Rea woke up today in a really good mood, even though she didn't sleep well. She was happy to wake up at Chrissy's house, but after a little bit of playing alone, she looked around and her face changed completely. She realized that Cameron and Chrissy weren't here! It was so cute, but kind of sad at the same time. I didn't think she would notice things like that so quick. Even her dad being gone, I thought she would think he was at work all day, but she knows. She knows when we go to bed that he's not gonna come to bed with us. Every night, she turns away from me and faces where her dad used to lay. She has been doing it since she could roll over. I love it, when Zach is there, she faces him and touches his chest and falls back asleep. It's beautiful, and amazingly wonderful.
After forcing myself off the couch, we headed home and showered up. Brittany, Dave, and Mason came over and bought our couch. Then we decided that we were going to the Splash park so that the kids could wear themselves out. When we got there though, the water was turned off and when Dave asked someone about it, they said it "just turned off" We decided not to wait around with the fussy kids, and headed back on post to go to the pool. Brittany and Dave got there before me, because I had to put an actual swimsuit. When I got there, I started putting sunscreen on Rea, but I heard a whistle blow. The lifeguard told everyone to get out of the pool. Apparently a baby spit up some pool water and they had to close it for a half hour. By this time, Rea was so antsy because she loves water. We ended up taking the kids to Brittany's and just letting them play in the sprinkler. When they were done, I took Rea home and let her play in the tub extra long. I packed a little more, while Rea watched cartoons, and right when I was about to start doing the dishes, Rea got cranky. I didn't really feel like cooking, so I took the easy way out. I made chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese. Rea has been not eating as much as I would like her, she has been closing her mouth to everything I give her. I thought that maybe if I let her feed herself she might eat more. She is getting to that stage where she has to do everything by herself. It's making me crazy, I feel like I have to bathe her twenty seven times a day! She is such a messy eater, but I knew that would happen. That is the one thing she took after me! After dinner, I did the dishes and came back to Chrissy's house. Rea was almost ready for bed, but I made her stay up for a little while, because I don't want her to wake up at 6 am. We got to skype with Zach's family, it was nice to see a couple of them again, but Rea was cranky and she would not sit still for ANYTHING! I even tried to feed her cake! I put her to bed, and I am watching all the shows Chrissy had set to record. Including Surprise Homecoming, which means I am also bawling my darn eyes out. I need to learn how NOT to watch this show. Seriously.
Dear Deployment,
No phone call from Zach today because of you. Oh well though, because I will always know that no news is good news. and I always know that he loves us. I don't have to worry about him, and he shouldn't worry about me. It's not that easy, but we try. I look forward to my sisters coming and moving home. But not nearly as much as I look forward to kicking your ass.. Love, Elsa...
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