boomarang

throw it out into the world, and it come right back to you.

we sent our two oldest out to visit my parents in Sparks, NV today. it’s hard to let them go emotionally. our 4 year old (C) has already been to grandma and grandpa’s 2 times for week-long stays, but our 6 year old has never been that far away from us. he’s so eager and anxious to go, but we’re nervous and doing our best to keep it in check. they left this morning after i went to work, and so far, B’s taking it ok. i thought she might be hit harder, and she was hit hard after they left, but i was able to talk her through it over the phone. good sign. means that medicines and good old love and reassurance are working in her (our) favor. we’ve got the baby…shit he’s not even a baby anymore, he’ll be 3 in a month… for 2 weeks by himself. i’m sure he’ll miss his brothers, but at the same time, i’m going to venture a guess that he’s going to get a lot of bonding and the attention that he wants while they’re gone.

i’m glad they are able to both go there, hopefully my parents know what they’ve gotten themselves into my father has had to deal with the 3 of them here in our house a couple times and knows what to expect. my mother, on the other hand, has not had much interaction with the 3 kids all at once for more than one night. she’s going to have 2, but they’re not the little angels she thinks they are! i believe they’ll behave, she’s dealt with C for those weeks, and he’s the one who’s the bigger handful, being 4 1/2. our oldest, A, is almost 7 now and is very independent and can probably function on his own if we were ever fucked up enough to leave him, which we aren’t. i know he could do it, but it’s something we could never do to our kids, hopefully later on in life they’ll appreciate that.

B seems to be doing much better since getting a med re-adjustment friday. they changed the dose of one med and dropped one, so far, so good. since it’s only 3 of us, B and E are going to travel with me wednesday night, and also next week when i have to work. it will be good for us all, and maybe she’ll get an appreciation for just how much pain in the ass it really is for me to travel!

-e