Leaving for work is harder to do

When my wife was still on maternity leave, leaving for work was the easiest thing.  Mom and El were both still fast asleep, so I'd get ready, pack my lunch, peek in on them and go.  But now that I spend all day with El, and she also wakes up earlier, it's tougher.  This morning I went in to work for nine o'clock, and El was wide awake and looking at me with those adorable eyes.  It definitely makes it harder to leave, especially considering that I knew she wasn't going to be up for long after I got home.  But we packed plenty of smiles (and a bath!) into those two hours.  Plus Mom texted me some cute pictures while I was at work.

Side note - our cat, Barney, is so good with her.  She'll get a handful of his fur and yank on it, and he doesn't even move.