To Grandmother's House We Go

Or should I say, "THEY go." Yep, I did it. I called for backup today. You know, it's probably a normal thing in most families to let your kids go to their grandparents' alone. My parents don't live here, or I'd be all over that. Travis's mom is great, but they live in Heflin. Every time that I drive there, I feel like I should be in Atlanta. Also, and probably most importantly, I just LIKE my kids. I like being with them, but I need to do a better job of allowing Travis's family to get to know these sweeties. I can count on one hand how many times I've left Jaggar with someone other than Travis, but this was his first time to go to Grandmother's house without me.

Travis, who is doing a shoot at UAB today, was coaching me how to leave them on the phone. He is the much more paranoid one about leaving them than I am. He was telling me to let Jaggar play outside first, make sure he's comfortable, etc....right. Jaggar took off and didn't look back, and Sage has been to stay the night several times. Now I sit here and hear the sound of silence. Completely alone for the first time (minus Travis taking them for a quick trip to the store...which has maybe happened twice) since Jaggar has been born. That's a little over 17 months, folks. Year and a half technically speaking. It's been nice, but what have I done? Bought milk at Winn dixie: for Jaggar. Went to Target and bought a Christmas present: for Jaggar. Now I'm washing THEIR clothes, and I didn't even eat until after 3 today. Ha, the work of a mother is never quite done. Thought quiet is boring after a while, I am enjoying it right this second. :)