Greetings! Well, I officially survived my first business trip away from Kate. I was away from the house from Tuesday night through Friday night, and it was an interesting experience - it was difficult when I left the house, but once I was gone it really wasn't that bad! Oh, I did enjoy the pleasure of adult conversation, no diapers, caffeine in the mornings, wine in the evenings - what a good time! It wasn't until the plane ride home that I found myself anticipating seeing Kate with huge excitement and impatience. (It probably didn't help that on the plane ride home I read Jenny McCarthy's book about her son having autism, of which the main theme is her dedication to do absolutely anything for her son to help him to get well...)
When I finally pulled up to the house I couldn't get inside soon enough and after a quick hand-washing I held our little bundle of joy and I couldn't have been more pleased to be right there at that moment. The happiness that came over me as we looked into each other's eyes again was emotionally overwhelming - I love her with all my heart and it felt so good to hold her again. And she actually remembered me too! I was worried she wouldn't remember me since she's so young but boy, she was smiling and squirming around in happiness when I was holding her with tears in my eyes. I didn't put her down all night long and even contemplated letting her sleep with us (which was quickly ruled out, as we only have a queen-sized bed and when it is the three of us no one sleeps well...) It sure is good to be home!
Additionally, Jeffers did an amazing job of taking care of Kate while I was away. Kudos and thanks to our good friend, Brian Ross, who came over two different nights to help out and hang out with Jeff and Kate. Rumor has it that Brian had his first bottle-feeding experience (and I don't mean that Jeff fed him a bottle!!)!! Back to Jeff, though - not only was Kate alive and well when I arrived home, but she was recently bathed and happy as a clam in her holiday outfit looking cute as ever and enjoying watching our Christmas tree that Jeff had put up while I was away! I couldn't be more pleased - it really has been amazing to watch Jeff grow into fatherhood, he makes me proud!
Apparently I'm feeling a bit sentimental, but here you have it! I hope everyone is enjoying the magic of the holiday season.
Peace!
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4 comments:
Thats really sweet. And I like that you wrote more than usual here.
Your blog brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for letting us into that private moment.
It's nice to get away, but it's always such a joy to return.
Congrats to Jeff for going it alone for half the week. Good to hear he had company too. It can get a bit lonely when it's just you and the kiddo.
Welcome home Mommy!
PS. we have a king size bed and it doesn't seem big enough to share with the kids. But then again, the girls are really bad at sharing....feet in your back for example.
Now if you would have had a Sears commercial at the end of your blog like Extreme Home Makeover I may have had to grab the kleenex. Glad you had a great trip. It was awfully nice of Jeff to have all of those girls over when I showed up, how could I not show up the second night after that.
It was a pleasure feeding Kate and I suppose I'll need to practice up if you're going to actually make me stay true to my babysitting offers. Well have a good night and say hi to the little one for me.
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