i had the fortune of a work trip to toronto this past week. it's been in the planning since the beginning of summer and happened to come at a great time...i was desperate for a break from gabriel! even though it was only a 4 day trip, i called gabriel every day and talked to him. since his vocabulary is limited, he could only say "mama", "mom", and "hmmm". but my mom was giving me the play-by-play of his actions "he's waving", "he's smiling", and "he's sucking his thumb". i was pleased to hear how well he was behaving for my parents. chris had a challenging morning on thursday, but they came out onscathed in the end.
i admit that i did miss gabe, but i wasn't completely child-less. i stayed at casa lowe, and got to spend time with trevor, who kept referring to me as "gabe's mama". sunny and i even managed to have a mom's night out! we dined at origin, on a variety of tapas plates. delicious! it was nice for us to catch up, and just chill out...no boys to worry about :-)
i returned on friday night just in time to put gabe to bed. my mom thought 3 nights away from gabe was long enough for him...he seemed a little sad at dinner apparently. and believe me, the greeting i got from him melted my heart.
the break was definitely good for my soul, even though it was work-related :-) i came back feeling refreshed and ready to face the terrible 2's! (and i'm actually looking forward to being in the office on monday...my parenting book arrived this past week!)
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