Water on My Cheek

Friday morning I packed up the boys and we headed to Roseville to see the family! My sister in law was having a baby shower on Saturday afternoon and my mom helped plan an impromptu birthday party that Bubba would share with his 2 year old cousin Bradyn.

Considering how I have been feeling with this pregnancy when I mentioned going out of town with the boys, they thought I was crazy. But I really wanted to go--and I am glad I did. The birthday party was a hit and the baby shower was great.

This morning we woke up early to get on the road and get home to big papa. I always feel best in the morning and considering I went to bed at 8pm last night we were charged and ready at 7am. I asked my dad to give me a blessing. I meant to do this when I was up at Christmas time...but forgot. So, this was one important reason I really wanted to go see my family.

My dad started my blessing: "Katherine Marceille Baer..." and I could hear my mom whisper to him "Hogue." But he didn't hear. It made me smile. But by the time he was done with the blessing I had a tear on my cheek. Bubba and Tubbs always notice that stuff---even when the room is dimly lit. Bubba says, " Why is there water on your cheek?" To which I wipe the "water" away and say, "I don't know Bubba, how did that get there?!"

We peeled out of Roseville about 8am. Its about 300 miles to home and its raining. An hour into the drive we need a potty break and more food. We stop at the boys' favorite breakfast spot---Carl's Jr. I sipped on a Dr Pepper as the boys chowed down on french toast sticks and breakfast sandwiches. I decided to check the e-mail on my phone and see that I got an invitation to view a blog of a friend who just had a baby. I click on the links and start reading the blog on my phone. I am scrolling through the blog pictures and after reading through the most recent post I look up to see my boys just staring at me. Yes--more water on my cheeks. I am not that good at expressing my emotions or explaining stuff to my boys. Since they were looking at me like I had 2 heads and Bubba was covering his face with his hands to avoid looking at me I begin to explain what the water on my cheeks was and why it was there. It immediately brought me back to where I was---in a Carl's Jr in Stockton, trying to get my boys home to big papa.

With these raging hormones, I know I will have lots more water on my cheeks. It would just be nice to go at least a day or two between "waterings"!