Saturday night wasn't the first time we've had a babysitter- Jared played a show a couple weeks ago, and my parents/sister watched him :)... but that was just a few hours, and we picked him up on the way home. I still felt a little odd being away, but it wasn't that long... I think the worst part was how sore my boobs were lol.
Saturday was, however, the first time we were gone overnight. We dropped Reiner off at my parents around 11 am on Saturday, and picked him up around 3 pm on Sunday. It's weird to think it was over 24 hours without seeing his precious little face! Of course I didn't want to leave him, but I also wanted to be able to let loose, and just hang out with Jared at the wedding.
It was SO nice to be away with Jared. I really love going on car rides with him, and we haven't in a while (haven't really had things we needed to do out of town). I love just talking and singing in the car :) (Only Jared and Reiner get to hear me sing lol, I'm not sure if that's good or bad for them haha). I wasn't worried about him, he was with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunty Tiffany- getting cuddled and loved every moment :)
Of course he was there in the back of my mind all night, but not in a way where I couldn't enjoy myself. I had a fun time, and got some good dancing in :) It wasn't until we were back in our little suite, ready to fall asleep, that I started to think about him more, and miss him. I had a few little tears escape, but what do you expect? I spend all day every day with him, it's only natural to miss him, and want to hug him and kiss his little face.
I think the main thing to remember, is to embrace the alone time that you have, and not dwell on the fact that you miss your little baby :) Of course the more often you go out and have to do things- it must get easier every time. I refuse to be the parent who turns into a shut in, and feel as though I can't do anything because I have a baby. I want to still have fun! Of course as a whole family, but I also want to keep making memories of just Jared and myself from time to time :)
Saturday was, however, the first time we were gone overnight. We dropped Reiner off at my parents around 11 am on Saturday, and picked him up around 3 pm on Sunday. It's weird to think it was over 24 hours without seeing his precious little face! Of course I didn't want to leave him, but I also wanted to be able to let loose, and just hang out with Jared at the wedding.
It was SO nice to be away with Jared. I really love going on car rides with him, and we haven't in a while (haven't really had things we needed to do out of town). I love just talking and singing in the car :) (Only Jared and Reiner get to hear me sing lol, I'm not sure if that's good or bad for them haha). I wasn't worried about him, he was with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunty Tiffany- getting cuddled and loved every moment :)
Of course he was there in the back of my mind all night, but not in a way where I couldn't enjoy myself. I had a fun time, and got some good dancing in :) It wasn't until we were back in our little suite, ready to fall asleep, that I started to think about him more, and miss him. I had a few little tears escape, but what do you expect? I spend all day every day with him, it's only natural to miss him, and want to hug him and kiss his little face.
I think the main thing to remember, is to embrace the alone time that you have, and not dwell on the fact that you miss your little baby :) Of course the more often you go out and have to do things- it must get easier every time. I refuse to be the parent who turns into a shut in, and feel as though I can't do anything because I have a baby. I want to still have fun! Of course as a whole family, but I also want to keep making memories of just Jared and myself from time to time :)
No comments:
Post a Comment