400 days

After being home with Bear for 400 days, I'm going back to work tomorrow.

I will miss our snuggles.

 I'll miss him waking me up in the morning with his babbling. I'll miss nap time, hikes, and carrying him around all day.

I'll miss him scooting around in the grass, playing in the sandbox, and napping in my lap.

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Even though it's hard to let go of these 400 days, I know they've been an amazing gift for us both. I saw so much; I learned so much. I was never bored, like I feared. He only had 3 bottles and we probably didn't spend more than 20 hours apart total. He taught me a new level of patience and appreciation by being at home.

And you know what? We'll still snuggle. He'll still wake me up on the weekends, and we'll still get to do all those other things. They won't happen as often, but it's not the end of an era - just a change. I think we're ready.