Thursday, May 10, 2012

on our travels & leaving our baby.

sam & i had a blast in st. louis.  it was a pretty intense trip with a lot of flying, driving & work but it was an amazing experience.  i took a thousand touristy pictures but have yet to upload them because i've been so busy editing wedding photos.  maybe someday in the future... maybe not.  i was so nervous about leaving parker but he did great & his auntie was a rockstar stand-in for the weekend.  i'm so grateful for that!

it was weird to be so torn between wanting to get home to my little monster & not wanting our weekend away from him to end, all at the same time.  it was so fun to just be out & about alone with sam & to remember that we really do have a good time together even when parker's not around.  we went to restaurants & had relaxing meals, we made lots & lots of stops & didn't have to mess with carseat buckles & we slept in past 9:00.  but we still found ourselves calling milk "milch", horses "nays" & telling each other "ni-night."  that little boy has rubbed off on us.

but seriously, it was great to get out & just remember what life without parker was like.  it was fun, it was free, we had much less responsibility & we were much more spontaneous.  we were reminded that we connected on other levels besides our kid & that we actually enjoy each other's company.  we decided this is something we need to do regularly.  that in no longer than two years, when boy two is parker's age, we'd do it again.  we'll take a trip just the two of us & take time out for each other.

but holy crap, it felt good to come home to that little boy.  as much fun as we were having out there away from him, it's nothing compared to how good it felt to be together again as our little family of three.  being away from him for a while was nice but being back together is even better.  i'm so grateful to have this little boy that makes all the diaper changes, car-seat wrangling & naptime scheduling worth it.  that even though our free & spontaneous lives have been forever-altered, we wouldn't trade it for the world.

and since this trip away went so well, i'm already looking forward to the next one that will again remind me of that fact.  distance makes the heart grow fonder, right?  nothin' wrong with that.


15 comments:

  1. I seriously don't know how you did it. and of course, this is coming from my own short comings & inability to leave ruby with other people, besides daycare. I'm not so good at it yet. since I work full time, I just want to soak up every minute with her. but...I know you're right. it's important to do to do. so, good for you!

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  2. I love when you said "being away was nice, but get back together is ever better" i couldn't agree more!!

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  3. it is hard to be away, but it's a nice time to refresh and reenergize...my husband and did lots of little mini-trips and had the boy stay with his grandparents for a weekend here, or there, but we haven't done that yet now that we have two.

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  4. Oh man...this is making me SO excited for our trip back east in a couple months! I'm not looking forward to being AWAY from Cami, just looking forward to having that freedom to be the two of us and be spontaneous!

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  5. I don't think I will ever be able to leave the kiddos without experiencing that bittersweet mix of happy and sad. Glad you had such a great time, it is so important that we get time be wives as well as mothers. The men appreciate it too ;).

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  6. I don't Think I can ever leave my kid alone
    I miss her so very much I prefer spending time with her over any free minute to myself

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  7. I'm so scared to leave Peanut at all unless it's with someone who has previously cared for her - i.e. husband, daycare teacher.

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  8. We recently spent a weekend away from our son (1 year old), and left him with grandparents. It was a great reminder of why we work as a couple other than shared responsibility and a cute kid... and a much need recharge on our energy levels! But yeah, we were SO glad to get home to him, too!

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  9. Sounds so nice. Ryan and I need a trip just the two of us, but I don't think it is going to happen before baby #2 arrives sometime in the next 10 weeks. It is such a crazy feeling, being so carefree and glad to be away and still missing that kid and wanting to be home so badly. I'm sure that will never change.

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  10. Awww, sweet post! It's definitely healthy to get away and it's great for your relationship. My husband and I try to do the same thing. I know what you mean about missing your little one but not wanting the time away to end either. A bit confusing I know. And definitely yes about distance makes the heart grow fonder. It's very true!

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  11. i can totally agree with this post and you wrote it so perfectly! its nice to be away but man those kids are so fun to be around too! cute cute pic of Parker!! and i love those wedding photos! gorgeous!!

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  12. I think its great you guys went away!! I think it is SO SO SO important for husbands and wifes to take time away from the kids and busy lives and spend time to reconnect with each other!

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  13. I LOVE your baby's shirt! Pure Awesomeness.

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  14. I LOVE your baby's shirt! Pure Awesomeness.

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  15. Love this heart-felt post! Love the pic of Parker & here it seems to me that he is looking more like Sam's little boy pictures...

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