after a little more than a year i am back

[ScaredinCanada]

I would take it as a "ok" sign that he cares.

I went away last year for 4 days, and forgot to even call my W until day 3. Needless to say she was not happy. The reality was that I was busy (it was a golf trip and we up and up the course by 8am for the day) and it didn't leave much room to call.

I just didn't think of it. This has been one of my major issues in the R, a lack of thoughtfulness. So for me these small gestures of thoughtfulness are very important now, but due to the lack of R with W I mostly have to be thoughtful to my kids, and do little indirect things for my W.

So bottom line is, you know your H. You will know what is "normal" and what is a "new" behavior for him.