I really feel blessed to have the friends I have. A few years ago, Brady and I felt alone. When we had Dekker, it felt like we had my parents nearby to support us, and that was it. They were great, and we love them for it, but we didn’t have friends. Since then, we’ve learned that a solid chunk of that was because we weren’t investing in friendships. We figured it out, and my goodness! We have incredible friends 🙂
Laela had a really hard night, but luckily we played it right and she went back to bed after her 6am feeding, and we got some more sleep. Our plan for the day was to have Jerilee over and do some catching up. Its been snowing pretty decently for a while and there were highway warnings for a few of the highways going north out of Saskatoon and I was worried she wouldn’t be comfortable making the trip. But she was!!! And she survived her drive here 🙂 She arrived with Starbucks around 11:30 I think. Insanely enough, Dekker was silent! So we drank our coffee in the living room and visited. I’ve been nervous about losing my good friends, since they all have incredibly busy and exciting lives, and I can’t keep up with them the way I’ve tried to over the last couple of years. But luckily, they all, Jerilee included, have understood, waited patiently, and filled me in when the time was right. We discussed work, friends, kids, church, etc. Dekker woke up around noon and I got him up and fed him brunch. He was way too excited to sit at the table and desperately wanted to play toys, so food didn’t last too long before we hauled downstairs. Jerilee and I caught up while Dekker offered us tastes of things, drove his cars, kissed every toy he could find, and pressed all the buttons. I also finished laundry that we started yesterday, so Jerilee had to be present while I folded Brady’s gotch. Sorry guys. She lived.
Deks went down for a nap around 3pm and Laela was fairly in and out all afternoon, but mostly in, honestly. She was quite wakeful most of the day and only now, around 10pm is she starting to doze. I think thats pretty perfect, as long as we get a bit more milk into her still.
Being the terrible host that I am, Jerilee and I talked nonstop until 7:15pm, and I never even fed us. The worst, I know. But there was SO much to talk about! Her life is insane and I’ve missed so much, and I have a bunch of decisions and new stuff on the go as well. Its easy to lose track of time with good friends.
Lastly, on the note of my incredible friends, my Hailey is coming over tomorrow, my siblings are all coming out for Remembrance Day weekend to meet Laela and come to our baby shower, and my best Jessica and her husband are coming to visit the following weekend. I am truly blessed.
Brady is home now and Dekker is in bed. The bath is run, and Netflix is cued up. No snack in the tub, since we only just ate a half hour ago, if that. Time to get comfy and ready for sleep.