Now that I have been traveling more it has been hard leaving the kids (thank God for Skype) but while it is difficult I feel better knowing that my hubby is with them. Leading up to our trip to Haiti, I was dreading leaving our kiddos behind. NOT because I didn’t trust my mom with them, it was because I was worried about how they would feel while my hubby and I were away. I knew my daughter would miss us but I also knew she would cope well because she knew why we were going and could track when we would be home. However, I worried that my son would begin to really miss us while we were away, he wouldn’t understand why or when we’d be getting back and would then freak out. The thought of this made my heart hurt.

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On the day we headed back home from Haiti we had to wake up extremely early (5 a.m.) and we only had the chance to eat something while we waited for the plane. Needless to say, by the time we got home I was STARVING (to the point where my stomach was talking to me and it wasn’t happy). Not only was I starving but I really wanted to hold my babies in my arms. We therefore opted to pick them up at summer camp before we enjoyed a meal. We figured they would want to see their parents after 5 days as much as we wanted to see them…right? So off we go to pick them up.
We head outside to see our daughter in the playground and it was like a scene from a movie, my daughter and I ran towards eachother and we embraced for a long time (I even shed some tears). After, we then went looking for our son in his class and when we see him he simply stares at us like we hadn’t been gone for a week. While I wish I could say he later gave me the reaction I was hoping for he then tells us that he wanted my brother to pick them up (as he had been while we were away) and that we should go back. Can you believe that????

To think that I was devastated about leaving them, worried sick about how he would cope and I even opted to not stuff my face before seeing them and that was the greeting I got. I guess she missed me and he missed me not…