Ella and Paige | Week 13

Last week, Adam was in Redmond, Washington for a Microsoft conference from Sunday until Saturday night. He planned on going while I was pregnant, and I have been dreading it for months. While I was pregnant I kept wondering how I was going to care for two kids on my own (that is just funny now). 

It is not easy when Adam is gone. He is usually super busy, and we don't get to talk as much as I would like. I don't exactly care for him traveling, but I know it will probably be a part of our life for years to come.  He enjoys training and teaching, and I'm definitely not going to stop him from doing what he loves.  It's true what they say though, absence does make the heart grown fonder. It's good to miss someone sometimes and appreciate them more when they come home. The only good part of him being gone is when he comes home. :) 

I would not have survived without my mom. She ended up staying with us Thursday and Friday night which was the best sleep I had all week. She also kept Ella entertained since Ella thinks my mom is six years old just like she is. She definitely helped me get through the end of the week. Thanks mom! What would I do without you!? 

Elliott was my sleeping buddy for a couple of nights until he started waking me up to go potty during the night. I don't need two babies waking me up so back to the laundry room he went. 

I braved shoe carnival with Ella and Paige so Ella could get new school shoes. That place was packed, but Ella had shoes picked out in less than ten minutes!

We met Ella's friends at Pump It Up to play for a couple of hours on Wednesday. She has the best time with them, and I enjoy talking to their mom. 

It started storming when we left so we stayed in our pj's the rest of the day! 

Ella had a dentist appointment on Thursday. She has an adult tooth coming in behind a baby tooth that has not come out yet. She may have to have it pulled in a few weeks if it doesn't come out on it's own. Eek! 

Later that night Ella and I went to back to school night. 

Friday finally rolled around, and I stalked twitter all day hoping to see a picture of Adam teaching his session. I was so excited to see that one of the attendees posted one. This was Adam's first time teaching a session at a conference, and he was SO nervous. He ended up doing great and was asked to come back next year. 

We had a new shower door and fixtures put on which was the highlight of my week. Such an improvement from what was originally there. 

Saturday night finally rolled around, and Ella and I picked up Adam from the airport. It was nice to have our family back together again:)