Much Needed Mommy Time

Scott left yesterday to go out of town for the weekend. This complicated things because Susanne was supposed to leave town as well, but for something completely different. She had been invited to a weekend bachelorette party at the beach. She had decided against going away for both nights because she didn't feel comfortable leaving Paxton for that amount of time in someone else's hands. It was weird for her because the older he was getting, the more difficult it was to leave him. He required a lot of care, but she knew Gigi and Poppy could handle that. The bigger concern was that if something were to happen like his G-tube coming out, Susanne would be an hour away. Finally, Susanne decided to go. Gigi and Poppy did a good job of convincing her to get away and have some fun. Susanne eventually realized that it would be a well deserved and much needed evening of adventure, she just needed some assistance being pushed out of the door.

Before this could happen, Susanne had to wait for Gigi to get home from work. She spent this time trying to pack and get ready for the night of festivities. This process carried on for well over two hours because Paxton was unhappy for some reason. He wouldn't go down for his regular nap which was unusual. Paxton was rarely cranky so he must not have been feeling well...or maybe he could sense that his mommy was leaving. This couldn't be too far fetched of an idea because Susanne surely knew that every single one of the animals could tell when she was packing up and heading out.

Unfortunately, Gigi got home later than expected. Susanne had waited to give Paxton his scheduled medications and set up his next feeding to make sure that Gigi was comfortable with everything. Poppy knew Paxton's schedule like the back of his hand, but Gigi was still a novice.

Even though Gigi did great and Susanne had full confidence in her care of Paxton, she just couldn't walk away. She started doing what she was notorious for which was procrastination. It was typical for her to find a million things to do before she left anywhere especially for things like vacation. She would find the most unimportant thing to do and convince herself that it needed to be done right then. Gigi kindly moved her along and out the door.

Once the night got under way, Susanne realized that she was not different than most mothers. The other women that were out that had children spent the entire first hour at dinner showing pictures of their little ones or telling cute stories about something they had recently done. She could tell that it was hard for them all to be away from their kids. After they all got it out of their systems, it was time to slip away from real life for a night and have a blast. And that they did. Susanne still called every couple of hours to check in on the little guy until Gigi and Poppy had gone to bed.

Despite there being a tornado that passed through the area, it didn't affect their night at all. The rain and wind stayed at bay during all of the appropriate times. Susanne realized that she had made the best decision to stay the night after the kind of evening they had and the inclement weather that surrounded them. Fun was had by all and Paxton was no worse for the wear.