We Survived!!

I am really hoping that I am not typing this too prematurely and jinxing myself (David should be home by 1:00AM from his business trip), but here goes:

Carly and I SURVIVED our first solo week!! This week was David's fifth week away since Carly was born; however, it was the first full week Carly and I flew solo! In the past I have had my mom and Julia come and assist with days and never completed a full business trip alone. (Of course I was forced to go solo since Julia is still in Oxford and my mom is recovering from surgery.) Carly and I ventured to the store, went on many, many walks, played (A LOT), sang silly songs, went to school to pack up some of my stuff, and hung around.

I do have to admit that I did have help from some wonderful friends with entertaining Carly at various points of this week, but I did complete four bedtime routines in a row solo this week. I know that there are many moms who completed a feat similar to this well before their baby was 7.5 months old, and my hat goes off to them. But, I've earned my gold star for this week!