it's been one week

one week (and one day) since my dad booked me and the kids a flight for february 16th

one week since jana's water started leaking (tmi?)

since my dad talked delta into switching our flights ("you do it for funerals. a birth is the same thing, just the other end." love it.)

since my dad called me and said i had three hours to catch a flight.

since i don't even know what i threw into our bags. not enough shirts for me, and no socks at all for ellery.

since our car wouldn't start because mckay left a light on over night.

since i felt guilty about canceling my visiting teaching appointment.

since we said goodbye to brian at the airport.

since mckay took his first airplane ride.

since i sat by a large blind man who could not see what space was his and what was mine.

since we got caught in a major snow storm while driving home from the airport.

since i lied to jana on the phone about where i was.

since i dropped my kids off to my wonderful in-laws and headed to the hospital.

since i walked into jana's room and surprised her.

since she cried.

since we all stayed up until five in the morning waiting.

since my sweet little nephew, who we are pretty sure is named carson, arrived FOUR weeks early.

it's been one week since i had one of the craziest, funnest days in a long time.

thanks dad.

oh, and it's also been one week since brian has turned into a lonely couch potato. i really, really miss that couch potato. a lot.