My little Cayley bug!

This past weekend was an absolute blast to say the least! I got to see the two most beautiful ladies and enjoy their laughter. Living with a man, I often forget how great it is to be around women that you love and understand. Unfortunately, in May of 2004 I went through a bit of shock when my sister, best friend, and roommate of 21years graduated from A&M, moved out of our house in College Station, and relocated to Dallas. The last 5 years have been very strange for the two of us. We have both switched our jobs a few times, got married, and moved houses. With full schedules and 4 hours between us we have missed a lot of each others' lives.

Cayley is Wendy and Greg's beautiful six month old baby girl, and let me just say that I was a little nervous going into the weekend for two reasons, both of which I explained to my sister ahead of time. Since my sister was going to be a bridesmaid in a wedding and her husband was busy coaching a high school football game, I would be in charge of Cayley for most of the weekend. My nervousness initially was because I had only been around Cayley for a limited amount of time and wasn't sure that I would know what would calm her in the event that she became upset. As the weekend approached and I started to feel more comfortable with the idea of spending time with Cayley, I started to become nervous that I might actually like spending time with her and not the other way around. Why is that a problem you might ask? Well, the fear of deciding that I might be ready for a baby was overwhelming.

Much as I had anticipated, I had a lot of fun, with absolutely nothing that I couldn't handle. I finally got to spend some quality time with my sister and the most important person in her life right now, which obviously meant the world to me.

When I got home from my trip, Chris and I were looking at the pictures from the weekend and he asked me, "So does that make you want to have kids yet or did it not?" I sort of chuckled to myself, and replied, "No." He was confused, and as he should be, what was I saying no to? I explained that I left with a pretty neutral feeling, nothing really changed inside of me. I loved spending time with Cayley and if I could guarantee that my child was as happy and easy going as Cayley, I might consider starting our family right now. However, spending the weekend "filling in for mom", toting her around, spending the night with her, experiencing her schedule and the high demand needs of a six month old also gave me a sense of reality. For good or bad, it was a great experience and really gave me a good feel for what life will be like someday as a mom.

I cannot wait until Thanksgiving to see my little Cayley bug again!

Check out the pictures from this weekend to the right!