Mom's the Word

I miss my mom.

I know this sounds like she would have been passed away or lived very far, but the truth is...she went on vacation. A well deserved vacation! She left for an 11 day Hawaiian cruise almost two weeks ago. I can't believe how much I really rely on her.

I talk to my mom at least 3-4 times a week. Sometimes even 2-3 times a day. She babysits Alyssa when one day a week when I work and is there to reassure me that I am going to be fine with this whole motherhood thing.

While she has been on vacation my husband and I are watching my 12 year old sister. She has been great to have here. I don't know if I am going to let her go home. She helps me with Alyssa, she helps set the table and clean the dishes. For a split second I couldn't wait for Alyssa to be older to help with chores. (I quickly retracted my wishes because I don't want her to grow up fast at all!!) She has had her moments where she gets on my nerves. But the good prevails in her actions this week.

Since I moved out when I was 18 years old (my little sis only being 4), I didn't get a chance to really "grow" up with her. It is strange how we are pretty close though. I like to go to watch her cheerlead for the city football team and spend time with her. Having her here this week has made us closer than ever.

My other younger sister had the responsibility of watching the family dog while my parents were out of town. Of course when it comes to my other sister, something ALWAYS goes wrong. While watching the 13 year old dog, he fell down the stairs dislocating his hip. He was in a lot of pain and my sister took him to the vet. The vet said he couldn't do anything without the owners consent. (And how do you get a hold of someone in the middle of the ocean??) They gave him some good drugs and by the end of the night he was hobbling around a little bit.

Needless to say, I have so much to talk about with my mom.

Before Alyssa was born, we didn't find out the sex of the baby. There were a few reasons that we didn't find out. Although all I really cared about was that the baby was healthy, I always said that it never mattered what the sex was. I have to admit now that I had secretly hoped for a little girl. I dream of having the relationship with my daughter that I have with my mom.