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f/u to 2 nights away from LO
So, we left LO with the ILs this past weekend. It went great! DH & I had a fantastic time during our staycation :-). We drove down to the IL's house Friday night. It was already past LO's bedtime by the time we arrived at the ILs so we just changed her to her pjs (should have done this before we left our house!) and she went right back to sleep in the PnP that MIL bought for her to use. DH and I went to Richmond which is about a 2hr drive from the IL's house. We did not expect to see much in there but it's the only destination that is relatively a close drive from the IL's house. We stayed in a really nice hotel (apparently one of the 27 hotels in the US with a 5 star rating). The service was impeccable! Rumor has it that the grand staircase in the hotel was used in the movie Gone With The Wind.
Anyway, DH and I had a lot of fun. We just relaxed, slept in (DH slept in until 12nn last Saturday! lol), ate, napped and then REPEAT lol. It was nice to get away and travel without hauling tons of stuff for LO. We enjoyed walking around and checking out little shops in a place called Cary Town, got massages, went to a bar, and just acted silly (sounds cheesy but we ended up having a pillow fight/mini wrestling sat night because we were "fighting" over one pillow lol). We even stopped by a nice children's consignment store and scored baby Crocs (for $3) and a couple of new outfits (Tea collection outfit for $8! ) for LO.
MIL said LO behaved really well while we were away. For the 1st night, she woke up and fussed a couple of times but by the time MIL would go to the guest room to check on her, she's already fallen back to sleep. During the second night, she slept from 8 pm to 7 am without waking up at all :-). MIL enjoyed showing her off to her friends and even took her to church with them. She said E was a perfect angel and behaved well at church. Funny thing though is E is scared of her grandpa lol. MIL said she'd go quiet when her Pop would walk in the room or cry whenever he'd come close to her lol. It's a family joke that LO is scared of "white"/fair-skinned people. Everyday, she is used to seeing dark-haired/brown-skinned people at home and at daycare lol. We think it's kinda funny but hopefully she'd get over it lol.
We picked up LO Sunday afternoon. Interestingly, when she saw us, she came straight to me and would cry when her daddy would pick her up. It seemed like she was scared of him. It actually kinda hurt DH's feelings that she did not want to go to him 
. It was weird. It was the first time she acted that way. It's as if she did not know him. We don't know if it's because DH hasn't shaved in a couple of days and cut his hair so he kinda looked different to her? Anyway, we were back at home yesterday and LO was also back to her normal happy self and was not scared of her daddy anymore.
Overall, it was a nice mini-getaway. Even if we did not go anywhere far or to any exotic destination, it was great having to spend some quality time with DH :-).
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Re: f/u to 2 nights away from LO
I love Hawaii!
Tara & Ian . 4/24/2008 . The Kahala Planning . Married
sounds great - this is when I get jealous of other people who don't bedshare.
I love waking up with the little guy, but sometimes it would be nice to get away like this (not that we really have anyone we could leave him with locally, but it's a nice thought!).
I'm glad it all worked out for you, and that she finally remembered who Daddy was when she was home
Glad it went so well overall! We haven't had a night where both of us were away from B yet, so I hope ours goes as smoothly as yours when we finally get a chance to do it!
That's great!
The first time we left Elyse she was actually angry at me when we got back. When she first saw me she cried and then for the next few days she was really upset at me. I wouldn't have believed that babies could be mad if it hadn't happened to me!
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Oh wow, how old was she when that happened? I wonder if B is at the age where he'll get mad at us for leaving him =P
Interesting! i actually said this to DH too..that she may be mad at us because we left her? She had been extra fussy that day. However, she would go to me and not DH.
It sounds like you had a great trip! I'm glad things went smoothly for you guys, even if she was a bit upset with your DH afterward.
I'd love to have a weekend away with just me and DH, but I don't see it happening any time soon.
awww... the sacrifices you and DH are making now will pay off big time later :-).
So fun! I'm happy to hear you and your DH had a great time! I would kill for a weekend alone!
glad you had a good weekend!! sounds so luxurious
i would love to do something like that some day, but I dont' see it happening anytime soon.
i felt like E was mad at me the first day i went back to work. when i came home, he wouldn't look at me, wouldn't respond to my voice, etc. he was only 4.5 months though, so he probably wasn't "mad", just more confused/scared that I would disappear? <shrug> but from that experience i definitely believe babies can be mad!
we just tried to make the most out of it since we can't really go "away". i think even if we stayed home, it will be just as fun. i missed my baby but having that quality time alone with DH was really nice.
this is really interesting..i guess we just assume since they're too small, they don't have any feelings and can't understand but they do!!
I'm glad you guys had a good time together and E did so well! makes me think we should be brave enough to do the same... but I'd be so nervous! ha!
Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
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