Mike has been traveling all week to Nashville, and will be for the following 2 weeks. This week Jack and I stayed at my parents house. I was still a little nervous staying alone with Jack all day and all night. It was a great week and they are such a huge help. On Thursday morning Mom & Dad left for Naples, and of course Wednesday night was one of Jacks worst nights! Not going to lie I was a little angry with him. I was feeding him, changing him, bouncing him....and nothing would calm that fussy baby.
So in order not to go totally crazy I filled my day up with visitors!
Barb Hamilton brought me lunch from Panera and lots of decorating samples for her Master bedroom that she is redoing. It was SO refreshing to talk about something besides the baby. I mean I love him to death, but it was nice to talk about something different. THANK YOU Barb! It was so fun and so sweet!
Our next visitors were Christy and Emmet. Emmet is 4 months old now and such a cutie! Christy and I have been friends since we were in like 4th grade, and then there we were on Thursday sitting on the couch breastfeeding our babies. I had to laugh. What a blessing to have a lifelong friend go through the same stage of baby life with.
Taylor was our last visitor of the day. She is always such a help. Finally Jack rested for 2 hours, he just slept right on her. I didn't want to let her leave! Ben called here the "baby whisperer". Taylor has been such an amazing supportive friend through everything, and she is such a resource always asking all of her Moms at work for baby advice. She keeps me sane!
So for Thursday night it was just me and Ben. What a great brother he was! First he mad me a delicious dinner and then after a few glasses of wine for Ben, Jacks crying didn't bother him at all and he was holding him and calming him down. We LOVE Uncle Ben!
Mike got home on Friday and boy were we happy to see him! He's such an amazing Dad that's why it is so hard when he is gone. But I will say it does make me appreciate the time I do have with him.
Saturday we had visitors again! Kody & Lolo!
It was such a wonderful Saturday catching up with friends!
We haven't been to church yet since Jack has been born. But we do watch it live on the web Sunday mornings. They have been having an amazing series on Families.
http://www.willowcreek.org/home1.aspx
Then Mike stayed with Jack all by himself for the first time while I just went and roamed the streets of Deer Park Mall. I knew Mike could handle it even though Jack is a handful at this point. It was so refreshing to just walk and shop. I needed some new makeup and I knew that Jack would not be patient in Sephora, so it was fabulous to get that out of the way. I was gone for 2 hours and I was so excited to get home and see my little man!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend as well!
