My husband and I were going out and were going to be back very late so my in-laws kept the baby overnight. Hubby couldn’t wait to sleep in- of course, he always sleeps in because he apparently goes deaf when a baby cries at 6 am. I like sleeping in as much as the next person, but that’s small potatoes compared to what I was really looking forward to: eating breakfast uninterrupted and using the restroom without a two foot high person
crying out "mommmmm-maaaaaa." However, this is the first real time I’ve been without
my daughter. She did stay with my in-laws for 2 nights when my husband and I were both
layed up in bed with bronchitis, but we weren’t in a position to notice she wasn’t here.
She’s also stayed overnight with my mother while we were in Vegas celebrating our
anniversary. But that was so far from the norm that, again, we didn’t really notice. But
today, I’m in my house, just kind of wandering around because I don’t know what to do
with myself. I’ve eaten and used the restroom, now what? I keep looking at the baby
monitor, but all I see is hubby snoring away (I’ll point out that it is 10:16 and he hasn’t
moved). Grass is always greener, huh? If she’s here, I want 10 minutes of peace by
myself. When she’s gone, I just think about my baby. I guess it’s a built in part of being a
mom so we don’t just ditch the kids to any unsuspecting stranger if were given half a
chance. Of course, maybe that part goes away when you have a screaming 2 year old.
Only time will tell.
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