Last night was my first night to leave the house alone since Hannah was born! I went to a mom's fellowship meeting at church. I can't explain how great it was to leave the house empty handed. Now what you have been waiting for . . . how did Andy do with the girls alone for the first time? Understand, I was only gone for 1 hour 45 minutes. Andy said things were going fairly well until I called on my way home and talked to Mary Catherine. She was so excited because she "helped daddy give Hannah a bottle." But when I hung up, she got really upset and started screaming/crying. Hannah then got really upset too and started crying. Now here is the kicker . . . Lucy (our dog) got up on the couch and started howling. Poor Andy. All three of them crying. Now if you are home with them all the time like I am, this is pretty normal. I just always have to laugh though when Lucy starts howling. It really adds humor to the whole situation.

So when I pulled up, Mary Catherine came running out of the house crying (because she "wanted mommy") and holding Hannah's bottle, and Hannah was just hanging out in Andy's arms. Apparently, Mary Catherine was so fascinated by Hannah's bottle that she wouldn't give it back to Andy (note: this was the first time that Mary Catherine has seen Hannah get a bottle). I guess it was okay because Hannah wouldn't take it anyways. What a night for Andy! This was just a little practice run before I go back to work in two weeks. I will let you know how that goes.