Single mom for 1 week

I had my first experience of being a "single mom" for a week the last week of June.  Danny had a school field trip for 2 weeks where they traveled to So. CA and learned about/sampled the soil in different areas, yes, Ph.d students still go on field trips....but he LOVED it!  Well during those 2 weeks I spent 1 week here in CA alone with the baby then decided to fly out to Utah for a week and a half.  It was my first time being completely alone with the baby, it was comforting to have family next door because at nights is when  I'd freak myself out the most, so to help that we had walky talky's on at night a our windows open just in case I needed anything I could yell and my Uncles would hear.  Being alone with the baby was an adjustment but manageable, not too different from a normal day.  The only difference was Danny wasn't there to take her so I could go to my tues/thurs zumba class (for my "me" time) or to walk her around our yard once he got home so I could make dinner.  But the hardest day for me was Sunday, getting the baby and myself ready alone and sitting through our meetings alone made it more sad then anything.  I was able to travel to UT to spend time with my family and be at Noelani's 1st birthday.  We flew out on July 4th- and it was my first time flying with the baby, I was nervous at first but everything turned out good.  Elia was calm and observant on the plane, when we got off, people around complemented me on how well she behaved. Once we got to UT it was a week of family fun, Elia and Lani played together, we went swimming at lani's party, went out to eat with high school friends, it was all soo fun.  We miss our family but it's good to be home and back to a routine and of course we are happy to be back with Danny- he missed Elia like crazy.

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Para las Abuelas....

This posting is mostly for las Abuelitas de la familia...  I know how much they both enjoy watching videos and seeing pictures of their grandchildren, since we are all so far away ):  I have no idea how to post a video using my blog account- I can't find that option on my toolbar, so all of the videos are linked through youtube, sorry you will have to click on each link to see the video and you'll have to click on the back arrow to get back to the blog, cause if you hit close you'll close out of the blog also.  Please excuse my lame commentary on all the videos!!

Enjoy!!!
Videos of Elia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRZzGzL5G3w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Uq1jk7EiM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In7hMLZXWKw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXEb9spPGmg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV4CgZpZNw4&feature=related


Videos of Daniel Harty climbing-Fearless!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOtlBWmZWBY&feature=related

In the video below you will see how fearless Daniel is- There is a boy older than him (9 or 10 years old) who was scared of climbing the same things and on top of that he needed help getting down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2YVHDZLDb4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nic3zRIB90A&feature=related