This last week has been unbelievably stressful for both Alec and I. For those of you who didn't know, Alec took a promotion with Regions/Amsouth as Branch Manager for the Jackson, TN downtown branch. Which means Alec commutes to Jackson EVERY DAY!! He absolutely loves his branch and is super excited about what the future holds, but at the same time he leaves an hour earlier for work and gets hour an hour later. It's not a very big deal for Maddie and me. We are pretty much sticking to our regular schedule, but I worry about him driving. Thursday I found out that Alec had been talking to my dad. I knew that my dad and Janet wanted to babysit Maddie for an evening, but as far as I knew Alec had plans for Thursday evening. Maddie and I were settling in for an evening of just the girls. Alec called and said his plans had been rescheduled and asked what was for dinner. Of course, I told him that I hadn't planned on him being home. (which meant nothing was planned for dinner!!) He said not to worry and that we would figure something easy out when he got home.
Alec had been home for about 30 minutes when the front doorbell rang and who should it be....my dad and Janet. What a surprise!!! They were here to look after Maddie while Alec and I had some alone time outside of the house. I was excited and nervous and sad and everything in between. What made it even harder was, hearing Maddie screaming as we walked out of our front door. Alec and I decided to stay close to the house and ended up at Wolfchase. We were walking into the mall when Alec's phone rang. It was my dad telling us that Maddie was in her swing happy and asleep. Whew! What a relief!!! We did a little bit of shopping. Nothing major. We had a nice adult dinner at J. Alexander's. I can't remember the last time it was just the two of us at dinner. We got to eat our food fresh and no one had to eat in shifts.
We arrived home a new and relaxed couple. It was about 9:30 and Maddie was being fed. Maddie apparently had been up for a little while and had been entertaining Dad and Janet with her coo's and smiles!!! (She likes a lot of attention!!!) Dad and Janet left soon after we got home. Before I knew it, Maddie had fallen asleep. I took her up to her room and raced to the bed. I try to get to bed as soon as she goes down in order to maximize my sleep. I thought that she would be up aorund 1:30 or 2am, but she surprised me!! She didn't wake up until 4am! I didn't know what to do with myself. 6 hours of consistent sleep. Last night she did the same thing. Down about 10 pm and slept until 5 am!! I even woke up and went into her room to make sure she was still breathing. And she was!
At the moment Alec is laying on the floor teaching Maddie 3 different laungages....French, Spanish, and German. We decided to start a little earlier with the languages. We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful daughter. I couldn't ask for anything more. I am so blessed to have such a loving husband and a beautiful little girl who smiles when I pick her up from her crib and falls asleep in my arms. There's absolutely nothing more that I want. (except for my mom to be here in person to experience this with me. But I have my sister, and that's close enough for me!)
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What a sweet surprise for Alec to put together! Congrats on his new job! How are things going with you? That continuous sleep you are getting is great! It makes you feel like a new woman doesn't it? Well, I am leaving for training tomorrow, but I will try to check up on you guys next weekend when I have some free time.
You know mom is always looking down and watching over you and Maddie. She would be so proud of you. You are an excellant mother!! I can only hope that I will be as wonderful as you are when my turn comes!!!
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