Sep. 22, 2008
Just Mom & Baby
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Well, it's an interesting morning. The two older boys left with my parents yesterday and will be spending a week with them. (They live about two hours away.) Jon's at work, so it's just me and Robert this morning. Things are quieter than usual, and I'm seeing a lovely lack of books and toys on the couches. The last time they went to spend a week with Mama and Papa was December last year. They left the evening after we had Nicholas' seventh birthday party, and I was 7 1/2 months pregnant with Robert. I went to bed and cried after they drove off. I knew they'd be fine, of course, but I missed them so much already. It was the first time either of them had gone to spend the night with someone in two years. (We had done a lot of moving, so there hadn't been enough stability to be doing things like that.) Everyone kept telling me to enjoy the quiet and enjoy being alone, but it was simply too quiet in this house! On that Monday with Jon at work and the boys gone, I didn't know what to do with myself. I dug out old home video tapes from when James was about a year old and Nicholas was four. They were so cute and sweet! Of course the next day, Tuesday, Jon took off work early to go with me to an OB appointment. That's when they admitted me to the hospital because of extremely high blood pressure and I didn't get to leave again for a week. Robert was born that Friday. I promised Nicholas I wouldn't have a baby while he was gone this time! This week, I actually have some plans for filling the week. Now that I'm doing freelance writing, I've got a couple projects I can work on while they're gone. I'm also planning to complete our Konos lesson plans for the rest of the fall and maybe even start on the spring ones. I'm going to try to finish up the Bible Institute course that I've been working on since July. I won't be getting bored this week. Years ago, when James was about nine or ten months, Nicholas spent a week with Mama and Papa and James stayed home. He would climb up on our couch and look at Nicholas' picture hanging on the wall. He'd just stare and then look at me questioningly. It was so cute that he knew Nicholas was gone and wondered why. I'm curious to see how Robert acts as the week goes on. I'm sure he'll enjoy the extra attention anyway. |
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Sep. 22, 2008 - Untitled Comment
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Posted by Anonymous