Day 14 –

Last night went pretty well! I am pretty sure lil’ man slept from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. It could be that I slept through the 1:00 a.m. touch-up (or maybe I just don’t remember doing it) but that is a pretty good run. At 3:00 a.m. he required a bit of food. At 6:00 a.m. he ate nine ounces – three ounces more than normal. Mom called and let me know her flight was cancelled and she will now be getting home after dinnertime tonight. Not a big deal except that the entire day of care again falls on my shoulders and (when she gets home) we will not have much alone time before the workweek starts again. My older brother plans to visit today and I may see if my parents would like to visit around noon – they had planned on making us dinner tonight. More coffee, more coffee, more coffee.

There is light at the end of this marathon, baby watching session…or is there. Mom was scheduled to come home at noontime; her flight was canceled. Fortunately, she was able to get a later flight on the same day. This change was devastating to me. I had planned on having her home and getting some down time and then dinner with my parents. The flight change set the stage for a rushed pickup and quick goodnight. My stress levels went through the roof. My parents came (instead) for a light lunch and to let grandpa J. have some time with lil’ man. My stresses were evident to my parents as I drank more coffee at lunchtime. They knew well, I was due for a break. They left and we readied ourselves to pick up mom at the airport. We met her at the gate, mom with tears in her eyes. She had missed him / us very much and so had we. We came home and mom spent some time reacquainting with our son; it was wonderful to watch. Mom revealed some wonderful birthday gifts she picked up for me – white golf pants and golf shoes –maybe I can finally win a round! Off to bed now for all of us, it was 9:00 p.m.