Monday was family day, which added another day to my husband’s holidays and when I found out, well I was thrilled!
Sunday night, we came back to my mother-in-law’s apartment late so we were just going to make the drive home the next day. The next day I was feeling a bit under the weather, I’m sure for a number of reasons, the main one was my tummy was feeling queasy, possible that I had a small bout of food poisoning. Eek! But I’m also very much an introvert, so when my social meter is maxed, I tend to get really exhausted and want space. The number of factors against me was racking up.
My husband’s siblings came over later in the afternoon and he got to spend some time with them. I was resting in the bedroom and I felt terrible I wasn’t out there socializing with them. They ended up playing a new board game that his sister and her fiance brought over called “Worst-case Scenario”. It seemed really fun, I even got to play a round before we left. I told her next time we’re here visiting that I want to actually play for real. They love board games, so it’s always nice that they bring them over for us to play.
We headed home by about 4:30 PM and the drive was pretty quiet. Valeria slept the whole ride, she was exhausted and my husband and I were both fairly silent. Not for any particular reason, we were just both ready to be home in our own space. We really missed our bed. We got home around 6:30 PM and unpacked the car in one go, including Valeria. I did not want to go back out into the cold.
We dropped everything on the floor and quickly spoke to my mom before heading back down to unpack out bags. I leave my husband to unpack his own, but I usually take care of the rest. I also don’t like leaving things packed up, it’s one more thing I don’t need on my list of to-do’s!
After I was done unpacking and sorting things for laundry, I turned to my husband and asked what he wanted to do once Valeria fell asleep for the night. He wanted to veg on the couch, for those of you who don’t know what that means (and the fact I’m showing my 90’s/2000’s lingo here), it means to be lazy on the couch and not do anything. And that was exactly what we did! Valeria spent some much needed time with grandma before her bed time, then she passed out with little fuss. My sleepy girl!
My husband and I proceeded to watch the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance and oh my gosh, what a mess! It’s one of our guilty pleasure, trash television shows. We also have to start the new season of Love is Blind. He went to bed with the baby after the episode and I fell asleep on the couch finishing the show Griselda. Which I think I’ll give a review on. Eventually I crawled into bed by 6 AM and slept for a bit before Valeria woke up, right before my husband started work at 9 AM.
Today has been a pretty chill day, nothing planned or going on. I’ve been really exhausted, even napped when Valeria had her naps. I will admit I’m going through something and can’t quite figure out how to manage. A story for another day though.
I think Valeria hates being home, even though she is tired, she just wants to go go go all the time. She is definitely not a homebody like her mother, that’s for sure. Her naps have been good, she’s been a bit fussy but nothing crazy. Her laugh is coming in more and more each day and it’s too adorable for words!! I’m obsessed, I purposely play with the tummy to make her laugh, she goes crazy. She also has this new excited sound she makes now too. How can I describe it…..it’s like a oooo ooo, think of like a baby owl or like a puppy trying to howl. It’s the sweetest and always puts a smile on my face. She does it whenever things make her happy; animals, her crystals, the fireplace, the giant stuffed Mickey Mouse at my mother-in-law’s, certain people. I wish I could record it for you to hear.
Did your kids make any cute new sounds when they were four months? Does it put a smile on your face thinking back to it?
Valeria is currently sleeping at the moment, mom nap time powers activated! And I’m just writing this up quickly. I’ll be heading to the gym tonight around 7 PM, so wish me luck! Changing up my routine just a little, I’ll let ya know how that goes.
I hope you had a wonderful day wherever you are in the world!
Ciao!!
Mama on the Move 