My little one's growing

What a day it's been!!! Last night Chicken Little still didn't feel so well, so she didn't sleep too much. Still just a little "whine-y". Papa Rooster was concerned about her this morning, so he asked that I take her to the doctor. Sure enough, the poor little chickee has the onsets of a cold.
I know now why I was "refered" to Dr. Fix-it. He and his staff are wonderful. To my surprise, the nurse and doctor remembered my little one--and she's only been in once before, on the 4th!!! I was amazed. They are all so nice!! Chicken Little weighed 10lb 10oz!!! She's getting so big. It's hard to believe she's gained almost 3 lbs in almost 7 weeks. Then again it's hard to believe that it's been almost 7 weeks. It's true time flies when you're having fun!! That little girl means so much to me. Papa Rooster and I prayed and prayed for her and after 2 years of praying and 9 mos of waiting, here she is, and it's passing much too quickly.
I return to work in a week and am not looking forward to it. I could cry just sitting here thinking about it. I used to think it would kill me to sit at home, but now as the baby's growing and changing so much, I would love to be here to see every milestone. I'm so afraid I'm going to miss out on all the "biggies". Just the other day, she drifted off during her bottle, and as I slowly took it from her mouth she chuckled--twice. I loved it, because that was the first time she's laughed out loud. This week she has begun to do so much. She's smiling when I play with her and beginning to coo back. When she's in her bouncer she "swats" at the toys above her. See, I'm going to miss all of these firsts when I go back to work.
As much as I would love to stay home, I know that it's just not practical for us at this time. And besides, Papa Rooster works another job besides the poultry houses, so if anyone can quit their job, it would make more sense for him to do so. I know he gets so tired of working the two jobs. He doesn't get to come in until after dark sometimes and between the two jobs, he doesn't get many free weekends. Now that I think about it, he's already missed some of those firsts--the laughing, smiling, playing... I can tell it bothers him sometimes. He voiced his concerns before Chicken Little was born, about missing out on her growing up. He's afraid he's going to come home oneday and she'll be grown. I pray that if it's in God's will that one day he will be able to be JUST a chicken farmer. He has so much going on that he becomes so tired and run down. I pray for him and his spirit. I know that working like he does can sometimes be a stressful. So as our little one continues to grow pray for us that we may be able to enjoy each moment with her, because I know that like the past 7 weeks, the next few years will pass just at quickly.