On Tuesday this week, I had the joy of getting my gall bladder removed. Surgery went smooth, and recovery is going okay. I made sure that surgery was on a week that Alexis would be at Matt's, knowing that I wouldn't be able to do the easiest thing with her while I was recovering. She came home today for a few hours, and we went to visit my family who was down from BC and Ottawa, and they were all so happy to see Alexis. But when the few short hours of her being home with me, came to an end, she was so very unhappy. Alex decided to take her for the weekend for me, so that my recovering could continue without my having to parent a 2 year old, and although I know it's good for my recovery, it's not good on my emotions or for Alexis'. Alexis was devastated to leave home again, after being away from me since Monday (5 days gone already), and she wasn't afraid to express how unhappy she was, when it came time for her to go. She said she didn't want to go and she wanted to stay here with me. And she cried. A cry that I had never heard come from her before. A real, unhappy, emotion-filled cry. A cry that made me cry, so hard. I didn't want her to go, just as much as I knew she didn't want to, and I hated having to kiss her good-bye again, after only being with her for 5 short hours. When I kissed her good-bye in Alex's truck, she was hyperventilating, which made me feel 1000 times worse, and when they drove away, I cried so hard, my stomach hurt.
Alex wants to keep her until Sunday. I want her back tomorrow night, and I am going to make Alex bring my baby home to me. I appreciate her wanting to make sure I am feeling way better before bringing her home to me, but this is the longest me and Alexis have been away from each other since I went to the Dominican when Alexis was 6 months old, and I hate it more than anything.
Matt told me today when he was dropping her off that Alexis randomly started crying yesterday and when he asked her what was wrong, she said she missed Mommy. To hear this, made me happy, but it also hurt me, to know that I was going to be sending her off again, even though she wanted to stay with me. And Alex told me, when she was picking Alexis up, that all week, Alexis kept saying "Mommy out of the hospital, I go home to her now!" I love that she loves me so much! Frig, I miss her and wish that she never had to go to Matt's again. Stupid surgery keeping her from me for so damn long :(
A short re-cap in pictures of our fun the last month!
I love how cousins have a natural bond! Their friendship means so much more than just a friend! They've grown up together and will continue to grow up together and love each other, not just because they have a relation to each other, but because they will have known each other since the very beginning. I love how they love each other!
The last few weeks have been awesome! Shane and I have started our adventures with the girls, since the weather has been awesome! I Still can't believe we had summer in March, and wish that the summer weather stayed with us the rest of the year. There's nothing better than doing fun stuff with your kids, whether they be small adventures or big ones. Some families can afford to take their kids on annual trips to Disney World or take awesome vacations to fun destinations where they stay in hotels for a weekend or a week, but our adventures are small and cheap, but still extremely fun for my girl and her best friend Chloe!
We started our adventures off this year, with taking the girls the Glen Miller Rock. A walk through the woods, over a bridge to see a giant rock was so much fun for the girls! They got to see frogs in the water on their walk over the bridge, and called the Rock "Makka Pakka's house" from In the Night Garden, and they had such a fun time! Free and worth it!
After that, we took them to Mount Pelion! Alexis LOVED climbing the mountain from the bottom to the very top! And when she got to the top, she jumped up and down saying "We did it! We did it!" What an accomplishment for a 2 year old! The girls had fun sitting on the cannon on top, and climbing the tower! Alexis didn't want to leave, she loved the feeling of being on top of the world!
Every time Alexis sees the flag on top of the mountain, she asks if we can go climb it again! Apparently, she loved it up there more than I thought she did! Definitely a very fun day!
A few days later, we took the girls to see the Ostriches on a farm. Sure, not the most exciting adventure in the world, but something different for the girls to check out! They also got to see goats and horses!
There are going to be a ton more adventures this summer, even if they are as small as going to see ostriches! Just knowing that my girl will love every single one of them, makes them all so worth it!
We are planning on taking them the the Big Apple, The Toronto Zoo, the reptile Zoo and strawberry picking. Possibly the Peterborough Zoo too...who knows. Shane wants Alexis and I to go to Niagara Falls with him and Chloe this summer too. We'll see! Either way, should be a fun and adventurous summer! I can't wait!
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