Despite what I’ve said about being ready to go back to work, today has been filled with moments of anxiety. Not one thing in particular–nothing I could attack and solve–just free-floating. However, I was flipping through the journal I’ve kept since Quinn’s birth and took pause when I read the following:

10/27/07 Maternity leave has been and is wonderful because: I cuddle with Quinn– I nurse him, nourish him, clean him, care for him. I rest and hang out with him (in bed, on the couch, in the park…). I go to yoga, the movies, out for lunch with him. I spend more time with Kayla and Nicholas too–taking them to and from school, talking; I reenergize, heal, replenish my stores of kindness, patience, love, creativity and energy. And clearly, I spent a lot of time navel gazing too.

Serenity now…xx Diane