Last Saturday Sam and I flew to Davis, CA to visit Matt's mom and dad and sister. We are still here. Eventually this week all of the family will arrive from everywhere for Thanksgiving.
My mother-in-law, Pat, had agreed to watch Sam for me overnight so I could go to San Francisco to visit a dear friend from high school. So Yesterday morning I took a train into SF and spent the night there away from my baby. On the train ride I sat with a wonderful woman and mother of 2 and we talked about our babies and birth stories (she is a midwife in training) and it was great. Once I arrived in SF, Jamie, my friend, kept me very busy and I hardly thought of Sam. When bedtime rolled around I was in such a wonderful haze from wine and friends and other things that I fell asleep hard and didn't even wonder about my sweet boy.
This morning I awoke with a startle, sat up in bed and realized that it was 7:30, the exact time Sam wakes up every morning! I quickly rolled over and went back to sleep. I didn't get up until almost 10 am! I did call and check in and Pat said that Sam slept all night!! I knew things would go well.
Then today Jamie and I went shopping and had sushi for lunch and by 5pm I was back on a train for Davis. It was a wonderful 2 days away and I will never forget it!
When I walked in to the house in Davis I could here my baby playing and I called his name...he turned to me and smiled a little, then went right back to what he was doing! I was a little sad, but I knew that meant that he was so comfortable in his place that he didn't need to make my return a big deal. He knew I would come back and he knows I am there for him if he needs me.
It was the best scenario for a first night away and what a wonderful first night away it was...
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