Surviving Separation

[slow_it_down]

Confluences, my MIL is coming with the intention of helping me get back on my feet so I certainly welcome her help... And she's making a really long trip across country so it is nice for her to be on hand. It will just be tough to go from being on my own to having help and no quiet time to myself My family will be around a lot too so I'm hoping things stay light and baby focused.

Today is off to a really nice start. My H just dropped by to pick up the items he didn't get last week. He needed them for something this afternoon, but his plans fell through again, so the fact that he made the long trip over here anyways tells me maybe he was looking forward to having a reason to stop by.... Maybe.

He also brought over some food so I wouldn't have to cook tonight and stopped by the store by my house to pick up some other things I like. Who is this guy?? I don't know, but I like what I'm seeing.

Also, he lingered for a very long time talking. Almost going out of his way to tell me about himself. After saying he had to get back to work he stood in the open doorway for another 15 minutes.

Lastly, my son, his stepson, was home. He peeked his head out from cartoons to say hi and went back to his show while we were chatting. I think my H was really nervous about seeing my kids again, after all who knows what they'll say or ask, so to have such a normal low key interaction w/o the guilt of being asked if/when he would be coming back was the best possible first meeting.

I'm not getting my hopes up (ok, maybe a little but not too high). More than anything I'm just happy my H is at ease around me, and thankful that he is excited for his son's arrival. He's taking care of business financially and checks in on how I'm doing daily. I can be happy if that's all he's able to give right now.