If Only...

It was only a matter of time before I'd start thinking of ways to make a parent's life easier.

First, wouldn't it be great if they made a diaper with the diaper cream built in? With some kind of release that you could put the diaper on and then the pressure of baby's butt would cause the cream to come out? Or maybe just pre-applied would be easier.

My other idea stems from Den's many work trips (can you tell he left again today?). Why not provide a company benefit that pays for travel for your spouse/family to accompany you on 'x' number of trips/year. Course this also stems from my definite cabin fever. I think if pressed, I'd rather keep our good health care coverage.

I'm about to explode from lack of travel. Course this is compounded by watching Den go away, week after week. A friend actually replied to Den's out of office auto-reply email, saying it would be easier for him to have an "in office" auto reply. Maybe I could take a couple of the trips for him--I'm so technically savy I know how to turn on a computer AND type a blog. But unfortunately am too lazy to run a spell check.

At the same time, in some sick twisted way, I look ahead to his travel schedule, telling him it's kind of cool that he'll be gone most of May, June, and thanks to a vacation, July. I mean it's a good thing to be wanted that much. I think I just like knowing what's ahead, rather than last fall when he would call me from the road to book the next week's trip. This way it's actually easier to make plans. He doesn't usually cram 2 separate trips in one week, so once a trip is on the books, it usually stays there. And, there are all the benefits that he acrues while he is away through frequent flyer and the like.

This weekend, Dennis and I hope to leave Eddie for the first time ever with my parents for a WHOLE NIGHT!!! I'm so excited, I could stay in Motel 8 and I wouldn't care, but the idea that I will get to sleep in until my body tells me it's time to wake up--no telling when I'll wake up (maybe I'll sleep in til 7 or even 8am). And I pity the person who disturbs my sleep that night. Maybe I should leave Den at home after all so I can have the whole bed to myself. If he snores or moves around too much, I'm making him sleep in the car. I'm not kidding.