Whilst part of me wanted nothing more than to be there to care for my little girl, the thought of a day dealing with vomit and poo was not really how I wanted to be spending my Friday. Especially not the Friday where my promotion at work was officially being announced. I can't complain, whilst Mia may have been sick today she sure is a little trooper. One tough little cookie that clearly takes after her mummy!!
I was about to say that I feel lucky for receiving a promotion at work, especially now that I am a working mum, but that's exactly the kind of statement a woman would make. Yes I guess I am lucky, but I earnt it based on my performance, I've proven that I can still deliver a high standard at work as well as being a great mum to my little girl. Yes sometimes I have to compromise and more often than not, that compromise is work as Mia will always come first. Yes I often spend my evenings on the laptop finishing off some work but if it means leaving the office at a reasonable hour to spend time with my gorgeous girl then that is exactly what I will do.
So here's to my promotion and surviving a day with a baby with gastro, definitely much easier caring for a sick baby than trying to care for a healthy baby whilst being sick!!
I may not be out celebrating with friends over wine (my body will probably thank me tomorrow) but I am about to sit down to a home cooked chilli & garlic prawn pasta with a glass of wine. I have Magic Mike 2 in the DVD player and a tub of chocolate icecream in the freezer, not to mention a baby peacefully sleeping in her cot. So not such a bad Friday after all!!