James and Cora's Grandma left today. It was the first time James cried when being dropped off at daycare in quite a while. He's definitely picking up on his parents' emotions, and we know he misses his Grandma already, whom he shared a room with for nearly 2 weeks while she visited. (Hopefully she will recover from her nights sleeping with James' Rockabye Baby music on loop... "We all live in a yellow submarine. A yellow submarine. A yellow submarine.")
In all seriousness though, we are all missing Jean already. As full as a house can feel one day, it can feel awfully empty the next. Luckily, managing 2 kids on our own has kept us so busy that we haven't had time to wallow. Much. I made dinner for the first time in 2 weeks! Cora tried out her swing for the first time. James ran around the entire first-floor of the house over and over and over (he really is getting fast). Both kids had a somewhat rough evening though. James did NOT want to go to sleep, and it took Jay over an hour to settle him. And Cora was certifiably fussy for the first time since she's been home. We think it was mainly gas issues, but still. It was a long 2-hour battle to get her settled too...
Jean/Mom/Grandma, we thank you for all you did to make the past 2 weeks as easy on us as possible. We're looking forward to all the leftovers you stocked our freezer with, we can't wait to put up the mirror and shelves you painted for Cora's nursery, and we're excited to show everyone the other projects you've been working on. We love you!
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