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Well, I did it. Got on that plane. Yesterday was spent packing hurriedly since up until the night before I honestly didn’t believe we’d be going. I felt so sick to my stomach that I couldn’t eat the entire day. Finally, preparing to say our final “Later Gators,” I made a piece of toast with cheese, put Eva on my lap and started to weep. She looked up at me, not with concern or sadness, but with hunger. A few grunts and my lunch was in her mouth, Eva happily grinning from behind a massive piece of crust. And that sums it up, doesn’t it?

I know that going away is good for all of us but it didn’t make it any easier on me. The kids clearly weren’t bothered. Part of what got me out the door was knowing how valuable this time was for the grandparents. The chance to enjoy these gorgeous girls without their Sleep Freak, Baby-Handbook Authoring, Routine-Addicted (but only because there is 2 of them. One baby could probably do as she likes. Two require direction) Mommy telling them what to do. Even though I know it won’t be exactly like when Mommy is there, I’m quite confident that they will all survive.
So, sitting here in Ipanema, sipping a caipirhina, I’m trying to forget that I just called home, where it’s 5pm, to hear that both babies “are asleep.” Really?! That’s fabulous. I’m sure bedtime is going to go really well. Sigh. And in the same theme, may I direct you to a wonderful, and timely, article by Melanie Rosen that appeared on Parenting Magazine’s website this week, featuring 23 pages of my wisdom? Grandma’s Way v. Your Way.
http://www.parenting.com/gallery/Mom/grandmas-way-vs-your-way/1/

Dr. Lara Zibners, Aug 26, 2010

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