Abram left on his business trip to Alabama yesterday and while I always know he’ll be back before I know it, this time I knew it would be different since I’m not out of the house at work (distracted) for 8 hours a day. The first night always sucks the most. Getting ready for bed after I lay Charlotte down kind of freaks me out a little when Abram isn’t here. I go through locking up the house in a much more paranoid way, which is silly when I think about it since Abram isn’t bionic or anything and couldn’t do much more than I could if someone actually really broke in or something. Of course, he could serve as the distraction for Charlotte and I to escape, but that’s morbid and I hate thinking of it like that…but yes…knowing my husband would sacrifice himself as cannon fodder for whatever crazed ax murderer that breaks in helps me sleep better at night. Sue me.
I shower faster, not liking that I can’t hear any noises out in the house, I make sure the dogs are in the bed with me, and even leave extra random lights on around the house. Oh, and I swapped out the cheap-o alarm clock with one that has a radio so I could hear someone else alive and talking as I tried to fall asleep. And the bathroom light stays on, door cracked, you know, so I don’t trip in the middle of the night. Riiight.
I’m really not this much of a wuss normally. It’s only since becoming a mom that I’ve gotten more and more cautious. I can’t tell you how many nights I’ve laid awake, even with Abram next to me, thinking about the fastest escape route from a psycho or what I can easily reach for to use as a weapon in an emergency. Can you tell I’ve watched too many horror movies? Typing it out makes it seem more OCD than I realized, but I can’t help it.