Silence, an addendum

Okay, now it's quiet. Ella is gone. Scott's mom came and picked her up and I sat on the couch for a half hour marvelling at how quiet it was in here. Even when she is sleeping, there is that "please don't wake up yet" tension. And even when she spends a half hour reading books (believe it or not, that happens probably twice per day), there is still evidence of something else moving around. But now, it is totally, beautifully, completely peaceful.

Don't get me wrong, I love my kid to death, but this is so nice.

If only I were irresponsible enough to skip out on work and enjoy this.

Okay. Now a deep breath and on with life.