I'm back!

I'm back in the teaching world. From October 2010 to January 2012 (longer if you count the mind-crushing fatigue that came April-December 2010), I've been busy. First I finished growing a baby, then I had said baby, and finally, I raised that same boy for the best year of my life.

Now, I'm back! I was very nervous to come back to teaching, classrooms, students, and homework, but, after having been back for the last month, I have to admit I am really enjoying my time at school. Yes, I miss my baby, Ducky. Yes, I miss my mommy friends. Yes, I miss the break I get during nap times. Yes, I miss the constant cuddles throughout the day.

BUT....

I enjoy talking to people who speak in sentences. I enjoy not having to change diapers (at least for a portion of every day). I enjoy driving my car without having to scream The Wheels on the Bus over and over. I enjoy not having my necklaces ripped from my throat. I enjoy not having cookie mashed into my pants. I enjoy watching students finally understand. I enjoy being called Ms. B.

It is a balance I guess. Missing out on some things at home, but being granted others that I just cannot find there. In some ways, I am sure I am learning to appreciate my time at home more.

Still, sometimes it is hard. I think about what Ducky could possibly being doing, if he has fallen asleep yet, eaten a good lunch, had a drink of water lately, and I feel a little sad that I am not there with him. But then, the class moves on, we start a new assignment, and my mind is distracted from home-life, and focused back on school life.