I left Mikey alone for the first time today. I have left him for a few hours in the past, but this is the first time I will be leaving him overnight. Can you tell that I am a first time mom? It is only 6:20 and I am already worried about the overnight part. In fairness I left him at 11am so it has been awhile already. I thought of all kinds of excuses why not to leave: still nursing, he needs his antibiotics, he might be scared, 100 miles is far, etc, but in the end Brian, my mom, and my sister kindly pushed me out the door, and here I am. Why you might ask would I leave him... well a few reasons, #1 Brian is also in CA for a work retreat, it just so happens that our trips overlapped. And the work retreat is at a posh (been waiting to use that word) resort on the beach, really it is lovely. Since the resort is only 100 miles (exactly) from my parent's driveway we thought this might be a good time to try out being apart for the night. #2 I am never going to have this many babysitters at once. I just called (for what is probably the 15th time) to check in and Mikey was getting a bath, there were three people supervising. He had the week to get to know them so he wouldnt be scared when I left, when else I am I going to get that. #3 I hear a little distance is good, well let's just say I am at the lovely hotel feeling awfully guilty, but it is so nice to see Brian and not be covered in cheerios and worried about bedtime, dinner, crying, toys, and naps. Speaking of naps, we took one, a blissfully uninterrupted nap... oh naps, how I have missed you.
So I am feeling so guilty, but this could be good. He is turning 1, nursing is going to come to an end, and if nothing else, it is nice to take an uninterrupted nap, a shower without worrying about what he has gotten into, and get dressed and know that you arent going to end up with a smashed cheerio, snot, or some other lovely goop all over you before you even get to where you are going.
Oh Mikey I hope you are so good and sleep well tonight! We miss you tons and tons already!
2 comments:
Oh, you are awesome!! I am so proud of you! Seriously, you are going to LOVE this memory in the end. What a lovely memory. Seriously, I'm totally wanting a POSH hotel with just Jared. Have a wonderful time. Mikey will be well taken care of. So fun!!! I can't wait to see pictures, eat good food and RELAX! :)
Oh, Ash...Ben is a turning to a little monster. His two bottom teeth have broken through and he has been SO SUPER SAD. I had the thought, Oh, this is the next year of my life...lot's of whining, drooling, dribbling, you name it he has it!
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