has a network of other nannies who she gets together with so all the kids can play.  Wil has already met a new friend, Addy, who is 2.  And when I was at the zoo a few weeks ago, Addy and her nanny spotted us and introduced themselves!  Baltimore is such a small world.

Its nice to be back at work. I really love what I do and am lucky that I still have 2 days a week (well 4 if you count the weekends) with the munchkins. I’m still getting the hang of balancing everything, but we’re starting to figure it out!  Thanks to Wil and Evie for being super awesome during my transition back to work.  You’re such happy kids and having been taking things in stride. Here are some recent pics —

Evie has been growing like a weed:

First time in the tub!

Cheeks keep getting bigger:

Barney is still not impressed:

Barney love

passed out

We try to stay busy on the weekends – always finding time for the park or the zoo:

at the park with daddy

Selfies

that hair.

zoo train

And one more bonus picture from Indiana that I forgot to include.  Bels came down to meet Evie and chat about her recent engagement 🙂 🙂 🙂 Soooo wonderful: