Today was my first official day of maternity leave. I wish I could tell you that I went out and did something terribly exciting, but I stayed home and did something terribly exciting instead. I snugged my bean. Pretty much all day. We normally have a good snuggle in the morning before work, but I always have to cut it short and close my eyes (and heart) to her sad face as I put her down and bundle her into her coat and boots. Her eyes were only sad for a minute as she loved daycare once she got there, but seeing that “Mummy, why?” in her eyes when I…