There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home...

 

I think that Jakob is going through a bit of separation anxiety. Last week I was gone every night helping out with vbs at church. Jeremy stayed home with Jakey because he (Jakob) had a stomach bug and was not in any mood to hang out with other people. Every day when I would leave he would run to the door and cry for a few minutes. I don't think he understood why I was leaving him. On Monday (last week) Jeremy left for his tdy to Homestead. I was getting over the stomach bug then so I told Jeremy I would head over when I felt better. By Wednesday I felt absolutely awful. I didn't know when I'd feel like traveling. By Friday though I was finally feeling better, I had all of our stuff packed and in the trunk of the car, and it was a lot of stuff. I was bringing toys, books,(of course kids need a lot of stuff anyways) snacks and drinks, -basically we would eat at the hotel for lunch every day and that way we would only have to spend money for dinner- as well as clothes for ten day, diapers, wipes, etc. I was trying to have a good little vacation without spending too much money. Friday around 12:00 Jeremy called and said that they stopped work for the day because of rain. The contractors he was working with were also working somewhere else on Saturday so he was free until Monday morning. We decided that he would come home, I could do his laundry and pack it all up again and Sunday afternoon we would leave for Miami. Jakob was so excited to see his daddy. Saturday night I went out to check the mail and Jakob started screaming. He ran out the door and up to me and grabbed me by the legs and was just crying uncontrollably. The only thing I can figure is that he thought I was leaving like daddy had. Sunday afternoon Jeremy went to work to do some stuff for next week and me and Jakob headed off to Miami. We arrived about 30 minutes before Jeremy. I got most of the car unpacked but Jakob was not doing too well. He didn't want to go in the hotel. I don't think he was liking being in an unfamiliar place. We went to dinner that night and ate some (super yummy) cuban food. Jakob cried at the table. He finally quieted down and we had a nice dinner. At the hotel (when it was time for bed) I laid Jakey in his playpen. He cried and fussed and rolled around but he finally fell asleep at about midnight. Around 2:00 Jakob woke up and just started screaming. I tried putting him in bed with us, he wouldn't sleep. I tried rocking him, he just kept crying. Finally around 2:30 I just decided that this whole trip was probably not going to work out. Jeremy is working 10-12 hours a day in the everglades (6 days a week). It's hot, mosquitos are really bad, he needs rest when he gets back from work. I packed up all of our stuff and headed for home. I was too tired to be disappointed that we couldn't stay. I just wanted to get home and put Jakob in his own bed and let him rest. I have always been happy that we could travel with Jakey. He's always done so well with traveling, but lately it seems like if he's away from his schedule and his element he can't handle it. Now we're here for the next 10 days without Jeremy. Not so much fun, but at least we'll both get some sleep.

(I never thought I could sleep less than when Jeremy's away, but I found out I can!). 

So basically I drove 4 hours to go and have dinner with my husband. Miami was pretty cool. I will have to plan a day trip there...when Jeremy can come...and it will definitely not be an over-nighter!