God's little blessings

I went to my work yesterday to show Alana off, that was fun. It was nice to see everybody, even though almost everyone who worked there when I was pregnant is no longer with the department. There is maybe only 20% of the same people who were there when I started left. Everyone I hung out with at lunch and breaks are gone. :( While I was there my boss gave me my raise. It's a pretty big one, and it was prorated since I was a new hire, so my first paycheck back will have an extra $700 in it! This will be really nice coming off of having no income from me in 4 months! Last night when I went to bed I tossed and turned for an hour because the realization of me going back to work hit me. I thought for sure I would pay the price for it in the morning, but instead I got another pleasant surprise. Alana went eight hours between feedings, allowing me 61/2 hours of solid sleep!!! The longest she had ever gone before that was seven hours, so this was a huge feat! Especially after how rough it's been lately with her. You got to love the little blessings in life. :0) Here are some cute bathtime pictures of Alana.