March 14th, 2011

honeymoon countdown

In two days the Chop and I leave for our belated honeymoon to Italy. We had pushed it off last year due to my being sick during the pregnancy, but unfortunately could only reschedule the tickets for a year out.

So here we are with an almost-six-month-old, preparing to leave him with my parents and travel to Italy for two weeks. For weeks now I’ve been stressing this. Parenthood most definitely makes you nervous and highly concerned about leaving your child and going to a foreign country. I know he’ll be fine, but will we be fine? Four airplanes, two weeks traveling from Rome to Venice to Florence, bereft of the munchkin who has occupied our time for a year?

We of course looked into postponing… or having our tickets put into someone else’s name (boo British Airways for not being accommodating to an insane new mom’s needs!), but we’re starting to come around. I got excited for the first time today, talking to the woman from whome we are renting an apartment in Rome. We’re going to Rome! We will eat hot pastry and fresh coffee at the local cafe, explore the city on foot, drink wine at the outdoor cafes and enjoy ourselves.

While my parents come to our house and watch their grandbaby. They are beside themselves with excitement. It’s a good thing I never got his passport, because if I did, I’d probably take him and they’d be crushed.

But really, could you leave this face?