This morning I am away from my girls. A dear friend of ours used his connections to get my husband and me the “family” rate for a room at a seaside resort. David and I needed a little couple reconnect time before my surgery. It is simply beautiful here. We saw a feeding frenzy of dolphins and seabirds while in the distance humpback or gray whales passed slowly by.
Usually I wake up in bed with my girls. They are both very attached to me at bedtime. I creep out after they fall asleep. One of them will beckon me back in the middle of the night and there I stay. I am not going to be able to do this for a long while so this seems like the natural time to help them learn to fall asleep without making a mommy sandwich. I will need a lot of help from their Daddy and my Mom. Last night while David and I were away, my Mom got them to sleep with no trouble. This is an enormous relief. Things might be different when I am actually in the house (they always are), but at least they all got a little practice in. This was only the second time in their lives that I was away from them overnight.
Speaking of my Mom, she is a godsend. I would not be able to have this surgery now if she were not willing and able to leave her life in Cleveland and come stay with us to be chief Grandma in residence. She is an R.N. and the girls adore her. I am incredibly fortunate to have a great relationship with her. Thank you Mom!
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