I recently had 2 nights away in Sydney with my besties and it was just what I needed. Some people may think it's selfish but for me I really needed some mummy time out. I originally only booked to go for 1 night as I wasn't sure at the time I booked this little trip what sort of baby I would have, plus I planned to breastfeed and not having Nanny D and Gran close by to help look after Jaz while Craig worked it might be not possible to go for 2 nights. Anyhow since we have returned from Tasmania after the Christmas break it's been pretty much just Jaz and I during the day so cabin fever was setting in BAD. When she was first born we had a constant flow of visitors, literally, at one time there were 9 of us and I loved it!! So to go from being surrounded by people to no one it's quite isolating. The day before I was to fly down to Sydney I had spoken to my brother and said that I really wished I could go for the 2 nights but it wasn't possible as my wonderful sister in-law Keryn had taken a day off work to look after Jaz (I can't thank her enough) and Craig had to take the next day off, and with him being so busy I didn't think it was possible for him to take another day off so I wiped that thought from my mind. Craig comes home that night and says he is really hoping he doesn't have to work on Saturday, well did my ears prick up, I was straight onto him and asked if he didn't have to work Saturday would he mind if I changed my flights to go for 2 nights? Which he said "of course not", then I was like no I won't and blah blah blah, this went on for a while until he was going to change the flight himself, I think just to shut me up :-) plus he had noticed I'd been a little down, so I changed my return flight. I wasn't sure how I would feel leaving Jaz for the first time, Keryn took me to the airport, I gave Jaz a kiss and off I went. I got to Sydney and wanted to call to see if Jaz was ok but thought Keryn will call me if something is wrong plus I knew she was in great hands so I put the phone back in my bag and took my time off seriously, bit of shopping with the girls then back to the hotel for a rest (i.e. have a few beers and get all hypo, as you do when on these sorts of trips) before going to see ROXETTE. I got a phone call from Keryn in the afternoon telling me she had slept for 3 hrs and not one tear had been shed for her mum, this made me feel so much more happier knowing that she was fine. When the little trip was getting close to an end I said to the girls I had a bad feeling, I think I was worried that I hadn't missed Jaz and maybe I had, had a little bit too much fun, but as soon as I got off that plane and raced out to the pick up area jumped in the back seat and set eyes on my baby girl I knew instantly I had missed her, however she hadn't missed me in return, she had been quite happy to hang with her auntie and dad - talk about ripped off she was supposed to be pining for me :-).
Jaz is finally in her cot bit overdue - she sometimes gets her legs stuck!
mummy went a bit nuts with the bubbles
