He's Home!

James finally came home last night! He's not quite finished with Guard Duty, but he's able to come home at night. Phew! Originally, James was supposed to leave for Ft. Stewart, Georgia on Molly's due date. Our plan was that if she came early and James was able to get me home from the hospital and situated, he would go. The backup plan was that he had permission to go with his old unit out to Dugway a couple of weeks later. Well, Molly was a few days late, so Georgia was out. As much as I know we would have survived just fine had he gone, it was sure a relief to know he was only a few hours away and not thousands of miles away.

James left for St. George for guard-related activities on Tuesday, June 1st. He came home for a day, but then headed to Dugway that weekend. So I've basically been a single parent for 2 and a half weeks. We've spent a lot of time at my mom's house and that has been a huge help.

Last night I needed to finish a homework assignment, so James took Molly while I sat with the laptop at the kitchen table. She was starting to get really fussy at him, but then it got quiet. I went to check on them and found this:


I took a picture and went back to work, but pretty soon it turned to this:


James was so exhausted that he didn't even budge. I got Molly settled down, ready for bed, and then to asleep. Then, I got James to bed. Then, I finished my homework! Phew, again!