Missing Mommy

Dear Mackenzie,

My sweet girl! I went on a vacation with JieJie and Second GuhGaw* and we were away for five days. It was my first time being away from you for more than a few hours and I wasn't sure how you would react but like so many times before, you handled it with such maturity. It might have helped that the three of us left for the airport last Tuesday before you woke up, so you didn't have to see us leaving with all of our luggage. While we were in Miami, we video chatted with you every day and Daddy said you didn't cry at all, though there was one time when you got sad and said, "I want Mama."

We returned home late last night/early this morning at 1:30am and you were of course fast asleep in bed. After I took a shower, I crawled into bed with you and hugged you but you didn't wake up. This morning, you woke up before me and were playing in your room. When you heard me get out of bed, you ran to me, looked up at me with big eyes and wrapped your arms around my legs. I picked you up and then for a few minutes, you just kept repeating, "I want Mommy. I want Mommy. I want Mommy." You rested your head on my chest and looked so sad. I asked you how your week had been and you said, "I was sad. I want Mommy." My Kenziebear! I missed you so much and and am so glad to be back home with you!

Love,

Mom

*If you are wondering why I didn't take you on the vacation, too, it's not because I didn't want to! Daddy couldn't take the week off from work and it would have been too much for me to take all of you kids on vacation by myself. Next trip, though, you're definitely coming with us!