He Leaves Again

My sweet and incredibly hard working husband left again today...for another month. This is definitely the last time he will have to do this, but I won't sugar coat how hard this is on both of us. We miss each other terribly and I know how much Jer hates leaving me and the little man. I have honestly been avoiding thinking about it, which is why I did not mention it in the blog before now. I sincerely hope that the trip will end up being shorter, but I won't get my hopes too far up. The good news, if there is any, is that I am an old pro at handling all the household stuff by myself and I don't feel as overwhelmed by all the little stuff this time around. When Jer left last time, I was nervous on top of my sadness. I had never taken on all the household duties before and was worried something important would slip through the cracks. But, besides a bit of a dirty house, all was well. So this time, I am just sad. Good news, eh? :-)

We all had lunch on our way to the airport today and we discovered a great new place for the little man. We ate at Souper Salad for the first time ever and it turned out to be a Colin approved location. We had never been to one before (let's face it, it sounds a bit light and healthy for me to pick out) and I was so glad we went. Colin loves little finger foods he can eat varied assortments of and this was his kind of heaven. He ate four kinds of pasta salad, raw tomatoes by the handful, olives, grapes, peaches, cantaloupe, and probably several other things that I forgot. He has interesting taste in foods and likes to try new things, so this was great. Colin is a bit opposite of other toddlers when it comes to eating. I have more trouble when the only options are kids meals...he does not really like french fries, nuggets, or grilled cheese sandwiches. A huge and diverse salad bar is much more his style. His number one favorite snack right now is a dill pickle cut up into bite sized pieces. But don't worry, he also likes a good slice of cheese pizza from time to time. :-)

In other random Colin tidbits, he is totally obsessed with the new "Kai Lan" show on Noggin. She is Chinese and speaks Chinese in the show frequently. I find the whole thing to be a bit grating, but he loves it! He runs through the house yelling, "Kai Lan!!!" when she comes on.

In really AWESOME NEWS, I am going to be an aunt AGAIN!!!!!!!! Meredith and Cory are expecting a baby in September!!!!!!! I am going to have fresh new baby toes to kiss before you know it!! I can't wait!!!!!!