I guess I'm trying to see how many topics I can post. lol, I have no idea what my deal is.
Anyways, I was wondering how long you go without checking on LO while you are away. At work? Or on a trip without him/her?
I wonder if i check on my LO too much, if its obsessive. During the work day I text 2 or 3 times, and if i am away for the night or whole day, every few hours.
Re: How long have you gone..
I'm always checking!
I can understand that. I do seem to check less when she is w/ my mom.
When they are at DC 8 hours, Monday and Friday, I pretty much never call. I'd like to but I figure with 5 kids there she has more important things to do that chat with me on the phone.
I always call after they go to bed while I'm at work on the weekends just to see how the rest of their night went with MH.
When the kids are staying for 3-8 days at a time with my parents I call 2-6 times per day. They usually spend part of the day with my grandma, so I call while they are there. I check in the morning and at night to see how they woke up or went to bed. I call anyone there that had contact with them to get all different perspectives, lol.
When we went to Mexico last summer for a week. I called once/day and emailed back and forth with my mom.
This!
When she was at daycare, I liked getting texts from them once a day. They usually sent pictures. I didn't want to bother them since they were busy with a bunch of other kids.
With babysitters, they usually text me pics or updates before I even have a chance to ask.
I'm usually with her. On Tuesday, ILs take her for about 3 hours. I don't check in because I use that time to go to the gym, clean, apply for jobs, whatever. A few times she's been with my ILs or my mom for longer. I didn't check in those days either 'cause I figure they will let me know if something is wrong and I was leaving her so I could get things done. If H has her, I don't really check up but he usually sends me pictures or texts to tell me how cute she is.
When she was really tiny if I left her I probably called every hour (and never really left for more than 2, possibly 3, hours).
On days I am at work I usually check in with my mother, IL's or DH at least once a day. When I travel I try to check in once a day but sometimes time zones don't allow for that.
I'm all over the place with this. Some times it's excessive, sometimes I can relax. Guess it depends on my mood and how clingy I am that day! LOL
I always want to know if and when he falls asleep and wakes up as it's happening but I don't always get the luxury of a play-by-play!