The three of us left Alabama, and what had been our home for the past month on Friday, November 6, around noon. Recall that on the trip down, Caroline wasn't even 2 weeks old and slept almost the entire way. Sirron and I had the feeling that we wouldn't be as lucky on this trip.
We left in 2 cars and dropped mine off at the airport in Montgomery, where I would be flying back into on Sunday. Sirron's car was packed to the fullest with two cars worth of things that we came down with. Caroline slept from well before we left, until just before we arrived at the airport. We stopped at a gas station across from the airport to feed and change little-miss, all in the car, where we experienced screams that we never have...it was quite the scene, and all that Sirron and I could do was laugh. We got back on the road and were right back to sleep. 2 hours later we were on the other side of Birmingham where we stopped again for Sirron and I to eat a bite. Caroline still slept. The stretch of road between Birmingham and Memphis is very bare and long...Caroline slept the entire way.
Our last stop was in Memphis, where we gassed up and fed and changed Caroline again. This stop was much more pleasant. With Caroline having slept the majority of the day, Sirron and I were waiting for her to wake up, at any point, and not be happy strapped in to her carseat. That time never came though, as she slept all the way home, where we arrived around 10:00 that night. Sirron and I have been blessed with such a wonderful baby.
We prepared for a long night, again, as Caroline had slept nearly all day, but it was uneventful. We did start Saturday off early though, which was fine, it being our last day together. Caroline and I watched the Hogs beat up on South Carolina, and at 2:00 that afternoon, the photographer for Caroline's baby pictures showed up at the house. We took countless pictures for 2 hours and Caroline was just perfect, beautiful, and awake, the entire time. We are very excited about getting the pictures back and can't wait to share them with all of you.
Sunday morning came too quickly, and we departed for the airport for my 8:30 flight back to Alabama. I connected in Dallas and got back home mid-afternoon. Life is back to "our normal" for the next several months.
The 6 weeks that the 3 of us were able to spend together were amazing, and such a blessing. It was a time that we will never forget and will get to tell Caroline about through the years.
Sirron starts back to work on November 10th, and I start my next class on December 7, which will be a very intense 5 months. Our parents and Sirron's grandparents will keep Caroline during the day while Sirron works, and we are so thankful for that. The three of us are meeting in Birmingham for the weekend of November 20-22, I will be home for 3 days for Thanksgiving, and then again for 2 weeks for Christmas. Please keep each of us, and the three of us as a family in your prayers.
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If ya ever need to chat with someone who REALLY knows - give me a call! Time goes fast when you're so busy - one day you look up and it's almost over and Matt will be home soon! Matt was in Iraq when Jake was born - so the 2nd half of the deployment was just me and Jake. So do call if ya need a good chat! :)
ReplyDeletepraying for y'all while you're apart. we still can't wait to meet her. sounds like she's doing great! oh, and thanks for the shout-out about the baby baths. so glad they're going more smoothly!
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