and while ellie was busy being a pirate, i fell in love with my husband all over again. the first year of a new baby in the house can put a lot of distance between husband and wife. scott and i certainly felt this disconnect when e was born, and again have felt it with the birth of d. the chasm isn't as great the second time around. maybe because we knew what to expect and tried to carve out couple time. but it's still there. we both have spent a lot of time in the past months just missing one another, in spite of the fact that we see each other every day.
vacation was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect. we were able to just sit and chat each night after putting the girls to bed. our conversation was like a meandering river and we could just take it where it went. there wasn't a rush to get through a conversation or any agenda to flesh out. and while i love my husband every day and recognize what a gift he is, these conversations reminded me of our courtship. when i fell for scott, these conversations were the root for the love i felt for him. i love to hear his ideas, his thoughts on politics, his interesting interpretations of things.
i return home with a full heart and the knowledge that even when we feel distracted and pulled in a hundred directions our hearts our very connected.
*the picture isn't very good but considering i took it myself, it could be a lot worse.
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