Girl’s Life

So we went away this weekend. Nothing too exciting about that news, except that I’m not telling you the whole story. The whole story is that we went away WITHOUT the baby.

Yep, that’s right. We left Sophia at Grandma and Pake’s house and happily drove away. And I totally surprised myself with how OK I was with the whole situation. I was totally OK with my baby waking up for the first time without her parents around. I think it helped knowing she was getting spoiled and loved on like crazy the whole time we were gone. It also helps that I have gotten used to (well, maybe numb is the better word) leaving her 4 days a week to go to work for 8 hours. I’m an old pro at the short good-bye method for fewer tears.

But I didn’t even have to worry about the guilt I thought I’d feel driving up to the mountains for our anniversary get-away. Baby and Grandma practically pushed us out the door! Also, my mom is queen of spoiling, and I left with her motto of “what happens at Grandma’s house stays at Grandma’s house” floating in my head. It’s really a don’t ask, don’t tell type of thing that’s probably better for everyone involved (especially if sugar was an ingredient in the fun).

All in all, it was a great weekend. Chris and I did a good job of moderating how much we actually talked about the baby, which is a big deal when one single person has been your primary focus for the entirety of the past 10 months (and really, in all honesty, for the 9 months preceding that during my pregnancy). I realize that one night and two days away from my daughter is not a life-altering experience, but I’m doing this slowly. At this rate, I figure by the time she’s ready for kindergarten, I’ll be able to part with her every school day without a complete meltdown.

Baby steps, people. Baby steps.

Photo above taken during the weekend o’ fun and uploaded to Flickr by arlysveen (Grandma).