Strong, Independent Family

We have this problem where Nikki is the best husband and father in the world. And he doesn't get the work done he needs to because he's helping us. So, yesterday, we had a strong independent day. 

Nikki was a strong, independent man. He got up early, made himself breakfast, and went to campus to get his work done. He stayed till he was too hungry, came home and ate, and had a zoom call. So proud of him. Then he helped with Parley all night, and I had such a great run because of it!

I was a strong, independent woman. I slept as long as I could. Then Parley was ready to hang out, and I was very hungry. I opened a hard-to-open yogurt drink all by myself while holding Parley. 💪 Then Parley and I walked to Smith's together to buy diapers. I also worked a bit and did two interviews for my thesis. I only have one more!! I've enjoyed them a lot. We had outdoor baby and lots of snuggles. I couldn't tell if Parley was having an extra hard day or if it just felt like it because Nikki was gone. But we made it. I was very happy when Nikki came back. I missed him very much!

Parley was a strong, independent baby. He's been sucking on his fingers more (hooray for self soothing!) Also, I was changing his diaper last night, and he lifted his legs all on his own. He was also more independent than he wanted to be. He woke up very hungry almost as soon as I left on my run. I forgot my phone and was having such a good time, I ran longer than usually. The poor kid! He had a very sweaty meal when I got back. Then I took a bath, but he quickly realized he was still hungry. So then he got a dripping wet meal. My hair was not dry one bit. But he handled it. I'm so proud of him. 

In other news, my family is safe in Italy, Desi is home from Girls Camp where she did so much good and was miraculously not miserable, and I had such a wonderful call with Carolina. She is having such a good time on her mission, and I'm so glad. 

Last night I packed Nikki and I both a lunch. We're more prepared to be strong and independent than ever!

However, so far, we are in very dependent mode. Parley and I were up a lot in the night, more than we have been in a few weeks, so I'm dead tired. Nikki stayed home, at least for the morning, to help me get some extra sleep. He cooked me a bagel. I also think he is tired from his big day yesterday and got lonely without us. He called me yesterday while he was working. We were mostly both quiet on the phone, because he was working, but we were together. Parley keeps waking up within 20 minutes of going to sleep to eat more. He had the same problem in chunks throughout the night. I think the crib might be too lonely. We'll all keep working on being strong and independent, but it's so nice to be able to depend on each other. That's what families are for.