This week I had to go to Houston for work. It stinks to leave the kids and Jake. Isabel gets sad and asks “dada, you’re coming back?” At which point, I say that I’ll always come back. Then we sing the Daniel tiger song (Is there any topic that Daniel hasn’t addressed??).
This particular trip I was able to swap my flight home for an earlier one! This let me get home right as Isabel was going to bed. Jake must have told her I’d be here soon because she was on high alert as I was headed home in my Uber. I know this because I was watching her and daddy read books before bed through our security camera.
She heard something outside, assumed it was me and popped up on the bed to look out her window…who cares if she was naked… Too cute!
When I actually did make it home, she joyously said “dada! You came back!” It warms my heart every time. Even though it was past her normal bed time daddy, dad, and izzy stayed up and talked about things that made us happy. She said ‘her flamily’ (typo is intentional as that’s how she says it). It melts me heart and makes me so so so happy.