Mommy and Me

This weekend was a blast! Ryan was out-of-town once again, for work. He was in Jackson with the Gov. you may have seen the Gov. on Meet the Press Sunday morning from Jackson. Anyway, that meant that it was just Andrew and me for the weekend. I had a stressful week last week and another to come. My new job switch is proving to be a lot of work, not just because I have to phsyically move offices, but I have clean out my old files and now tackle a whole new set of files. (FYI, lawyers engage in tons of paperwork). So, I was somewhat upset when I realized that because I had to watch Andrew all weekend by myself there would be no working. However, sometimes we get exactly what we need.

Andrew and I went to Superday on Saturday, and we partook in a number of fun activities: shopping for sandles for him, walking, playing in the grass, malt making and eating, pizza dinner with friends, phone talking with family, and playing with Penny. Andrew is also still enthralled with all his new toys from his Birthday. This weekend also really opened my eyes to the fact that Andy and I can really communicate now and enjoy each other's company. When Ryan is here we mostly talk with each other, our adult serious talk, while we care for Andrew. But, without an adult in site to talk to I had to talk to Andy. Now, with his expansive vocabulary of dog, hat, mama, and dada you would think this would be quite the boring conversation. But, au contraire! He is communicating now quite effectively with body language and facial expression. So, we had many conversations full of smiles, laughter, clapping, pointing and squealing with delight. Not, to mention scrunched noses, head shakes indicating No, and even a few tears. All the exploring and sunshine really wore us out, so we were early to bed and late to rise. I also got to dress him in his cute overalls that his aunt in Germany made for him. (Ryan thinks they make him look like a girl). Overall, this weekend was the least stressful and most rewarding I have had in a long time! Thanks, Andy for such a great time!