gratitude

I don't say this nearly enough, but I am sincerely thrilled about the amount of support I get from our family now that hubs is away. they have pup over night when I have stuff to do (which this month have been all but one weekend), they have him when they have a day off, they take him when they get of work early, they watch him so I can go do aqua-gym (which right now is the only exercise I get)

I am so grateful that words are not enough, they make our life so much easier. I am fully aware how lucky I am, you cannot visit any kind of gathering without there being a lonely mother (or father) without any support or backup.

I do consider pup my responsibility, and of course I would prefer to have him home with me at all times, still... A day of with grandpa usually means he needs to go there the day before, or we'd have to get up at unholy hours to make the change. And I know I sometimes think I "should" be a "good mother" and be able to do it all by myself.
But I am aware of my limits, and I try in all to do what is best for pup. It burns in my soul when people talk about early daycare in early ages can damage the connection to the parents. Still I feel that me and pup has a good connection, that we're not just living together, but that there's more.