The day finally came

Carter Finn's is 4 months today and this day will always be marked as the sad day we had to say goodbye to Nathan/Daddy for six months. It's been a rough day and I already miss him so much. I have to remind myself to take it a day at a time, because thinking about the long haul seems so long. It's funny how six months of your baby's life can fly by, but when that time is spent in separation of someone you love so much, six months seems like an eternity.

Andilyse has no idea what six months means, but I think she understands that Daddy is going to be gone for a long time. She sat down by Nathan's carry on luggage and laid her head on them while Nathan was checking his other bags. She was a little quiet like she was really pondering what was going on. My heart aches for Nathan, but it also aches so badly for Andilyse because I know she is going to miss him so much.

I found my toes

This morning when Carter woke up I heard him talking and when I looked at my video monitor I saw that Carter had discovered his toes. It's always amazing to see little ones discover something new that seems so simple to us. Watching his amazement with his toes as he tried so hard to grab them was so adorable. So later I put on Andilyse's old shoe rattles and watched as Carter did sit ups in attempt to reach his toes.

Later Andilyse helped me make some peas and bananas for Carter and even though its a little early we decided to give him his first taste tonight. He seemed to enjoy them, what stayed in his mouth anyway