NOOO don't leave me!!!

Do you think if I hide his suitcases he won't go?

Okay so that MIGHT be melodramatic. It, however, is my genuine reaction to DH having to go on a five day business trip. Yup he's leaving for 5 days, that's actually not that long. In fact he's been gone for 3 weeks before and I've survived. The difference this time is I'm being left with two kids! AHHH! I know, I know there are those out there who parent more than two at a time. Plus, mine are 4 years apart so the difficulty level isn't high. It's just, forget it, I'm a big baby and I don't want to do this alone! *sobs*

I wonder if the neighbours will think less of me if I hang onto his leg kicking and screaming while he tries to get into the car? I honestly thought about it...partly for some humorous dramatics and partly because I really REALLY don't want him to go!!

It's not that I don't think I can handle it, it's that I don't even want to try! I love my kids like crazy, but I definitely look forward to the evenings and weekends when my two kids have two parents available. I only have two sides and there are times I have both kids wanting a piece of me. How do you parents with more than 2 do it? Is there a kid attached to each arm and a leg or strapped to your back or balancing on your head?? I don't get it, the idea of more makes me a little crazy! LOL I'm sure I'll survive and will not run out to him when he returns home next Friday. I'll just casually go out there and hand him the baby...lol

With DD today after shaving, with DS yesterday before shaving...lol

I don't know that I'd miss him that much if he wasn't so hands on. Which I prefer by the way! He does art work with DD, who enjoys painting and gluing with daddy. And one of DS's favourite spots is right there on daddy's chest. As you can see in the pic he clearly just zones out on there. I'd miss him either way, but knowing how involved he is with the kids makes it that much harder.

Thankfully there are things like Skype and iPhones to keep him as involved as possible while he's gone. He can talk to DD at night before she goes to bed and he can see DS so that he knows how badly he wants to cuddle him when he gets home.

I am so very grateful that DH has a job that allows him to work from home so that he is around for a lot more of our kids growing up than he would be otherwise. It is because of this that I can handle his rather infrequent business trips because it still works out in our favour in the end. However if they really do send him to the Philippines for 3 weeks I'm going with him! LOL