Having a new baby is stressful, and having a new baby with a child at home is even worse. They were cobbling together child care and the house was a wreck, so I got on the next plane I could. Now I am here for nearly a month, and I hope I will get to see a lot of friends and get to do some things I usually cannot when I am here making a whirlwind trip.
Fortunately, things have worked out for me to be able to do this. I was laid off of my job a month ago. This causes me some worry, as I am spending a lot of money to be here and also to get my book, "If You Say You're Gonna Kill 'em, You Have to Kill 'em," a childrearing book, online. I saved most of the money I made during the prior six months, so I have a little cushion, but I was hoping to keep that in savings. So it goes. Still, I have the time and the health and the ability to help care for my family, and that is very important to me.
The Spirit bore witness to me that I should do this, and it is my experience that I need to listen and obey, so I did. The baby is home now, but still needs to be taken in to the hospital daily for suction of his airways. But he is doing well, and is beautiful and well-loved.
I am where I should be.
