Well, my baby has been in France now for 2 months and counting. Things are going really well and she is settling in well. It sounds like she is starting to hold her own in her ability to speak French now which is great, altho she is a bit slow on it. Whatever, I am impressed and extremely proud. But I think one of the most wonderful things in the world is watching how much closer my babies get despite the distance.
The wonders of the internet and it's ability to bring the world closer together should never be undervalued. I love watching my kids bring joy to each other over the internet despite being miles apart. Being an only child in a house with just a mum and staying in a town away from school friends every weekend has got to be tough on a kid so any time my son can get with his sister despite the distance is valued by him. My son misses his sister in ways I can never imagine so it is a comfort to know that he can quite happily connect with her early on weekend mornings, when I am still sleeping and recovering from a long working week, and 'hang out'. I wish I had had such a relationship with my siblings when I was their age.
As for me, I miss my precious baby. I am running long distances now and it hit me, the other day on my run, that it is still another 9 months til she comes home. It's nothing like boarding school where she is just down the road and she can come home when I feel the need to see her. She's a long, long, LONG way from home. But it's ok, I knocked that lump in my throat back into shape and swallowed my tears and continued my run. Every step brings me closer to the homecoming of my more grown up baby. In the meantime we have to blow kisses over cyberspace.
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CSA Week 5 :: Bits and Bobs
9 years ago
