and mama makes three

I'm back!!!  Mads and her daddy came to pick me up at the airport.  She immediately went into my arms but was looking at me with a confused look of "you seem so familiar but..." and then I kissed her neck, made funny kissy noises and dipped her like I like to do and she immediately broke into laughter and "mama!"

That first day was kind of weird, to be a visitor in the role that I used to dominate, but wonderful to see dh doing it so well.  I've had to learn the new details of the routine and get to know the new M-quirks.

And it was odd to see her in 3-d.  I had gotten so used to her being 2 dimensional from the photos and videos.  And she smells different, a little more like a typical toddlery kid which is something I had never noticed before.  I think it might be the diaper cream or the diapers.

M also got her deciduous molars while I was away.  The funny thing about this is that now she gets bad breath at night.  Cute, in a kind of yucky way.  Bad baby breath.  :)

All in all I think this field work thing was ok.  Everyone seems to be doing really well, including me, so maybe, just maybe we'll be able to make this 2-parents-who-do-fieldwork-thing work.