i went to a photography masterclass at Paddington today. which means Charlotte had to stay at home with Jim. Charlotte and i have never been away from each other for more than an ever since she was born for obvious reasons. this is the first time we've been apart for such a long period of time. i left at nine in the morning and came home at four. according to Jim, Charlotte didn't have much milk when i was away. i had prepared two 150ml expressed breastmilk for him and i even thawed some frozen breastmilk for him just in case she wanted more. but in the seven hours when i was away, she drank a total of 80ml, cried for an hour and Jim said she finally accepted him as his primary carer for the day at 11:30 when she woke up from her nap. whilst she didn't eat (or drink might be more accurate) much milk and did a bit more crying than usual in the morning after i left, she actually did better than expected. i was expecting her to be unsettled and cry for the entire time when i was away and i also expected her to be in Jim's arms the entire time. but surprisingly, Jim managed to put her down for two decent naps. not only did she do better than expected, Jim did a fantastic job as well. i told him since he did such a great job today, we should do it more often and maybe i can finally go to the hairdresser to get my long overdue hair straightening done. it will only take five hours but he wasn't too keen.
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