The Peanut Chronicles

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Hmmm... well now what?

I am at home in the AC. It is very quiet. In fact, one might even say it is too quiet. The steady hum of the AC drowns out the constant ringing in my ears. However, I sit hear, perched and ready. Straining my damaged hearing to listen for the phantom call of the baby. Half the time when I bolt to the bedroom, expecting to find a screaming baby, I find a sound asleep Peanut, snoring blissfully in his dreamland. Always, for a split second I am totally e envious that he sleeps so well. That he can sleep so well. No night terrors, no insomnia… just sleep.

Today, however, is different. This time, when I hear the baby cry in my ears, I know that he is not crying. Or maybe he is crying and it’s my incredible psychic link to him that clues me in. Either way, for me to calm him I will have to travel many thousands of miles to get to him. The Bear has taken my Nut to Seattle.

Seattle? As in Seattle, Washington?

As in the space needle?

Frasier?

Pearl Jam?!

Yes… Bear and Nut went to Seattle today. It’s the first time since I was, well, pregnant that Nut has been away from me. And far away too!! It’s about a 3.5 hour plane ride to get there! And they will be gone for a few days as well.

I find myself with an interesting dilemma. I have nothing to do. No Nut to entertain. No job. No chores really. Just me, myself and I. And I am not really sure what I should do. I could go to the movies. I could go to the gym. I could fill out that VA job application in peace and quiet. It’s just weird. I have time to myself and I find myself bored.

I am making the Bear call me every two hours though. I had bad dreams the last few nights about dead people and giving speeches. All I can psychoanalyze to my parent’s wedding anniversary this past weekend and giving that damn address this weekend. But my baby is too far from me and I don’t like it.

Actually, more likely, this evening I am going to go and misbehave with Matt. We are going to go to the Cabana Club and drink and flirt and dance. It’s going to be fun.

3 Comments:

carrie said...: I will keep my eyes peeled for your baby at the zoo this week!!! At least it has cooled off here in the northwest so you don't have to worry about Bear overheating your baby like the past 4-5 record breaker days we've had! I know, the rest of the country had high temps too, but here in Seattle, we aren't used to anything over 90 - unless you're talking about our rainfall in inches (hee hee)!

Hope you can enjoy your alone time, believe me, there will be a day when you crave it!! :)

Carrie; 1:07 AM
Mamacita Tina said...: Wow, time off. Very nice. Whether it be a soak in the tub, going to a movie, mani/pedicures, or ?, pamper yourself and rejuvenate. Peanut will love you for it.; 5:59 AM
Nut's mom said...: Actually, they will be at Pike's place today. :); 10:47 AM