Let Go, Let Go
Little Bits is officially and in all ways OFF THE BOOB. Which means that I get to celebrate Weanmas.
Lemme back up.
CMC has been and is THE most amazing dad, but all the same, he's never had to be in complete control of Little Bits for more than a few hours at a time. He's gone on weekend trips for climbing, a work trip or two, and I can genuinely say that I didn't and don't mind. I even encourage him to go off on his own for trips because he LOVES to climb, and I love to watch Big Hat Movies and order take-out. Little Bits is an easy baby so far, so while it's nice to have someone else as back-up, his trips have never been a hardship.
BUT. My gift to myself, now that I can physically be away from the baby for more than a few hours, is to... be away from the baby for a couple days. I booked myself into a lovely hotel room and have a date with myself, a book, and a healthy tot of scotch. Which means that CMC is in complete and total control of the baby. I am 99.999% cool with this, but my .001% brain keeps perking up and being like "But wouldn't it be HELPFUL if you told him how to dress her? Oh! And clear her menu with him? You should probably just REMIND him how her day is scheduled." And I have to mentally beat that part of my brain to a pulp, because CMC KNOWS ALL THAT STUFF.
So I am not going to remind, I am not going to suggest, and I am not even going to call to check (well, I'll call for goodnights, because obviously). I am going to read books and take baths and get massaged and eat exquisite lunch and not make up a single bottle or change a single diaper. Merry Weanmas to me!
Lemme back up.
CMC has been and is THE most amazing dad, but all the same, he's never had to be in complete control of Little Bits for more than a few hours at a time. He's gone on weekend trips for climbing, a work trip or two, and I can genuinely say that I didn't and don't mind. I even encourage him to go off on his own for trips because he LOVES to climb, and I love to watch Big Hat Movies and order take-out. Little Bits is an easy baby so far, so while it's nice to have someone else as back-up, his trips have never been a hardship.
BUT. My gift to myself, now that I can physically be away from the baby for more than a few hours, is to... be away from the baby for a couple days. I booked myself into a lovely hotel room and have a date with myself, a book, and a healthy tot of scotch. Which means that CMC is in complete and total control of the baby. I am 99.999% cool with this, but my .001% brain keeps perking up and being like "But wouldn't it be HELPFUL if you told him how to dress her? Oh! And clear her menu with him? You should probably just REMIND him how her day is scheduled." And I have to mentally beat that part of my brain to a pulp, because CMC KNOWS ALL THAT STUFF.
So I am not going to remind, I am not going to suggest, and I am not even going to call to check (well, I'll call for goodnights, because obviously). I am going to read books and take baths and get massaged and eat exquisite lunch and not make up a single bottle or change a single diaper. Merry Weanmas to me!