my maternity leave by the numbers

12:
Number of weeks I was home after Ruby's birth (thankfully I was able to use all of my sick and vacation leave [haven't taken a vacation day since Jan!] so that I was still paid while I was out on leave, making me one of the lucky ones - the maternity leave benefits in this country are abysmal)
840:
Number of diapers changed (based on a calculation of 10 diapers a day - in the beginning this # was closer to 15 and several diapers fell to the wayside in less than 5 minutes, and now it's probably closer to 6)
672:
Number of feedings (8 per day)
26,880:
Total estimated amount of time in minutes spent feeding the babe (using an average of 40 min per feeding) - it's a huge commitment!
252:
Number of outfit changes (using an average of 3 per day)
84:
Number of walks taken (took one almost every day and some days took 2 - thank you Woodcroft Trails!)
19:
Number of episodes of my so called life that i watched via netflix (sadly this is also the total number of episodes ever aired - such a great show that was canceled way too early, but i digress)
20?:
Total number of hours of sleep I got - *this is based more on a feeling than hard evidence
Infinite:
Amount of kisses, hugs and cuddles showered on Ruby
Unable to be calculated:
Just how much in love I fell with my beautiful little girl - I am sad to return to work, but still so blessed to be able to come home to such a sweet, amazing baby!