u/Jumpy-Way-5625

Hi!

I guess I’m looking for reassurance here that I won’t permanent harm my baby if I take a vacation away from him for a week.

Context: my mom has always wanted to go to Hawaii. My dad won’t fly, so she had accepted she won’t ever go. Well my sister and I worked with my dad and grandma to plan a surprise trip to Hawaii for her- just my mom, sister, and I. Kind of like one last girls trip too. It was a surprise for her 60th birthday. She is so excited.

I’m excited too, but my baby will be 7 months old by then. I would leave Saturday and not return until following Sunday. (8.5/9 days). He would stay with my husband and still go to daycare so routine would mostly be the same. Is that too long to leave him? Would I really harm him if I’m gone that long? We will be able to FaceTime and he’ll be with his dad the whole time. The closer we get to it the more nervous I’m getting about leaving him. It might be more of a me problem than a problem for my baby. (Yes I am in counseling for anxiety). So like I said I guess I’m just looking for reassurance that I won’t mentally harm my baby by leaving that long. But if it’s a horrible idea please tell me gently

I work in a hospital so my shoes are gross. I have the kind I can bleach wipe, but doesn’t change that they’re gross. I also don’t have a garage or mud room. We park on the street and enter the front door, where we have a rug and my shoes normally hang out in a corner. But now I have a baby and when he starts crawling I don’t want him going to the shoes. I don’t want to put them in a closet with other shoes. I also don’t want to leave them in the car. I was hoping someone maybe had an idea for how to store them? Thank you in advance!!

Edit: I have a locker at work. Thank you all for the suggestion! My follow up - what about stinky socks then going into your regular shoes at the end of the day?