Reach

We went to playgroup at Jamie's yesterday. She had a hysterectomy a few weeks ago and is still in a lot of pain but has been getting a lot of help from other moms in the group. Just keeping her kids entertained is a job in itself. It is interesting the different mom perspectives a situation like that creates. Some moms are in the "she's milking the help for all it's worth and quit whining" while others are very sympathetic. I guess it has to do with the warring mom directives: take care of others vs mom soldiers on despite all adversity.
Laney was grouchy yesterday and I'm not sure why. Maybe she was just tired. Last night she went to bed and turned her light out herself instead of trying to con me into leaving it on. We had a big meltdown at playgroup and I felt so bad. Jamie's husband comes home for lunch and he walked in the door and everyone said "Daddy's home!" including me. Laney got all excited and ran to see Daddy except it wasn't her daddy. Devastated! She's having a hard time getting used to Charles being back on the road. He was home for three months straight and now he'll be travelling almost every week for the next few months. He called an talked to her for quite a while last night.
Griffin displayed a new skill last night. The little twinkie is getting tall and now he can stand next to the kitchen table and reach up to grab stuff. Kenna is pushing Laney on her trike right now. It's the funniest thing to watch since Kenna looks so little since she's bald and tiny and there she is pushing a toddler around on a trike.