My husband came back over before he went to work to go eat dinner with us. He said his sister and her family had called and they were traveling through the area and were going to stop by in about 30 minutes to come see us all. I was excited they were stopping in, I really love their family. I think he expected for me to freak out a bit, because I hadn't had any prep time to clean up or anything, but I really didn't even think about it, except to run the vacuum really quick over the rug in the living room. That was a 180 for me. I usually want the house all clean and picked up before anyone comes over.
I don't know if it was because of that, or what, but I went back in the kitchen after that and was finishing up making dinner and he came in there and just said he wanted to tell me something really quick. I was on high alert, because these conversations can be bad. Anyway, I said sure, what was it. He said he just wanted to tell me that he was really happy with the way I have been this week and the way I have been with him! I wanted to jump up and down at that point, because it's one of the few nice things he has said directed right to me in a loooooooong time! And he just said it, kind of gave me this serious smile and I reached over and rubbed his neck and said thank you, that means so much to me, then he went back out of the room. Definite babystep!!
I know better than to feel too excited, because I know I can have a great day with him and it can go haywire the next, but I am so glad for how things went today. And it has also been a week since we've had a big blow-up. I have done pretty good about avoiding any hot talk and trying to stand down when I can tell he wants to make an issue of something. That is so hard for me sometimes, but ready to do it for another week and see how if there is more progress.
M 36 H 36 D9,S6, Expecting D in August 2012 M 13 T 18 Told me he wanted to separate 12/31/2011 Moved Out 2/2/2012 Didn't want to work on things, wanted divorce 4/20/2012
