When my boss asked me if something was wrong, I told her that I just wasn't keeping up with all the diaper changes and bottle feedings.
"Wait. Did you and John adopt?"
"No, I decided that John would make a better baby than husband."
After showing her a photo of him, my boss really sympathized and saw to it that I got maternity leave, and then had the option to work from home. Maternity leave was a godsend. It allowed me to really focus on lactation and make sure that Johnnycakes was following the new house rules. Like no big boy words. Now when I'm working in my home office I can make sure he's getting his tummy time. Little Johnny is a big hit in web meetings.













