We've Survived

We were quite spoiled having Andy around so much the first 3 weeks of Audrey's life. The past 3 weeks have been quite different. He's been working late hours and Saturdays. No fun, but it's all part of life. Luckily things should be more manageable the next 5 weeks and then the 4 weeks after that we'll have plenty of help as we visit family! :) The hardest part of Andy not being around was bath time and bedtime. Luckily I have two things that helped me survive. The Beco baby carrier and the baby swing. I can swaddle Audrey up, put her in the swing, and within 15 minutes she'll be snoozing away! Rachel has been such a trooper. She has been such a good helper. You can tell she's missing her daddy when she says, "I want it to get dark". What child wants it to get dark??? And then when he is home and we say prayers she says, "Thank you Daddy came home". Too precious! Rachel has also mastered the different tones of voice I use. I don't know how many times she's asked, "Mommy, are you frustrated?" It's never fun when Andy has busy times at work, but luckily they don't seem to come around as often as they did in Houston (or else I'm just getting more used to it). We are looking forward to the next 9 weeks and dreading the arrival of busy April. We'll have to make the most of the next two months and hopefully it won't go by too quickly! :)