ok, so that was sad, but we're doing great.

matt flew out monday and we had a great send off. we had a really nice breakfast at our fav local restaurant (had our favorite "islanders delight" meal). we ran around to do final errands, then got him packed up. we were both weepy all day. of course we're going to miss each other, but the biggest part (i hate to say this for everyone at home) is how quickly esme has been changing - matt's bummed knowing that he'll miss the next few weeks of changes. it will pass quickly and he will be busy back at work and most importantly spending time with maxwell. esme & I have been just fine. missing matt of course, but doing really really great being just the two of us. still loving the island life we have! so no worries about us here. we have it really good and are busy non stop. so no boredom here at all.

matt had a great send off at the airport. our attorney and his wife have become dear friends, so they were there with us, as well as new friends that are here adopting too - a really nice family with a boyfriend for esme. of course esme's birth family was also there for the send off. they love matt!!

we are so thankful that we had the amount of time here together that we did. we got to see & do a lot and we were able to get in a good routine with esme. so she and i do really well. she sleeps pretty well and i am now a pro at feeding her, feeding myself & typing with one hand at once and keeping us both fairly clean during the process.

she & i are quite the sight in the mornings when i have her in one hand, her blanket, the bjorn (usually just carrying it for later use) and my diaper bag with waaay too much crap in it (my camera, video camera, laptop, cords) in the other as we head up to the restaurant for our morning papaya & coffee. we sit there and talk to everyone often for 2 or more hours as we hope the internet works for at least a few minutes. and again with the feeding ourselves & one handed typing thing. (i know my parents are laughing right now reading this, picturing me exactly) :)

my treat today was that i went ahead and showered. keep in mind this has nothing to do with the fact that i have a new baby. she's actually pretty accommodating to let me get ready if i chose to. it has everything to do with the fact that i've taken this laid back island lifestyle perhaps a little too serious. did you know that greasy hair in a pony tail if done right actually can appear to be intentional? although my friends here may be thinking otherwise and just being nice.

ezzy continues to be just a doll. each night i've been feeding & rocking her on my deck. we will have to reinact this environment for her to sleep at home i think. with the warm breeze through the noise of the palm trees and an island band playing in the background it is going to be difficult. i'm pretty certain it's going to take more than the dang ocean sound machine to recreate.