Happy St. Patty's Day!

Zachary is sending a Happy St. Patty's Day to all of his friends and family! He celebrated over the weekend wearing one of his adorable green outfits, and as you'll see below, did it again today for all of his friends at daycare!

Today also marked my first day back to work... I'm so exhausted, I can barely think to create this entry, but wanted to share the pictures Len took this morning, because they are too precious! Len and I took the approach of divide and conquer as we both tried to get out of the house this morning. Beginning with the CLANG of the alarm at 5 am (after less than 4 hours of sleep), I got up to try and get myself ready as much as possible before the little man awakened for his morning feeding. I at least was able to shower and dress before that happened. After he was fed and happy again, I put him down for a quick nap with Len while I made myself presentable, prepared his bottles of thawed milk for the day, packed his bag and loaded the car with everything I needed for my first day back (laptop, briefcase, pump, cooler, etc.). I think I require more gear than the little man to make it through the day... oi! I gave them both a big kiss, and headed north as a tear or two trickled down my cheek.

That's where Len took over... he got himself ready, then dressed Zachary and dropped him off for the day. (I couldn't bear to say goodbye there.)

Len took pictures of their morning together, and sent them to me at work as a pick-me-up (which totally worked). I just couldn't resist sharing them here, as Zachary looks so darn cute in his green garb. (They loved it at daycare, too!) [The first picture is of Zach in the glider chair in his nursery after Daddy finished dressing him, the second is with Miss Ashley (one of his teachers at daycare) when dropping him off.]

I got to be the one to pick him up after work, and he was one happy little boy! He screached and smiled when he saw me walk in, which just melted my heart! The bottom line... I think we all survived a very long day! (Len and Zach are sound asleep in the living room, and I'm about to hit the sack for a couple of hours before the next feeding, after I wash and sterilize bottles and prepare everything for tomorrow, when we start all over again! Oh my!)

Thank you, also, to Grandma and Poppie for the beautiful flowers they sent me at work to brighten my day... it truly made a difficult day happier knowing we're all thought of so often and loved so much!