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He's baby babbling so I try to set aside time to "talk to him" about his day too
So as a baby/child I was raised by essentially my mom's entire family. Both of my parents worked long hours so my mom's family chipped in to help cover child care, essentially everyone had me a specific day of the week (i.e. my grandpa had me Monday's, one of my aunts Tuesdays, grandma Wednesdays, other aunt Thursdays and my parents Friday-sunday). It was an unconventional set up, but I am SO close with that side of my family, even now at 30. It never impacted my relationship with my mom and dad, we are extremely close, I just also have great relationships with extra people. Too much love is never a bad thing for a kiddo.
I think that all of us working Mama's feel this way, I went back to work when mine was 5 weeks old, and I work 12 hour days 5 days a week, there are genuinely some days that the most I see him and interact with him is getting him ready and dropping him off at daycare. And maybe kissing him good night after getting home. But I tell you, when I'm not at work and on my weekends off, I am 100% engaged with him and we do mommy and me days as often as I possibly can. He loves his grandparents, but he truly loves me. I get more giggles and more Smiles out of him than anybody else. Our babies are always going to want and need their mama's
I've been working since my LO was 6 weeks old (he's 4 months today), they are ALWAYS going to want and need mama. I get to see him for maybe an hour and a half in the morning and two hours before bed. He only wants me at bedtime, and he doesn't like bottles if I'm home. We co-sleep and that definitely helps me feel like I get more time/bonding with him as well.