Getting out the door in the morning now requires a lot more stuff – a day care bag, a pump, mom’s lunch (with Kivrin’s bottles for the day in it), mom’s purse, plus the car seat. On Wednesday is was even worse because we had plans after work, so we added the regular diaper bag plus a bag of supplies for the meeting we were attending. So far, with careful double-checking, we re doing pretty good about not forgetting anything.
Kivrin Anne 
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November 22, 2008 at 9:58 am
Kate
I think It’s funny that I’m not the only one who takes a picture of not just the child, but also all the stuff that goes with them, on the first day of school! I have developed a counting system so that I don’t forget bags–I always have three, and the girls have either three or four, depending on the childcare arrangements for the day. Counting is the only way I remember everything!
And don’t feel bad about forgetting your pump the first day–I remembered to take mine, but left the shields at home.
November 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Debra
My daughter is over a year old and when I’m packing the diaper bag, I still tend to forget to pack the formula.
December 6, 2008 at 10:48 am
Gramma Mary
I’m listening to Anne McAffrey’s Changelings, where the mother has twins (who change into seals). At their first public appearance, the mother says to the father that all the “stuff” reminds her of when she was leading an invading army.
You defintely want to give a party when they are potty trained and you don’t have to carry a diaper bag with you wherever you go.
Every day in every way they are growing more and more independent. It IS daunting and exhausting to be a working mom, though.