Concerned readers asked how Miles Davis the girl cat and Bartleby are adjusting to having a new human in the house. They’re doing fine. In fact, I think they’re dealing with their feline jealousy by being extra cute.
See what I mean?
Bartleby is trying extra hard
Posts will slow down this week - Indira and I are going on a road trip!
After taking the full maternity leave that my job offers, I am reading up on heading back to work and the struggles other working moms face. Today’s Washington Post published the transcript to a live discussion about heading back to work. I probably don’t need to say that I’m conflicted about heading back so soon, but Jake and I have decided to keep the baby at home and work from home part of the week and tag-team so we both get face-time in the office too. It’s the best decision for us and we’re thrilled that our jobs allow us to telework. Although some jobs like teaching, allow for summers off, they don’t allow for telework, and no matter that you do for a living, there’s always a trade-off.
In fewer than three months, Jake is already introducing Indira into the wide world of Python programming.
Indira learns the importance of white space and practices overriding her first class method.
I recently wrote about NJ working towards offering employees paid leave so that they can care for family members and now Maryland is doing the same, and has approved a bill that allows workers to use paid leave and sick time to do just that. Kudos MD!
… but if you scroll really fast, you can practically see her move!
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The booties on her feet are part of the Pavlik harness, which is holding her leg at an angle while she outgrows hip dysplasia. It’s very common in first borns, girls and babies who are breech. It doesn’t bother her a bit, as you can see from her kicks, and she’ll bet rid of her baby lederhosen soon enough.
New baby won, but not by the landslide expected!
Is it just me, or does the baby’s hair …
… resemble a certain winner of Project Runway?
Not one to bite off someone else’s style, Indira parts her rooster faux hawk on the other side.
Says Mr. Project Runway, “Fierceness!”
Readers have asked why we don’t post more pictures of Indira. We can’t give you too much baby all at once! We give you little crumbs so you’ll come back for more. But because you asked, here’s a belated Easter picture of Indie and her bunny.
Social change is slow. But huge strides have been made in the last decade to address issues of work-life balance. Flex-time, teleworking and more consulting or part-time opportunities have become more available to people (not just women) who want to spend more time in their non-work lives, whether that means volunteering at a food pantry, participating as a coach or teacher for a sports team or music group, or whatever it is. In today’s Washington Post, this issue was raised. For new moms or women who have recently had their second or third child, a shift sometimes occurs when trying to figure what to do with their time. Opting out completely from the workforce is financially difficult for many families, and for others, it is simply a matter of life satisfaction. It’s OK to want to work outside of the home and not feel guilty about that choice. It’s OK to stay at home if you want that and can swing it financially. But it seems that most people are happiest finding a balance of part-time work. Because, really, who wants to throw away a college degree you might still paying down the loans from? Thankfully, in the age of the Internet, and because more employees are speaking up for themselves, opportunities are being created to find a happy medium. More needs to happen. For example, part-timers often struggle to obtain or keep the same benefits that full-timers enjoy. But companies realize the expense it takes to replace useful employees, many are making the effort to keep their employees happy.
From the article: “More women would work part time if they could. A 2007 Pew Research Center report found that 60 percent of working mothers across all income and education levels said they would be happiest working part time, a jump of 12 percentage points since 1997. However, only 24 percent actually had part-time hours.”
Some readers may be wondering when we’re going to start taking baby out of doors. Not to worry, readers, Indira has been on lots of boring outings, and even this picnic put her to sleep.
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As soon as she gets used to being in the Baby Bjorn, we’re heading out on the town!
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Just two days shy of being two months old, Indira slept six straight hours last night! According to baby books, that’s considered a full night’s sleep.