"Is it a relief to be here, away from the baby?"
"It must have been so hard to leave her this morning."
"What do you mean you didn't bring any pictures?"
"We just had a conference about [ongoing contentious topic] and the only thing we could agree on was on how good you look."
"How old is she now?" (Eight weeks.) "Time flies, I guess."
"You look great. Feel ok?"
"It'll be a lot easier when you have a new assignment to really lose yourself in. You won't even notice you are gone all day."
"Are you getting any sleep?"
"Did you leave her with family?"
"You back full time yet?"
"We stored boxes in your cubicle while you were gone. It was such a pain in the ass to clean it out yesterday before you got here."
"Damn, is that what chasing after two kids, instead of one, does for you?" (Hand motions indicating I look thinner.)
"Did you have over 500 emails or what?"
"I [got staffed on two of your projects] while you were out."
"Does she sleep through the night yet?"
Yes, yes, and yes! (Went back to work last Monday myself.) If anyone else asks me if the baby is sleeping through the night, I am going to slap them. Look at the circles under my eyes, people. No, he is not.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a mixed bag for ya! I hope the return is going as smooth as can be expected.
ReplyDeleteOoh boy. Lock your office door!
ReplyDeleteSo how did it go?
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